Just got SNGPT, am I getting this right?

[Jackrabbit Slim]

I've been playing the 22s at Party for some time now and was trotting around at 10ish% ROI until I hit a nice downswing a day or two ago which put me down to almost break even over 500 tourneys. I've always had too few firsts and plenty of 5th-2nd places and I'm almost always shortstacked if I get ITM so my conclusion is that I'm way too weak/tight when I should be aggressive. I've known this for a while but after my downswing I finally got myself SNGPT and I've been playing around with it a bit today. I just want to see if I'm understanding things right.

I folded in all the following hands but SNGPT pretty much says push any two in all of them. Is this correct or am I using it in the wrong way?

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t100 (6 handed) converter

BB (t1575)
UTG (t1082)
MP (t1775)
Hero (t340)
Button (t1348)
SB (t1880)

Preflop: Hero is CO with 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, Hero pushes?


Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t300 (4 handed) converter

BB (t895)
UTG (t2330)
Button (t3430)
Hero (t1345)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, Hero pushes any two against this reasonably tight player?


Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t400 (3 handed) converter

SB (t3150)
BB (t3545)
Hero (t1305)

Preflop: Hero is Button with 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
Hero?


Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t300 (4 handed) converter

SB (t1360)
BB (t1590)
UTG (t4045)
Hero (t1005)

Preflop: Hero is Button with T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">1 folds</font>, Hero?

[diebitter]

What's SNGPT?

[Kristian]

Looks right, and I agree with all these pushes.

Congratulations on locating a major leak!

[eastbay]

This would be a lot more interesting if you stated your opponent calling assumptions for each hand.

I won't comment on the $22's because it's been too long since I played them, but some of these hands certainly look debatable to me.

eastbay

[durron597]

I think the only one that might be debatable is the second one. Eastbay is correct, calling ranges are very important here. But with the sizes of the blinds, a hand like Q4s on the button looks *very* appealing right now for example.

[Jackrabbit Slim]

First hand, if I put calling ranges to maniac on all three remaining players it looks close and if one of them is a bit tighter it should be a push.

In the second hand should be a push with any two even if BB calls with top 50% which I think is much looser than he will be.

Third hand I used maniac for both players.

Fourth hand I used maniac for both players.


Maybe I should not use the templates and make my own instead?

[Nicholasp27]

nice purchase...it's already found some leaks of yours and will help you immensely...

hand 1: blinds are almost 50% of ur stack...push
hand 2: blinds are 1/3 your stack...also, you'll still have 450 if you get called and lose...if you fold, you give up ev by letting shorty have another half his stack in blinds...
hand 3: again, blinds are almost 50% of your stack....push
hand 4: see hands 1/4

[bennies]

1,3 and 4 are pushes for me too.

In the second hand I would call a push with any 2 as BB (villain). And I am "reasonably tight"... - I think BB has to be a very tight monkey for this to be a good push.

[kong98]

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Maybe I should not use the templates and make my own instead?

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I play the 11s and maniac isn't maniacal enough for some players. Look at the hands you're being called with and incorporate them into a custom one.

I use the built-in ones for quick checkups, but often also check against any 2 (*) and my custom range to get a better feel for the push.