Re: Frozen hand
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This is a hand from one of Frozen_Fish's $215 SnG's. I've replayed them all and there are many, many questions about the play, but I chose this one because it goes to the fundamental approach of a player. It appears Frozen has a virtual lock on 3rd and he risks it all here against a big stack which tells me he has no interest in 3rd but is always looking to win. I can't see any other reason for making this play.
Am I reading this right or should this be a standard move in this situation?
Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t200 (4 handed)
Hero (t1330)
UTG (t3965)
Button (t430)
SB (t4275)
Preflop: Hero is BB with A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
UTG folds, Button folds, SB completes, Hero raises to t1330 (All-In), SB calls t1130.
Flop: (t2660) 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>
Turn: (t2660) 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>
River: (t2660) 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>
Final Pot: t2660
Results: <font color="white"> SB had Kh6h. </font>
FWIW: Twodimes gives AQ 3:2 here.
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One thing to add to this discussion on top of:
1) this is not a lock
2) this is a standard play
I think analyzing this play solely in terms of this hand is your biggest mistake.
Going all-in here, besides being a significant +EV move, sends an important signal: I'm not afraid - don't contest my blinds unless you're ready to go all the way with it. This can have a very large +EV effect on subsequent hands when players would rather fold the SB to you than gamble on a steal against you. And from 200/100 on, picking up blinds is basically the whole game.
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