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$5 2-Table SnG: How could I have played this hand better?

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  1. #1

    Default $5 2-Table SnG: How could I have played this hand better?

    PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t100 (5 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

    Hero (t1840)
    SB (t2820)
    BB (t2575)
    UTG (t4250)
    MP (t2015)

    Preflop: Hero is Button with 5, T.
    2 folds, Hero raises to t200, 1 fold, BB calls t100.

    Flop: (t450) 5, 7, 8 (2 players)
    BB bets t300, Hero calls t300.

    Turn: (t1050) T (2 players)
    BB checks, Hero bets t1340 (All-In), BB calls t1340.

    River: (t3730) 2 (2 players, 1 all-in)

    Final Pot: t3730

    Results in white below:
    BB has 4c 9h (flush, ten high).
    Hero has 5s Ts (two pair, tens and fives).
    Outcome: BB wins t3730.
  2. #2
    Don't min-raise preflop to steal.

    Don't call that flop for the love of god; you either have a read and put him on overs/any-two and take him to the felt, or you drop it. I lean towards dropping it, you have bottom pair with no good draws.

    Since we've gotten to the turn and we hit a semi-dangerous two pair, unless we have a read that he 3/4 pot bets his flushes, I'd say he's scared of the flush and I'd push as well.
  3. #3
    Quote Originally Posted by lowBoy
    Don't min-raise preflop to steal.
    Unless it actually works...

    What he lowBoy said on flop and turn.
  4. #4
    Here's my thoughts. The min-raise isn't scaring anyone, so if you feel that you can get away with the steal, go ahead, but bet more ... at least 3-4x BB. That gives you the chance to take down the pot preflop.

    After the flop, I don't hate the call, assuming that you had a read that the villain was going to C-Bet. Calling here is Ok, considering that you have a weak hand, and it allows you to see another card with villain to act next. If villain bets again, and you don't improve, you fold; if villain checks turn, you take your shot. In this case, you hit two pair, so you pushed to protect against the draws on the table. All-in might have been too much, but you are likely to be calling an all-in reraise anyway, so why not just push all in in the first place.

    After the all-in, you win the pot something like 75% of the time, so you want people calling with hands like this. I guess I'm saying that without a read, it's probably a bad call. With a read, I can find justification for it.
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