Heads-Up: how to play 22 on button
 

NL Texas Hold'em $20 Buy-in + $2 Entry Fee Trny:15471402 Level:8 Blinds(200/400) - Monday, September 05, 13:51:18 EDT 2005
Table Table 14514 (Real Money)
Seat 7 is the button
Total number of players : 2
Seat 7: HERO( $3794 )
Seat 1: VALLIAN ( $4206 )
Trny:15471402 Level:8
Blinds(200/400)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to HERO [ 2c 2s ]

Hero?

Re: Heads-Up: how to play 22 on button
 

22 is a good hand in this spot. Limping and pushing are both exceptable (I'll get flamed for suggesting limping), but raising 3xbb with the intention of folding is awful.

Re: Heads-Up: how to play 22 on button
 

oh, i had not thought limping is an option here. oh yea, thats the last option [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

limp and fold to a push? maybe it ia better than raise 3BB and fold to a push, but still, push is a much better option.

Re: Heads-Up: how to play 22 on button
 

did i make some mistake here?
fold: $EV=0.39
push: $EV=0.3658 (assuming vallian wouls call with a normal range A2+/JT+/55+)

even with tighter range (A7+/QJ+/77+), $EV=0.3805

Re: Heads-Up: how to play 22 on button
 

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did i make some mistake here?
fold: $EV=0.39
push: $EV=0.3658 (assuming vallian wouls call with a normal range A2+/JT+/55+)

even with tighter range (A7+/QJ+/77+), $EV=0.3805

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It is definitely close, because you have 9bb after posting. That's why I like limping since it is often more +EV than pushing. Lot of the times you can pick up the nice 800 pot on the flop when your opponent misses, especially against opponents that fold too much HU (a majority of them).