Heads Up After 5-Table SNG

Last night I entered a 10+1 5-table SNG for fun on Party. I thought I played an exceptional endgame, with some luck at opportune times, and really had the advantage until it went heads up. At first, I like my chances, because I'm a decent NL HU cashgame player, and we had high M's. Soon, I realized that the M's mattered less because my opponent was itching to end the tournament as soon as possible. For the most part, I held below median hands facing all-in bets, and was knocked out when my tighter style hit an unlucky river.

I'm looking for comments on my play--I've posted the heads-up session below. I tried to use the hand converter for the session, but it would only produce one hand, so I just put in the text file. PM me with how to use the hand converter if it bugs you.

thanks.

gormancn

The___Don = Hero

#Game No : 4503651409
***** Hand History for Game 4503651409 *****
NL Texas Hold'em Trny:24776877 Level:8 Blinds-Antes(600/1200-50) - Monday, June 12, 23:56:07 ET 2006
Table 5 - Table(733855) Table #1 (Real Money)
Seat 10 is the button
Total number of players : 2
Seat 7: The___Don ( $42081 )
Seat 10: docking ( $57919 )
Trny:24776877 Level:8
Blinds-Antes(600/1200-50)
The___Don posts ante [50].
docking posts ante [50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to The___Don [ 2d 2s ]
docking calls [600].
The___Don checks.
** Dealing Flop ** [ 2c, Qd, 5h ]
The___Don bets [1800].
docking folds.
The___Don does not show cards.
The___Don wins 4300 chips
Game #4503654123 starts.

#Game No : 4503654123
***** Hand History for Game 4503654123 *****
NL Texas Hold'em Trny:24776877 Level:8 Blinds-Antes(600/1200-50) - Monday, June 12, 23:56:25 ET 2006
Table 5 - Table(733855) Table #1 (Real Money)
Seat 7 is the button
Total number of players : 2
Seat 7: The___Don ( $43331 )
Seat 10: docking ( $56669 )
Trny:24776877 Level:8
Blinds-Antes(600/1200-50)
The___Don posts ante [50].
docking posts ante [50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to The___Don [ Qd Kd ]
The___Don raises [3000].
docking calls [2400].
** Dealing Flop ** [ 6d, 5s, 5h ]
docking is all-In [53019]
The___Don folds.
docking does not show cards.
docking wins 60319 chips
Game #4503657711 starts.

#Game No : 4503657711
***** Hand History for Game 4503657711 *****
NL Texas Hold'em Trny:24776877 Level:8 Blinds-Antes(600/1200-50) - Monday, June 12, 23:56:49 ET 2006
Table 5 - Table(733855) Table #1 (Real Money)
Seat 10 is the button
Total number of players : 2
Seat 7: The___Don ( $39681 )
Seat 10: docking ( $60319 )
Trny:24776877 Level:8
Blinds-Antes(600/1200-50)
The___Don posts ante [50].
docking posts ante [50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to The___Don [ 3d Qh ]
docking raises [5400].
The___Don folds.
docking does not show cards.
docking wins 7300 chips
Game #4503660116 starts.

#Game No : 4503660116
***** Hand History for Game 4503660116 *****
NL Texas Hold'em Trny:24776877 Level:8 Blinds-Antes(600/1200-50) - Monday, June 12, 23:57:05 ET 2006
Table 5 - Table(733855) Table #1 (Real Money)
Seat 7 is the button
Total number of players : 2
Seat 7: The___Don ( $38431 )
Seat 10: docking ( $61569 )
Trny:24776877 Level:8
Blinds-Antes(600/1200-50)
The___Don posts ante [50].
docking posts ante [50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to The___Don [ 6d Ks ]
The___Don raises [3400].
docking folds.
The___Don does not show cards.
The___Don wins 5300 chips
Game #4503662283 starts.

#Game No : 4503662283
***** Hand History for Game 4503662283 *****
NL Texas Hold'em Trny:24776877 Level:8 Blinds-Antes(600/1200-50) - Monday, June 12, 23:57:20 ET 2006
Table 5 - Table(733855) Table #1 (Real Money)
Seat 10 is the button
Total number of players : 2
Seat 7: The___Don ( $39681 )
Seat 10: docking ( $60319 )
Trny:24776877 Level:8
Blinds-Antes(600/1200-50)
The___Don posts ante [50].
docking posts ante [50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to The___Don [ 8s Jc ]
docking folds.
The___Don does not show cards.
The___Don wins 1900 chips
Game #4503663272 starts.

