poosh or not

BB has been betting 1/2 pot really often. so it doesn't mean much. Its a 5er btw.

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UTG (t510)
Hero (t2080)
SB (t3725)
BB (t7185)

Preflop: Hero is Button with A/images/graemlins/club.gif, K/images/graemlins/heart.gif.
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t400</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, BB calls t250.

Flop: (t875) 5/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 8/images/graemlins/club.gif, 5/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">BB bets t450</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t1680</font>

First push this tourney. Is my position too bad to make this ?

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SB (t5555)
BB (t380)
Hero (t1080)
MP (t5275)
Button (t1210)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with K/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, J/images/graemlins/spade.gif.
<font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t1080</font>,

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Instapush right ?
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BB (t6305)
Hero (t1155)
MP (t1090)
Button (t2140)
SB (t2810)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with A/images/graemlins/heart.gif, Q/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
<font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t1155</font>

[Isura]

Not sure about the first hand. You don't have much FE on the flop. This spot sucks with AK. I seen Imsolucky limp preflop in spots like this in an MTT (where both blinds were huge stacks). He had a worst hand but it illustrates the point that seeing a flop here is better than raising and either being lost on the flop or being reraised preflop. So yeah, UTG is getting really low, so I play this cautiously and look to get my chips in if I hit top pair.

Second is I'm pretty sure is a push.

[Isura]

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BB (t6305)
Hero (t1155)
MP (t1090)
Button (t2140)
SB (t2810)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with A/images/graemlins/heart.gif, Q/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
<font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t1155</font>

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I like. Raising here puts you in a difficult spot postflop or if you are reraised. I'm happy to take down the blinds here with this stack.

[Paulson]

-AK looks ok, but I'm not a fan of that move. That flop makes it a bit easier though.

-I would not push with KJ. Be careful with pushing from UTG. The farther you get away from the button, the worse EV it is to push.

-AQ looks good there

On the first hand I was thinking he had two high cards. I though it was pretty unlikely that he would have one of the two low/middle cards would hit the flop here. I think if he doesn't have a 5 or 8 he cant make this call. Also I was hoping that he didn't want to get involved for a bunch of his chips since shorty was mentally assigned 4th place. If he has an 8 I can still suck out. Less likely is a 5, and I am done.
I was playing for first here, but I am still really new to poker.

[lastchance]

1. Gutsy, but you are taking this down quite a bit of the time. But, you still gotta consider stack-size considerations, and I think that makes this a fold.

2. BB could call with a wide range due to his short stack. That, plus having to go through 4 other people makes me want to fold. But you've got 7x BB... I push, but I might be wrong.

3. Really, really standard.

[Paulson]

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On the first hand I was thinking he had two high cards. I though it was pretty unlikely that he would have one of the two low/middle cards would hit the flop here. I think if he doesn't have a 5 or 8 he cant make this call.

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His play could also mean any medium PP

[tigerite]

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1. Gutsy, but you are taking this down quite a bit of the time. But, you still gotta consider stack-size considerations, and I think that makes this a fold.

2. BB could call with a wide range due to his short stack. That, plus having to go through 4 other people makes me want to fold. But you've got 7x BB... I push, but I might be wrong.

3. Really, really standard.

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Agree with all this. I think KJ hand is pretty close, but I reckon it's a marginal push. Haven't checked, mind.

Last one for now

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SB (t6255)
Hero (t2825)
Button (t4420)

Preflop: Hero is BB with J/images/graemlins/club.gif, J/images/graemlins/spade.gif.
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, SB completes, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t400</font>, SB calls t200.

Flop: (t800) 7/images/graemlins/club.gif, 3/images/graemlins/spade.gif, T/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets t600</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t2425</font>

[lastchance]

I think I raise a bit more preflop. T400 is just too little, I think. I make it t500-t600.

And I'm pretty sure pushing flop is by far the best play.

[tigerite]

Yes, I'd make it 500-600 as well, then push that flop every day.

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I think I raise a bit more preflop. T400 is just too little, I think. I make it t500-t600.

And I'm pretty sure pushing flop is by far the best play.

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I dont know why I didn't raise more.
Thanks for the help guys.

[SammyKid11]

Grunch.

I hate both of these plays.

[SammyKid11]

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BB (t6305)
Hero (t1155)
MP (t1090)
Button (t2140)
SB (t2810)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with A/images/graemlins/heart.gif, Q/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
<font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t1155</font>

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Hard to make a standard raise here...also very hard to simply fold. You do have slightly more than 10xBB, so it's a marginal decision. Ultimately, I err on the side of aggression, so I think pushing is probably a good play. I wouldn't consider it an "insta-push," BTW. Push, and it IS even close.

[tigerite]

Nah, it's not. It's another one you could push face up and have easily +1.0% $EV, probably more.