3 more 109 hands

[FatalError]

Maybe i luckboxed my way through my first 2000 109's and 500 215's

any insight on why any of these aren't auto pushes?

***** Hand History for Game 2820400479 *****
NL Texas Hold'em $100 Buy-in + $9 Entry Fee Trny:16303346 Level:6 Blinds(100/200) - Monday, October 03, 21:00:06 EDT 2005
Table Table 63921 (Real Money)
Seat 4 is the button
Total number of players : 3
Seat 1: TrevorBlack ( $1225 )
Seat 4: MrBiglzworth ( $6240 )
Seat 6: SickValueBet ( $2535 )
Trny:16303346 Level:6
Blinds(100/200)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to SickValueBet [ 7h 8s ]
MrBiglzworth folds.

***** Hand History for Game 2820422615 *****
NL Texas Hold'em $100 Buy-in + $9 Entry Fee Trny:16303380 Level:5 Blinds(75/150) - Monday, October 03, 21:03:34 EDT 2005
Table Table 12275 (Real Money)
Seat 4 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 2: SickValueBet ( $940 )
Seat 3: shubykkk ( $1325 )
Seat 4: HeeHaww ( $1540 )
Seat 7: BigBudde ( $3345 )
Seat 8: lafireca ( $1410 )
Seat 9: DarkRattler ( $1440 )
Trny:16303380 Level:5
Blinds(75/150)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to SickValueBet [ 9h Ad ]
DarkRattler folds.

***** Hand History for Game 2820594716 *****
NL Texas Hold'em $100 Buy-in + $9 Entry Fee Trny:16303439 Level:7 Blinds(150/300) - Monday, October 03, 21:31:00 EDT 2005
Table Table 12908 (Real Money)
Seat 9 is the button
Total number of players : 4
Seat 2: Ltamster ( $2400 )
Seat 5: mcgahee ( $4310 )
Seat 9: SickValueBet ( $1330 )
Seat 10: mydigs ( $1960 )
Trny:16303439 Level:7
Blinds(150/300)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to SickValueBet [ 7c 9h ]
mcgahee folds.

[bluefeet]

Last two are pretty easy pushes IMO - not real sure about the first. ITM, sure - but with pleny of chips, I don't know that I like forcing him to call with this hand.

[Ogre]

fold push fold

[Mr_J]

I'm not a 109er, but:

1. I wouldn't push that. I just don't think you have enough FE. He's short (6xbb) and it's ITM, so he's at the stage where he'll call with anything half decent.

2. Push

3. I know you need chips here to maintain FE after going through the blinds, but 79 isn't enough for me here. I'll take my chances later on and fold here.

[bluefeet]

Got curious with the replies and ran the numbers on the third one:

With a "loose" range - 44+,A7s+,A9o+,KJs+ (which I think is reasonable given the relative sizes)...

...this is just about as close to "any 2" as you can get:

Push hands: 22+,A2+,K2+,Q2+,J2+,T2+,93o+,92s+,84o+,82s+,74o+,7 2s+,63o+,62s+,53o+,52s+,42s+,32s (91%)


Edit: First one is slighly favorable: +.6% - personally I avoid tangling with shorties that can put a significant dent in me (leak perhaps).

[Mr_J]

"Got curious with the replies and ran the numbers on the third one: "

Yeh I'm not surprised. I might feel a little more desperate in the game, but on paper I'd want to be a little shorter or see a blind increase in the next couple of hands.

[lastchance]

I go ahead and gamble with all 3. You need to take risks that are +.5% ICM or more.

[runner4life7]

granted I only play the 22s and 33s, but i push all 3 I think routinely.

[KingDan]

I push them all.

[Karak567]

Easy pushs on all IMO.

[Scuba Chuck]

Hand 1: I'm sure pushing is +$EV. I don't always do it with a sub 50% card equity hand though. I have folded here, and I have pushed here.

Hand 2 & 3: I can't find reasons not to move allin with these two hands.

[durron597]

fold push push

The first is a fold because he has so few chips his calling range is huge, why double him up?

[Karak567]

Durron: What range, exactly, do you put him on here?