#Game No : 4503663272
***** Hand History for Game 4503663272 *****
NL Texas Hold'em Trny:24776877 Level:8 Blinds-Antes(600/1200-50) - Monday, June 12, 23:57:27 ET 2006
Table 5 - Table(733855) Table #1 (Real Money)
Seat 7 is the button
Total number of players : 2
Seat 7: The___Don ( $40331 )
Seat 10: docking ( $59669 )
Trny:24776877 Level:8
Blinds-Antes(600/1200-50)
The___Don posts ante [50].
docking posts ante [50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to The___Don [ 8c 4c ]
The___Don folds.
docking does not show cards.
docking wins 1900 chips
Game #4503664583 starts.

#Game No : 4503664583
***** Hand History for Game 4503664583 *****
NL Texas Hold'em Trny:24776877 Level:8 Blinds-Antes(600/1200-50) - Monday, June 12, 23:57:36 ET 2006
Table 5 - Table(733855) Table #1 (Real Money)
Seat 10 is the button
Total number of players : 2
Seat 7: The___Don ( $39681 )
Seat 10: docking ( $60319 )
Trny:24776877 Level:8
Blinds-Antes(600/1200-50)
The___Don posts ante [50].
docking posts ante [50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to The___Don [ Jc 5s ]
docking is all-In [59669]
The___Don folds.
docking does not show cards.
docking wins 61569 chips
Game #4503665983 starts.

#Game No : 4503665983
***** Hand History for Game 4503665983 *****
NL Texas Hold'em Trny:24776877 Level:8 Blinds-Antes(600/1200-50) - Monday, June 12, 23:57:46 ET 2006
Table 5 - Table(733855) Table #1 (Real Money)
Seat 7 is the button
Total number of players : 2
Seat 7: The___Don ( $38431 )
Seat 10: docking ( $61569 )
Trny:24776877 Level:8
Blinds-Antes(600/1200-50)
The___Don posts ante [50].
docking posts ante [50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to The___Don [ 4s 8s ]
The___Don calls [600].
docking is all-In [60319]
The___Don folds.
docking does not show cards.
docking wins 62819 chips
Game #4503667629 starts.

#Game No : 4503667629
***** Hand History for Game 4503667629 *****
NL Texas Hold'em Trny:24776877 Level:8 Blinds-Antes(600/1200-50) - Monday, June 12, 23:57:57 ET 2006
Table 5 - Table(733855) Table #1 (Real Money)
Seat 10 is the button
Total number of players : 2
Seat 7: The___Don ( $37181 )
Seat 10: docking ( $62819 )
Trny:24776877 Level:8
Blinds-Antes(600/1200-50)
The___Don posts ante [50].
docking posts ante [50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to The___Don [ 2c Kd ]
docking folds.
The___Don does not show cards.
The___Don wins 1900 chips
Game #4503669046 starts.

#Game No : 4503669046
***** Hand History for Game 4503669046 *****
NL Texas Hold'em Trny:24776877 Level:8 Blinds-Antes(600/1200-50) - Monday, June 12, 23:58:07 ET 2006
Table 5 - Table(733855) Table #1 (Real Money)
Seat 7 is the button
Total number of players : 2
Seat 7: The___Don ( $37831 )
Seat 10: docking ( $62169 )
Trny:24776877 Level:8
Blinds-Antes(600/1200-50)
The___Don posts ante [50].
docking posts ante [50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to The___Don [ 6h 2s ]
The___Don folds.
docking does not show cards.
docking wins 1900 chips
Game #4503670184 starts.

#Game No : 4503670184
***** Hand History for Game 4503670184 *****
NL Texas Hold'em Trny:24776877 Level:8 Blinds-Antes(600/1200-50) - Monday, June 12, 23:58:15 ET 2006
Table 5 - Table(733855) Table #1 (Real Money)
Seat 10 is the button
Total number of players : 2
Seat 7: The___Don ( $37181 )
Seat 10: docking ( $62819 )
Trny:24776877 Level:8
Blinds-Antes(600/1200-50)
The___Don posts ante [50].
docking posts ante [50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to The___Don [ Qh Jd ]
docking calls [600].
The___Don raises [3800].
docking calls [3800].
** Dealing Flop ** [ 4d, 6s, 3c ]
The___Don checks.
docking is all-In [57769]
The___Don folds.
docking does not show cards.
docking wins 67869 chips
Game #4503674372 starts.

