New to NL SnGs - a couple hands for review

RcrdBoy · #1 09-24-2004, 01:26 AM

I have just started playing NL SnGs (between 25 and 50)and need some help.

Just to give you a little background I have been playing poker seriously for about a year. I have been playing micro limit ring games and have moved from .50/1.00 to $1/$2 with over 15,000 hands at each level with win rates about 3BB per 100 hands. I have also played about 150 limit SnGs between 10 and 30 with a ROI of 35.6% and an ITM of 45.8%.

I've read TOP, HPFAP,SSH,TPFAP,Play Poker like the Pros, and Super System.

I'm far from a very good player, but I'm not a total beginner either.

So with that overblown intro in mind, I was hoping to get some feedback on a few hands to help me with my NL SnG play.

Hand #1
Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (8 handed) converter

Button (t1825)
SB (t790)
Hero (t1135)
UTG (t670)
UTG+1 (t1065)
MP1 (t765)
MP2 (t1015)
CO (t735)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 raises to t60, CO calls t60, Button folds, SB calls t45, Hero calls t30.

Is this an auto fold PF? Getting 7 - 1 I figured it was an auto call and I could dump it on the flop if I don't flop 2 pair or better. Thoughts?

Hand #2

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t15 (8 handed) converter

MP2 (t1980)
CO (t645)
Hero (t775)
SB (t785)
BB (t755)
UTG (t790)
UTG+1 (t1065)
MP1 (t1205)

Preflop: Hero is Button with A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, MP1 raises to t30, MP2 folds, CO calls t30, Hero calls t30, SB calls t20, BB folds.

With one min raise and a cold caller I figured that I could play it safe and see if I can flop TP with position. Bad idea? MP1 is loose and aggressive. He was massively overbetting pots and playing almost every hand. I was a little worried that if I raised to say 125 he'd reraise me to the point I would have to fold or go all in.

Flop: (t135) 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (4 players)
SB checks, MP1 bets t30, CO calls t30, Hero raises to t125, SB folds, MP1 calls t95, CO folds.

With the FD out there I figured I'd make around a pot sized bet and be prepared to go all in if MP1 got aggressive. Should this bet have been bigger? Smaller? Maybe 1/2 the pot?

Turn: (t415) A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
MP1 bets t100

Push?

All feedback appreciated.