MtSmalls
05-12-2003, 02:51 PM
I have been playing several smaller NLHE tournaments on Stars, including this weekend's 100,000th Freeroll. I think there is still a ton for me to learn, but I am having problem with one concept in general, playing with less than an average stack. My final hand this weekend was a prime example:
About level 6 in the tournement, average stack is roughly 4000, I have just over 1000. Enough for a couple more orbits, but not much more than that. UTG, i see K-9 suited. I don't want to push all in being in early position, but frankly this is the best hand I've seen in the last four orbits. I call the BB (200 I think) and see the flop heads up. K-2-x, checked to me and I felt that with the antes and the blinds in the pot, I wanted to pick it up right there, and pushed all in. I'm quickly shown pocket 2's and IGHN. I know I should have passed on the hand before the flop, but felt that the blinds would eat 1/3 of my stack in the next two hands, and even doubling or tripling up after that wouldn't save me.
It might be somewhat results oriented, but looking back I think if I was going to commit to the hand pre-flop, with a significant potential for a raise behind me, I should have really committed and pushed in pre-flop. Most likely I pick up the blinds, keeping me afloat for another round. I'm too short stacked to just see if I catch a piece of the flop and then bet. I think my standard conservative play in limit cash games is too timid for NLHE of this type. I need to make a few more bets in the right places, raise more pre-flop with good hands, or at least when I have nothing (much) more to lose.
I think I finished 996th out of more than 2000 so I cant be too upset.
Comments much appreciated
About level 6 in the tournement, average stack is roughly 4000, I have just over 1000. Enough for a couple more orbits, but not much more than that. UTG, i see K-9 suited. I don't want to push all in being in early position, but frankly this is the best hand I've seen in the last four orbits. I call the BB (200 I think) and see the flop heads up. K-2-x, checked to me and I felt that with the antes and the blinds in the pot, I wanted to pick it up right there, and pushed all in. I'm quickly shown pocket 2's and IGHN. I know I should have passed on the hand before the flop, but felt that the blinds would eat 1/3 of my stack in the next two hands, and even doubling or tripling up after that wouldn't save me.
It might be somewhat results oriented, but looking back I think if I was going to commit to the hand pre-flop, with a significant potential for a raise behind me, I should have really committed and pushed in pre-flop. Most likely I pick up the blinds, keeping me afloat for another round. I'm too short stacked to just see if I catch a piece of the flop and then bet. I think my standard conservative play in limit cash games is too timid for NLHE of this type. I need to make a few more bets in the right places, raise more pre-flop with good hands, or at least when I have nothing (much) more to lose.
I think I finished 996th out of more than 2000 so I cant be too upset.
Comments much appreciated