a step 5 hand

kdotsky · #1 03-21-2005, 11:39 PM

This is a step 5 hand (2-table, top 4 pay) my buddy played wihle I watched. I thought it was interesting. Villain has seemed to be somewhat tight. He has not gotten our attention much at least. Is it +$EV to push here? He folded because, well, he really just wanted ITM. What do you think?

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t300 (6 handed) converter

Hero (t2554)
BB (t2370)
UTG (t4311)
MP (t2753)
CO (t3497)
Button (t4515)

Preflop: Hero is SB with A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
1 fold, MP raises to t700, 4 folds.

Final Pot: t1150

citanul · #2 03-21-2005, 11:42 PM

you can't possibly be saying that you have no read at all on your villain. that's just ridiculous. at least give us some clue. what range of hands can we put the guy on? has he folded to a push over his raise previously? i mean come on, anything?

citanul

kdotsky · #3 03-22-2005, 12:19 AM

He was not at our first table. The last table went pretty quickly. During the final table he raised once from the button when folded to. He called a 1K's all in stack (CO) from the button with ATs when he had 3K and lost to aces. Other than that, he made a couple trivial all in calls from the BB when super-shortstacks were all in.

Conclusion: He hadn't been out of line, and appears to be somewhat tight, as I originally said.

ChrisCo · #4 03-22-2005, 12:24 AM

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He folded because, well, he really just wanted ITM. What do you think?

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Why doesn't he play in the 1 table step 5s if his strategy is to cash in a step 5 rather than to win it. He'll have a much higher chance of cashing this way.

adanthar · #5 03-22-2005, 12:26 AM

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He was not at our first table.

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Not watching the other table in a 2 table Step is very -EV.

As to your question, you're a short stack so I'd push.

kdotsky · #6 03-22-2005, 12:29 AM

I didn't play this tournament, so I didnt watch during the first table.