liucipher
08-11-2005, 10:15 AM
Been trying to improve my bubble / short-stacked play. Read a lot, but it's all so situational, so I'm asking for reasoning more than "push/fold" answers.
Still can't get hand converter to work...
Hand 1.)
Party $11
Seat 3 is the button
Total number of players : 7
Seat 6: Hero ( $800 )
Seat 4: johnsanpedro ( $385 )
Seat 5: WickedWickeT ( $1045 )
Seat 9: EzComeEzJoe ( $1170 )
Seat 1: hakmed ( $2975 )
Seat 10: CSC_Actuary ( $985 )
Seat 3: sniper_187 ( $640 )
Trny:14734054 Level:4
Blinds(50/100)
Dealt to Hero [ 4h Ad ]
Hero is UTG - ???
My thinking: I'm still at 8xBB. Level 5 won't hit for another 6 hands or so. I'm pushing UTG w/ a crowded field behind me and a couple of more desperate stacks inclined to call with any ace. Fold. Correct or weak?
Hand 2.)
Party $11
Seat 2 is the button
Total number of players : 3
Seat 2: billybikes ( $2285 )
Seat 6: Hero ( $4495 )
Seat 4: FiveHole1 ( $1220 )
Trny:14734055 Level:6
Blinds(100/200)
Dealt to Hero [ Kc Jc ]
billybikes folds.
FiveHole1 raises [300].
Hero is BB - ???
My thinking: Another min-raise. However, he's pot-committed and he SHOULD know that. I have a lot of chips and his "pushing" range is probably close to any two. Given that, I'm not a huge favorite against much, and I can pretty much bully this table rather than calling off chips. Still, the amount of chips I have (along with the fact that we're in the money) compels me to take a slightly-better-than-coinflip situation against his range. Reraise him all-in. Correct or donkish?
Hand 3.)
Party $11
Seat 4 is the button
Total number of players : 3
Seat 2: billybikes ( $1985 )
Seat 6: Hero ( $3225 )
Seat 4: FiveHole1 ( $2790 )
Trny:14734055 Level:7
Blinds(150/300)
Dealt to Hero [ 7h 7d ]
FiveHole1 raises [600].
Hero - ?
My thinking: I hate min-raises. I also have a lot of FE against this guy. Push over the top. Correct or unnecessary coin-flipping?
General question: When the blinds are big and I'm relatively short-stacked, I notice two common things:
1.) big stack limps or min-raises nearly every hand
2.) medium sized stacks min-raise from CO or button
I'm tempted to just push over the top of such idiocy if I have any fold equity at all, no matter the cards. But I almost never do because I'm unsure how to interpret it. Anybody have thoughts about what those tend to represent in a SNG?
Still can't get hand converter to work...
Hand 1.)
Party $11
Seat 3 is the button
Total number of players : 7
Seat 6: Hero ( $800 )
Seat 4: johnsanpedro ( $385 )
Seat 5: WickedWickeT ( $1045 )
Seat 9: EzComeEzJoe ( $1170 )
Seat 1: hakmed ( $2975 )
Seat 10: CSC_Actuary ( $985 )
Seat 3: sniper_187 ( $640 )
Trny:14734054 Level:4
Blinds(50/100)
Dealt to Hero [ 4h Ad ]
Hero is UTG - ???
My thinking: I'm still at 8xBB. Level 5 won't hit for another 6 hands or so. I'm pushing UTG w/ a crowded field behind me and a couple of more desperate stacks inclined to call with any ace. Fold. Correct or weak?
Hand 2.)
Party $11
Seat 2 is the button
Total number of players : 3
Seat 2: billybikes ( $2285 )
Seat 6: Hero ( $4495 )
Seat 4: FiveHole1 ( $1220 )
Trny:14734055 Level:6
Blinds(100/200)
Dealt to Hero [ Kc Jc ]
billybikes folds.
FiveHole1 raises [300].
Hero is BB - ???
My thinking: Another min-raise. However, he's pot-committed and he SHOULD know that. I have a lot of chips and his "pushing" range is probably close to any two. Given that, I'm not a huge favorite against much, and I can pretty much bully this table rather than calling off chips. Still, the amount of chips I have (along with the fact that we're in the money) compels me to take a slightly-better-than-coinflip situation against his range. Reraise him all-in. Correct or donkish?
Hand 3.)
Party $11
Seat 4 is the button
Total number of players : 3
Seat 2: billybikes ( $1985 )
Seat 6: Hero ( $3225 )
Seat 4: FiveHole1 ( $2790 )
Trny:14734055 Level:7
Blinds(150/300)
Dealt to Hero [ 7h 7d ]
FiveHole1 raises [600].
Hero - ?
My thinking: I hate min-raises. I also have a lot of FE against this guy. Push over the top. Correct or unnecessary coin-flipping?
General question: When the blinds are big and I'm relatively short-stacked, I notice two common things:
1.) big stack limps or min-raises nearly every hand
2.) medium sized stacks min-raise from CO or button
I'm tempted to just push over the top of such idiocy if I have any fold equity at all, no matter the cards. But I almost never do because I'm unsure how to interpret it. Anybody have thoughts about what those tend to represent in a SNG?