Party 22: ITM and BB with AQo

[Jackrabbit Slim]

After getting a whopping 1 win and 14 second places in my last 50 20+2 SnG's I've realized I seriously suck at this and really have to improve my game somehow. I pretty much always get to HU with the shorter stack and this is surely one of the reasons for my depressing first place %.

In this game I've been the chipleader most of the time, but the Button has a better luckbox and has won every race/30-70/40-60 situation and is now in the lead. SB is pretty good and has been pushing at the right times, so I'm sure he has a wide range of hands now. I'd say any PP, any ace and any two high cards most likely. Is this a bad spot for a call to try and go for the chiplead HU? The blinds are pretty low though, so I'm really not sure about this one.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t200 (3 handed) converter

Hero (t2500)
Button (t3740)
SB (t1760)

Preflop: Hero is BB with Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, SB pushes, Hero?

[john smith]

I call instantly. I would think you're ahead here a good amount of the time to make this a easy call.

[durron597]

You are crushing his range. He is the shortstack. Call.

[applejuicekid]

I would call. His range has to be extremely tight for this to be a fold.

[AliasMrJones]

Easiest call ever.

[Fatdogs12]

Not even close, call

[nyc999]

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I call instantly. I would think you're ahead here a good amount of the time to make this a easy call.

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You are crushing his range. He is the shortstack. Call.

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I would call. His range has to be extremely tight for this to be a fold.

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Easiest call ever.

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Not even close, call

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[Nicholasp27]

i'd call

u have a great shot at knocking him out and setting urself up for first

u lose sometimes (damn variance), but even then you double up once and u are back where he is now...steal a few times and u are good to go

[Jackrabbit Slim]

Ok, so what you all are saying is that it is very close but call if I want to gamble, got it [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

I actually thought it might be less clear with the blinds being so low, but I was obviously wrong.

After thinking for a little while I called and SB flipped KTo, having me crushed since I can't win a 60/40 situation to save my life. So now I'm the shortstack and need to double up right away. These are the next three hands, opinions on how to play them best?

I think I could probably have pushed both hand 1 and 2, but since I didn't, just go ahead and call the third one even though I'm most likely behind?

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t200 (3 handed) converter

Hero (t740)
BB (t3740)
Button (t3520)

Preflop: Hero is SB with J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>.

Final Pot: t300

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t200 (3 handed) converter

Hero (t640)
SB (t3840)
BB (t3520)

Preflop: Hero is Button with 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>.

Final Pot: t300


Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t200 (3 handed) converter

Hero (t640)
Button (t3740)
SB (t3620)

Preflop: Hero is BB with A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
Button raises [700], 1 fold, Hero?

[45suited]

You need to do some homework so that you can know why not pushing the J2s hand from the SB was a gigantic mistake.