Too soon?

[Raiser]

Hey guys. I see there is another thread similar to this one already up, but in my cases its a little later. So, did I push too soon in these hands?

Party NL $11 SNGs for both.

Thanks in advance.


Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t100 (6 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

UTG (t1235)
MP (t2030)
CO (t710)
Hero (t905)
SB (t1870)
BB (t1250)

Preflop: Hero is Button with A/images/graemlins/club.gif, Q/images/graemlins/spade.gif.
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP raises to t300</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Hero calls [t905] , <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, MP calls t605.

Flop: (t1055) 5/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, T/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 3/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>

Turn: (t1055) K/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>

River: (t1055) K/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>

Final Pot: t1055


Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t200 (6 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

CO (t2770)
Hero (t925)
SB (t1490)
BB (t445)
UTG (t1155)
MP (t1215)

Preflop: Hero is Button with A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 8/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
<font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, Hero calls [t925] , <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, BB calls [t445] t200.

Flop: (t300) 3/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, K/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 4/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>

Turn: (t300) 2/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>

River: (t300) 6/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>

Final Pot: t300

[therock]

Hand 1 is basically a coin flip for me (push or fold), unless I had a read/stats on my oppoenent.

Hand 2 is an auto push. The only think you don't like is the BB is low on chips and will most likely call. A,8 is a
63% favorite vs. a random hand.

[Mammux]

I don't like the raise with hand 1. Most likely, if you're called, you're either a slight dog or a big dog, for all your chips. So unless the villain is an aggressive player that is stealing with trash from early position, this is a bad move.

Hand 2 is an easy push.

-Magnus

[shoeman]

Hand 1: Depends on my read of MP. If he is a loose raiser, this is an easy push. If he has played tight/solid poker than I think it is close...but still a push. Actually, the only way I fold this is if MP has been a rock. Judging by his chipstack, he is not. If you were the SB with T1800 chips, it would be a different story.

Hand 2: Push. Not as easy as it looks because you know you are getting called by the SB. But I think A8s is too good of a hand to fold here.

[TylerD]

I like the all-in for both hands, at the $11 level. At the $50 I'd be less comfortable with hand 1, but would probably still make the same move.

[john_]

Hand 1 - Assuming you're one of the best at the table I think it's early enough to fold this unless you know the player is loose or aggressive(he likes to play Ax &amp; KQ like this). He's not going to fold many hands for 600 more and you're probably a slight dog...

Hand 2 - Pushing is fine here...what about calling then pushing the flop if they check or calling if they all in?