#Game No : 4503674372
***** Hand History for Game 4503674372 *****
NL Texas Hold'em Trny:24776877 Level:8 Blinds-Antes(600/1200-50) - Monday, June 12, 23:58:45 ET 2006
Table 5 - Table(733855) Table #1 (Real Money)
Seat 7 is the button
Total number of players : 2
Seat 7: The___Don ( $32131 )
Seat 10: docking ( $67869 )
Trny:24776877 Level:8
Blinds-Antes(600/1200-50)
The___Don posts ante [50].
docking posts ante [50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to The___Don [ 3h Kh ]
The___Don folds.
docking does not show cards.
docking wins 1900 chips
Game #4503675487 starts.

#Game No : 4503675487
***** Hand History for Game 4503675487 *****
NL Texas Hold'em Trny:24776877 Level:8 Blinds-Antes(600/1200-50) - Monday, June 12, 23:58:53 ET 2006
Table 5 - Table(733855) Table #1 (Real Money)
Seat 10 is the button
Total number of players : 2
Seat 7: The___Don ( $31481 )
Seat 10: docking ( $68519 )
Trny:24776877 Level:8
Blinds-Antes(600/1200-50)
The___Don posts ante [50].
docking posts ante [50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to The___Don [ 4d Jc ]
docking folds.
The___Don does not show cards.
The___Don wins 1900 chips
Game #4503676992 starts.

#Game No : 4503676992
***** Hand History for Game 4503676992 *****
NL Texas Hold'em Trny:24776877 Level:8 Blinds-Antes(600/1200-50) - Monday, June 12, 23:59:03 ET 2006
Table 5 - Table(733855) Table #1 (Real Money)
Seat 7 is the button
Total number of players : 2
Seat 7: The___Don ( $32131 )
Seat 10: docking ( $67869 )
Trny:24776877 Level:8
Blinds-Antes(600/1200-50)
The___Don posts ante [50].
docking posts ante [50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to The___Don [ 3c 9h ]
The___Don folds.
docking does not show cards.
docking wins 1900 chips
Game #4503677978 starts.

#Game No : 4503677978
***** Hand History for Game 4503677978 *****
NL Texas Hold'em Trny:24776877 Level:8 Blinds-Antes(600/1200-50) - Monday, June 12, 23:59:10 ET 2006
Table 5 - Table(733855) Table #1 (Real Money)
Seat 10 is the button
Total number of players : 2
Seat 7: The___Don ( $31481 )
Seat 10: docking ( $68519 )
Trny:24776877 Level:8
Blinds-Antes(600/1200-50)
The___Don posts ante [50].
docking posts ante [50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to The___Don [ 5h 2h ]
docking raises [3000].
The___Don calls [2400].
** Dealing Flop ** [ 4d, Ad, Kd ]
The___Don checks.
docking is all-In [64869]
The___Don folds.
docking does not show cards.
docking wins 72169 chips
Game #4503681702 starts.

#Game No : 4503681702
***** Hand History for Game 4503681702 *****
NL Texas Hold'em Trny:24776877 Level:8 Blinds-Antes(600/1200-50) - Monday, June 12, 23:59:37 ET 2006
Table 5 - Table(733855) Table #1 (Real Money)
Seat 7 is the button
Total number of players : 2
Seat 7: The___Don ( $27831 )
Seat 10: docking ( $72169 )
Trny:24776877 Level:8
Blinds-Antes(600/1200-50)
The___Don posts ante [50].
docking posts ante [50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to The___Don [ 9c 6s ]
The___Don folds.
docking does not show cards.
docking wins 1900 chips
Game #4503682842 starts.

