10 close pushing hands. How'd I do?

Hawkeye27 · #1 03-07-2005, 12:40 PM

I think I actually may push too often when the blinds escalate. Here are 10 hands that I thought were close decisions. I included my decisions, and appreciate your feedback.

Hand 1

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Hero (t615)
SB (t640)
BB (t2090)
UTG (t2800)
MP (t990)
CO (t865)

Preflop: Hero is Button with J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
3 folds, Hero raises to t615 (All-In), 1 fold, BB calls t415.

Flop: (t1330) 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players, 1 all-in)

Turn: (t1330) 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: (t1330) A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: t1330

Hand 2

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Button (t770)
SB (t1545)
BB (t1800)
UTG (t910)
MP1 (t1505)
MP2 (t810)
Hero (t660)

Preflop: Hero is CO with 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
2 folds, MP2 calls t100, 3 folds, BB checks.

Flop: (t250) 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
BB checks, MP2 checks.

Turn: (t250) 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
BB bets t175, MP2 calls t175.

River: (t600) 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
BB bets t700, MP2 folds.

Final Pot: t1300

Hand 3
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Hero (t1710)
SB (t910)
BB (t1845)
UTG (t1395)
MP (t2140)

Preflop: Hero is Button with K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
2 folds, Hero raises to t1710 (All-In), 1 fold, BB calls t1510.

Flop: (t3520) 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players, 1 all-in)

Turn: (t3520) 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: (t3520) J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: t3520

Hand 4

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Button (t570)
SB (t1010)
BB (t2670)
UTG (t2190)
Hero (t1560)

Preflop: Hero is MP with T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
1 fold, Hero raises to t1560 (All-In), 3 folds.

Final Pot: t2160

Hand 5

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UTG (t1730)
Hero (t1280)
CO (t2240)
Button (t425)
SB (t865)
BB (t1460)

Preflop: Hero is MP with 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
1 fold, Hero raises to t1280 (All-In), 3 folds, BB calls t1080.

Flop: (t2660) 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players, 1 all-in)

Turn: (t2660) 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: (t2660) T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: t2660

Hand 6

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Button (t1860)
SB (t1170)
BB (t3630)
Hero (t1340)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
Hero raises to t1340 (All-In), 1 fold, SB calls t970 (All-In), 1 fold.

Flop: (t2910) 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players, 2 all-in)

Turn: (t2910) 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players, 2 all-in)

River: (t2910) J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players, 2 all-in)

Final Pot: t2910

Hand 7

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Button (t4585)
SB (t470)
BB (t1520)
Hero (t1425)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
3 folds.

Final Pot: t450

Hand 8

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BB (t2460)
UTG (t1414)
MP (t226)
Button (t2615)
Hero (t1285)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
3 folds, Hero raises to t1285 (All-In), 1 fold.

Final Pot: t1485

Hand 9

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CO (t1655)
Hero (t840)
SB (t720)
BB (t1955)
UTG (t1065)
MP (t1765)

Preflop: Hero is Button with T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
1 fold, MP calls t100, 1 fold, Hero raises to t840 (All-In), SB calls t670 (All-In), 1 fold, MP folds.

Flop: (t1760) 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players, 2 all-in)

Turn: (t1760) 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players, 2 all-in)

River: (t1760) 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players, 2 all-in)

Final Pot: t1760

Hand 10

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UTG (t1970)
Hero (t1235)
Button (t2813)
SB (t614)
BB (t1368)

Preflop: Hero is MP with 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
1 fold, Hero raises to t1235 (All-In), 3 folds.

Final Pot: t1535

apd138 · #2 03-07-2005, 01:04 PM

The second hand with A9 I think I push unless you are positive the limper is traping. At the bottom the 94s push would depend on the BB for me.

pooh74 · #3 03-07-2005, 01:10 PM

they look good. I liked passing up on the 44 there, however, more because of the bigstack yet to act than because of the smallstack about to blind out.