SnG hand quiz

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Why don't you like to push here? Wouldn't you think something like: 500 push is desperate, 1200 push is isolation with big cards? You have a reasonable chance of eliminating two players and going up big. Otherwise, you have a stack that can steal a few blinds, and still contend (though not as strongly) You're starting to get into dangerous territory already with the $2300 stack.

I don't play the $50s and am just looking for more insight.

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5 fold


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This seems pretty weak to me. Good chance to steal, reasonable hand if you get called. Fold if reraised, check/fold if you miss. I think it's a great spot where the blinds may not want to risk a battle with UTG so close to going out.

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8 fold


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I said push, but .. thinking more, probably should fold. And probably would.



I ask you because i think I've seen you post around here a lot, but I can't remember. I would take advice from anyone of course.

[CountDuckula]

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Hand 1
Blinds 100/200 6 left.
UTG (500) pushes, then CO pushes (1200).
You have 99 in the BB and about 2300 after posting.


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Wow, you all fold this? Pls explain why, as i think this is a call:

1. UTG is about to get blinded down to 200. He could have virtually anything.

2. CO will therefore play a lot of hands here. Pairs lower than 9s and AK/Q/J I think.

3. If I beat both I am the big stack and very well placed as we are bubbling.

4. Losing to UTG but beating CO is obviously no problem.

5. Losing to CO is bad, but I still have a playable stack.

So worth the gamble I think, but clearly you all disagree [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

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FWIW, I was thinking along those lines myself, and was surprised to see so many people advocate folding. Unless I misread this badly, Hero is last to act with just the 2 all-ins in the pot, and having both of them covered with about T1100 to spare. It seems to me that both of them are liable to be a bit desperate (UTG more than CO, but CO in a position where he knows he has UTG covered and thinks maybe he can chase BB out) and willing to play lots of hands. Hero has the opportunity to bust out two players with a fairly decent hand, and even if worst comes to worst, is still in the game with enough chips for at least a couple more orbits.

But, I don't consider myself an expert, so I'd appreciate enlightenment from more advanced players. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

-Mike

[SuitedSixes]

I fold all but #7.

[TomCollins]

Hand 1
Blinds 100/200 6 left.
UTG (500) pushes, then CO pushes (1200).
You have 99 in the BB and about 2300 after posting.

>>Fold. You are sitting pretty. You are a big dog too often, and a moderate dog a lot. If you are against unmatching overcards, you are just below even equity. I prefer to preserve chips than take 0EV chances.

Hand 2
Blinds 50/100 7 left
UTG (2000) limps (has done it before without a monster).
You are UTG+1 with 88 and 800 left.

>>Push, you are out of position against a lot of players and likely have the best hand. You don't mind gambling against overcards. If someone has a bigger pair, oh well.

Hand 3
Blinds 100/200 5 left
Button pushes for 525 (he has been blinding away till now).
Three other equal big stacks. SB pushes.
You are BB with 600 after posting and 84s.

>>Fold. I've come back from the dead, but rarely with 84s. But I'm likely pushing the next hand.

Hand 4
Blinds 15/30 10 left
UTG+1 (1000) opens for 150.
Folded to you (800) with TT on the button.
>> Call, see a flop. You have position. I base my action entirely on what happens on the flop. Folding is not terrible here either.

Hand 5
Blinds 100/200 4 left
You have about 2000, UTG is about 1400, Blinds cover you.
Folded to you on button with A3o.
>>Min-raise, fold to reraise.

Hand 6
Blinds 100/200 5 left.
Folded to SB (3000ish) who min-raises you. 3 other stacks about equal with you.
You have 1500 after posting and 33 in BB.
>>This is where I get myself in trouble, but I push. I want to use this as a possible -EV move that will be +EV since he'll be less likely to raise my blind in the future. That, or more likely to trap me.

Hand 7
Blinds 250/500 Heads up
SB has 3400 left after posting, has folded his SB a couple of times but other than that has played typically aggressive heads-up. He pushes.
You have QJs.
>>Fold. I hate calling all-ins, especially from someone who does fold their SB. Id rather push with 27o than call with QJs.

Hand 8
Blinds 25/50 8 left
Loose MP makes it 150 (2000ish), button (about same) re-raises to 500.
You are in BB with JJ and 800.
>>Fold. You are likely behind or even. Why risk it yet?

Hand 9
Blinds 50/100 7 left.
You open from CO with AJs for 275 (1400 left after raising).
SB pushes for about 900, BB folds.
>>Very tough decision, probably the toughest one yet. If I was unsuited, I'd fold. But here, I think this borderlines a call. Far too often, players will do this with much weaker hands than AJs.

Hand 10
10 left, blinds 15/30.
4 limpers to you on button with 87s. You call.
SB completes, BB makes it 250.
Three callers to you. You have 900, 220 to call into 1000 pot, all opponents on roughly 1000.
>> Implied odds suck, fold.

[schwza]

my shot at it... (F = fold, P = push)

1 F
2 P
3 F
4 P
5 F
6 F
7 F
8 P
9 call
10 F

and some comments...

1 F you're hoping to play something like an underpair and two overcards, and you're not even getting that much of an overlay there. too much chance i'm against a big pair.