#Game No : 4503682842
***** Hand History for Game 4503682842 *****
NL Texas Hold'em Trny:24776877 Level:8 Blinds-Antes(600/1200-50) - Monday, June 12, 23:59:45 ET 2006
Table 5 - Table(733855) Table #1 (Real Money)
Seat 10 is the button
Total number of players : 2
Seat 7: The___Don ( $27181 )
Seat 10: docking ( $72819 )
Trny:24776877 Level:8
Blinds-Antes(600/1200-50)
The___Don posts ante [50].
docking posts ante [50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to The___Don [ 3s Jh ]
docking raises [5900].
The___Don folds.
docking does not show cards.
docking wins 7800 chips
Game #4503685461 starts.

#Game No : 4503685461
***** Hand History for Game 4503685461 *****
NL Texas Hold'em Trny:24776877 Level:9 Blinds-Antes(1000/2000-75) - Tuesday, June 13, 00:00:03 ET 2006
Table 5 - Table(733855) Table #1 (Real Money)
Seat 7 is the button
Total number of players : 2
Seat 7: The___Don ( $25931 )
Seat 10: docking ( $74069 )
Trny:24776877 Level:9
Blinds-Antes(1000/2000-75)
The___Don posts ante [75].
docking posts ante [75].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to The___Don [ Ks Kc ]
The___Don raises [5000].
docking is all-In [71994]
The___Don is all-In [19856]
** Dealing Flop ** [ 7s, Qd, 4h ]
** Dealing Turn ** [ 3h ]
** Dealing River ** [ Ac ]
The___Don shows [ Ks, Kc ] a pair of kings.
docking shows [ 2c, Ah ] a pair of aces.
docking wins 48138 chips from side pot #1 with a pair of aces.
docking wins 51862 chips from the main pot with a pair of aces.
Player The___Don finished in 2 place and received $110
Player docking finished in 1 place and received $150
Congratulations to player docking for winning tournament 5 - Table

#Game No : 4503677978
raise or fold, but don't call with that crap

Ok, the main tactical error on ur part that i see is u limped once, he raised all-in, then u never bothered to limp again, rather opting to fold. I believe it's Harrington who says it's a mistake to open fold (in position, great odds) HU. U should have limped those hands where u folded. Now if he pushes all-in say3 times in a row when doing this, then u know that every time u limp that he thinks ur weak and is going to push. U can then take advantage of this by limping with a premium hand, he'll push, u call. The other advantage of limping those hands u folded is that since this guy is pushing like a maniac postflop, if u limp in and he happens to check, then if he open pushes a flop if u hit a solid piece u can call. However, it will only cost u 600 more chips ig u miss as supposed to the 3000 chips it cost u when u raises and does that. 600 chips is not much compared to ur stack, so u should be calling the bb until he proves to u he's going to most likely push.

Most of the time yes. BUT, there may be reads that he didn't supply. If I'm nearing the heads up portion of a SnG, I want to know before that point if I can limp into opp or not.

Originally Posted by TrAdam5

Ok, the main tactical error on ur part that i see is u limped once, he raised all-in, then u never bothered to limp again, rather opting to fold. I believe it's Harrington who says it's a mistake to open fold (in position, great odds) HU. U should have limped those hands where u folded. Now if he pushes all-in say3 times in a row when doing this, then u know that every time u limp that he thinks ur weak and is going to push. U can then take advantage of this by limping with a premium hand, he'll push, u call. The other advantage of limping those hands u folded is that since this guy is pushing like a maniac postflop, if u limp in and he happens to check, then if he open pushes a flop if u hit a solid piece u can call. However, it will only cost u 600 more chips ig u miss as supposed to the 3000 chips it cost u when u raises and does that. 600 chips is not much compared to ur stack, so u should be calling the bb until he proves to u he's going to most likely push.

Originally Posted by AHiltz

Most of the time yes. BUT, there may be reads that he didn't supply. If I'm nearing the heads up portion of a SnG, I want to know before that point if I can limp into opp or not.

People play different HU, so even if you suspect that he will raise your limps with anything, it can be worth it to limp a few times. Heads up with short stacks is pretty much all cards (unless someone is too tight), Heads up with deeper stacks is pretty much all metagame - getting the other guy to think you are bluffing when you are not. Otherwise, it's just going to come down to you both getting a hand you are going with (either preflop or post flop) and best hand wins (aka coinflip).

I might have checked that set of 2s in the first hand, some times you just gotta trap (easy to say when he folds to the first bet)