zkzkz
06-29-2005, 04:33 AM
The convertor doesn't handle pokerroom.com tournament hands so I'll do my best here.
low stakes SNG with 6 players left. I have this field totally under my control. I don't think they called me on a single steal the whole game. They're playing loose and passive even worse than usual.
I have a deep stack of 5,320 with the blinds up to 75/150.
I get dealt TT on the button.
UTG (with the second biggest stack of 3550) bets 300; folded to me. I raise to 500, which should have been enough to get everyone else to fold based on previous hands.
BB who is short stack at 1120 bets 550. UTG calls him.
At this point I'm unhappy because my TT that I'm happy to play against a single player isn't looking so safe against two players.
So I raised all-in figuring one of two good things might happen. Either UTG will fold and i'll play heads-up against the shortstacked BB. Or he'll come along and even if I lose against the shortstacked BB I could still have him beat and get a nice side pot.
He called all-in.
Was my logic flawed outright? Was I better off playing it three-ways and possibly getting pushed off but preserving my chip lead?
BB shows AKs and UTG shows KQs.
Needless to say, things didn't work out too well.
I've been trying to work this through with twodimes and the ICM calculator but nothing seems to handle side-pots. I don't know how often I rate to win just the side pot and how out of the times BB wins.
It does seem like I'm the favourite here, winning 40% of the time. BB wins 36% and UTG wins 24%. If I assume I never win the side-pot then it seems the hand ended up -$EV dgoing from a 29.7% share of the prize to a 26.6% share. I only have to win the side-pot about 1/4 of the time that the BB wins to make break even with $EV.
low stakes SNG with 6 players left. I have this field totally under my control. I don't think they called me on a single steal the whole game. They're playing loose and passive even worse than usual.
I have a deep stack of 5,320 with the blinds up to 75/150.
I get dealt TT on the button.
UTG (with the second biggest stack of 3550) bets 300; folded to me. I raise to 500, which should have been enough to get everyone else to fold based on previous hands.
BB who is short stack at 1120 bets 550. UTG calls him.
At this point I'm unhappy because my TT that I'm happy to play against a single player isn't looking so safe against two players.
So I raised all-in figuring one of two good things might happen. Either UTG will fold and i'll play heads-up against the shortstacked BB. Or he'll come along and even if I lose against the shortstacked BB I could still have him beat and get a nice side pot.
He called all-in.
Was my logic flawed outright? Was I better off playing it three-ways and possibly getting pushed off but preserving my chip lead?
BB shows AKs and UTG shows KQs.
Needless to say, things didn't work out too well.
I've been trying to work this through with twodimes and the ICM calculator but nothing seems to handle side-pots. I don't know how often I rate to win just the side pot and how out of the times BB wins.
It does seem like I'm the favourite here, winning 40% of the time. BB wins 36% and UTG wins 24%. If I assume I never win the side-pot then it seems the hand ended up -$EV dgoing from a 29.7% share of the prize to a 26.6% share. I only have to win the side-pot about 1/4 of the time that the BB wins to make break even with $EV.