2 P good chance to pick up T250 without seeing a flop.

3 F you still have a little folding equity if you fold

4 P folding equity or likely coinflip. 32 AK/AQ combos and 24 AA-JJ combos. 99/88 not impossible.

5 F first instinct was to raise 500, fold to push. changed my mind.

6 F

7 F QJs is barely 60% vs a random hand.

8 P 16 BB's, JJ is gold.

9 call. lot of people left, so they must be short. if you win this hand, you can steal recklessly. need to call 625 to win 1900 total, so 1/3 is chip-neutral.

10 easy fold. if you had 22, call.

all great questions - thanks!

[adanthar]

1)Fold (but it's close and I call tens here)
2)I sometimes push and sometimes limp with the intention of pushing to a raise, usually push
3)Fold
4)Opponent dependent, I could do any of push/CC/fold depending (lean towards folding; if I had 1K, CC)
5)Fold unless the blinds are tight
6)Opponent dependent, I could either CC or push
7)Call but it's close
8)If button is loose, I push, if not I fold
9)Fold
10)Fold

[Unarmed]

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1)Fold (but it's close and I call tens here)
2)I sometimes push and sometimes limp with the intention of pushing to a raise, usually push
3)Fold
4)Opponent dependent, I could do any of push/CC/fold depending (lean towards folding; if I had 1K, CC)
5)Fold unless the blinds are tight
6)Opponent dependent, I could either CC or push
7)Call but it's close
8)If button is loose, I push, if not I fold
9)Fold
10)Fold

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All identical for me except #6. I push/fold his, what is your line if you CC here? Are you just hoping SB doesn't fire another round on the flop?

Thanks.

[adanthar]

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All identical for me except #6. I push/fold his, what is your line if you CC here? Are you just hoping SB doesn't fire another round on the flop?

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If I think the minraise is a monster or that he's not folding PF, he's giving me the implied odds for a set, anyway. Plus there's always the occasional 245 or 456 flop that he has to have missed.

[partygirluk]

1. This is really quite close. UTG could have anything, so CO does not have to have that much. I could go either way on this one, but call.

2. Push.

3. fold

4. This is close. His 5 BB bet does not look like JJ-AA. I don't know enough about the $50s, I probably fold but it is damn close.

5. Fold. Make the stack 1100 and I push.

6. Push.

7. Call

8. Ugh. Nasty. Close, but fold.

9. Fold. AQs I call.

10. Easiest hand by far. Fold.

[spentrent]

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Hand 1
Blinds 100/200 6 left.
UTG (500) pushes, then CO pushes (1200).
You have 99 in the BB and about 2300 after posting.


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Fold. That 2300 (11xBB) is your ticket to the next level and 2 to 3 more busted players.

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Hand 2
Blinds 50/100 7 left
UTG (2000) limps (has done it before without a monster).
You are UTG+1 with 88 and 800 left.


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Fold. Too many players left to die with 88.

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Hand 3
Blinds 100/200 5 left
Button pushes for 525 (he has been blinding away till now).
Three other equal big stacks. SB pushes.
You are BB with 600 after posting and 84s.


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Fold. Getting 2 to 1 pre-flop ain't bad at all against ONE random hand, but in this case you're probably crushed by TWO better-than-random hands.

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Hand 4
Blinds 15/30 10 left
UTG+1 (1000) opens for 150.
Folded to you (800) with TT on the button.


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Fold. You probably don't have a read on this guy, so at the very best you're slightly ahead in a very close race. However if you know the villain and you know that he widens the gap very early, then you might steal a pot with a push here.

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Hand 5
Blinds 100/200 4 left
You have about 2000, UTG is about 1400, Blinds cover you.
Folded to you on button with A3o.


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Push. Easy steal with the small stack about to be blinded.

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Hand 6
Blinds 100/200 5 left.
Folded to SB (3000ish) who min-raises you. 3 other stacks about equal with you.
You have 1500 after posting and 33 in BB.


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Depends. Generally I'd push here but I like to take advantage of that instinct in other players if I am holding a monster (TT or better at this point). Since there are three other players in the same boat as you, it might be better to look forward to those three upcoming steal opportunities...

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Hand 7
Blinds 250/500 Heads up
SB has 3400 left after posting, has folded his SB a couple of times but other than that has played typically aggressive heads-up. He pushes.
You have QJs.


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Fold. Entice him to push at the wrong time. Call with any ace.

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Hand 8
Blinds 25/50 8 left
Loose MP makes it 150 (2000ish), button (about same) re-raises to 500.
You are in BB with JJ and 800.


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Fold. At BEST you're slightly ahead in a coin-flip race.

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Hand 9
Blinds 50/100 7 left.
You open from CO with AJs for 275 (1400 left after raising).
SB pushes for about 900, BB folds.


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Fold. I don't want to die holding AJ.

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Hand 10
10 left, blinds 15/30.
4 limpers to you on button with 87s. You call.
SB completes, BB makes it 250.
Three callers to you. You have 900, 220 to call into 1000 pot, all opponents on roughly 1000.


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Call. You still have 680 if you miss the flop. If the flop hits you, you're pretty much guaranteed more chips and a spot ITM if you think you are a better player than your opponents.