Push it?

[skierdude1000]

HAND 1
[STT] $3 NL 3977125-56 Holdem No Limit 150/300
[Jul 25 18:30:45] : Hand Start.
[Jul 25 18:30:45] : Seat 3 : Diese has $2,730
[Jul 25 18:30:45] : Seat 4 : thepink has $2,570
[Jul 25 18:30:45] : Seat 5 : Alisonf has $180
[Jul 25 18:30:45] : Seat 8 : Butchos has $11,480
[Jul 25 18:30:45] : Seat 9 : beth has $1,040
[Jul 25 18:30:45] : Alisonf is the dealer.
[Jul 25 18:30:45] : Butchos posted small blind.
[Jul 25 18:30:45] : beth posted big blind.
[Jul 25 18:30:45] : Game [56] started with 5 players.
[Jul 25 18:30:45] : Dealing Hole Cards.
[Jul 25 18:30:45] : Seat 3 : Diese has 2c Ah

HAND 2
[STT] $3 NL 3977125-57 Holdem No Limit 150/300
[Jul 25 18:30:57] : Hand Start.
[Jul 25 18:30:57] : Seat 3 : Diese has $2,730
[Jul 25 18:30:57] : Seat 4 : thepink has $2,570
[Jul 25 18:30:57] : Seat 5 : Alisonf has $180
[Jul 25 18:30:57] : Seat 8 : Butchos has $11,330
[Jul 25 18:30:57] : Seat 9 : beth has $1,190
[Jul 25 18:30:57] : Butchos is the dealer.
[Jul 25 18:30:57] : beth posted small blind.
[Jul 25 18:30:57] : Diese posted big blind.
[Jul 25 18:30:57] : Game [57] started with 5 players.
[Jul 25 18:30:57] : Dealing Hole Cards.
[Jul 25 18:30:57] : Seat 3 : Diese has 4h Ad
[Jul 25 18:31:30] : thepink folded.
[Jul 25 18:31:30] : Alisonf folded.
[Jul 25 18:31:32] : Butchos called 300
[Jul 25 18:31:32] : beth folded.

HAND 3
[STT] $3 NL 3977125-61 Holdem No Limit 200/400
[Jul 25 18:32:32] : Hand Start.
[Jul 25 18:32:32] : Seat 3 : Diese has $2,280
[Jul 25 18:32:32] : Seat 4 : thepink has $2,900
[Jul 25 18:32:32] : Seat 8 : Butchos has $11,780
[Jul 25 18:32:32] : Seat 9 : beth has $1,040
[Jul 25 18:32:32] : 'Dead button' is at seat 4
[Jul 25 18:32:32] : Butchos posted small blind.
[Jul 25 18:32:32] : beth posted big blind.
[Jul 25 18:32:33] : Game [61] started with 4 players.
[Jul 25 18:32:33] : Dealing Hole Cards.
[Jul 25 18:32:33] : Seat 3 : Diese has Jh Kd

HAND 4
[STT] $3 NL 3977125-62 Holdem No Limit 200/400
[Jul 25 18:33:46] : Hand Start.
[Jul 25 18:33:46] : Seat 3 : Diese has $2,280
[Jul 25 18:33:46] : Seat 4 : thepink has $4,500
[Jul 25 18:33:46] : Seat 8 : Butchos has $10,580
[Jul 25 18:33:46] : Seat 9 : beth has $640
[Jul 25 18:33:46] : Butchos is the dealer.
[Jul 25 18:33:46] : beth posted small blind.
[Jul 25 18:33:46] : Diese posted big blind.
[Jul 25 18:33:46] : Game [62] started with 4 players.
[Jul 25 18:33:46] : Dealing Hole Cards.
[Jul 25 18:33:46] : Seat 3 : Diese has 4c Ad
[Jul 25 18:33:50] : thepink called 400
[Jul 25 18:33:50] : Butchos called 400
[Jul 25 18:33:50] : beth folded.




(Start with 2000 chips 9 handed)

In each of those hands, I checked from the BB or folded. Good? Bad?

Reads: beth was very weak/tight, Butchos and thepink were loose calling stations, Butchos was super agressive post flop



I ended up winning this SNG, was it luck?

[jeffraider]

Well if you pushed all four hands, I can't say I like three of them. The KJo at 200/400 blinds is good to push. The others you have too much stack and the hands are too weak to be pushing. Also, you need to be first in with weaker hands and especially not if the monster chipleader is already playing.

[Raiser]

I probably wouldn't push any of them. The weak aces don't want to get called and the monster stack wouldn't need much to call you. KJo is the closest, I guess, but I'd still just fold it unless the monster stack is actively trying to keep the short stack alive.

[skierdude1000]

thanks guys... I guess I can be happy with my foldings there... what kinds of cards would you really want there ideally to push with? TT+ AT+ KQ?

[Raiser]

I probably play too tight here, but with the monster stack in one of the blinds, I'd probably need 88+ or AT+. But like I said, I'm probably too tight here. I'd wait for other opinions before you decide folding is correct /images/graemlins/smile.gif