BB defense

[Newt_Buggs]

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t300 (4 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

Button (t3425)
SB (t3290)
Hero (t2210)
UTG (t1075)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 3/images/graemlins/heart.gif, K/images/graemlins/club.gif.
<font color="#CC3333">UTG raises to t1075 (All-In)</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, Hero?

$50+5
reads: UTG has so far seemed solid. He didn't do anything stupid in the beginning that I noticed and once the blinds got big he started pushing from position. His poker prophecy stats are also decent with plenty of games logged.

[J-Lo]

if u put in this range into ICM calc in eastbay's calc u get a 0%. So this is the BE point:
22+,A2+,K2+,Q9+, JT+, 98s+, 87+, 76+, 65+

If your cards (K3s) are SOOOOOTED your icm increases to 0.7%

funny thing is if u make your cards QTs, ICM shoots up to +1.7% with the hand range i gave.


How do u put in any 2 cards into eastbay's calculator?

[Newt_Buggs]

* is any two cards

the problem that I have with ICM in this situation is that it doesn't take into account the strategic positions of the stack sizes. Its definitly to my benefit to take this guy out right now before the two big stacks pound my BB every time

[J-Lo]

But the short stack's BB also gets pounded, either by the big stacks or you. I'd much rather be in this position than have small to my right, and big stacks to my left.