MTT - Stars $8.8 - 2 hands

[jimmy44]

Guys,

This is a $8 MTT in stars.
Could you help me on these hands?

Thanks!

-----Hand 1-----
Hero's M = 29.67
PokerStars Game #8101965824: Tournament #41088862, $8.00+$0.80 Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2007/01/24 - 16:28:56 (ET)
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v0.7.6) from FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '41088862 56' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: Ludito (1385 in chips)
Seat 2: MASTER_ELP (3840 in chips)
Seat 3: ag69 (1225 in chips)
Seat 4: Hero (1335 in chips)
Seat 5: Igorevich (1585 in chips)
Seat 6: JohnFa (800 in chips)
Seat 7: Bumpin Billy (1455 in chips)
Seat 8: jørg (1965 in chips)
Seat 9: Pix79 (1380 in chips)
ag69: posts small blind 15
Hero: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [6c 8h]
Igorevich: folds
JohnFa: folds
Bumpin Billy: folds
jørg: calls 30
Pix79: folds
Ludito: calls 30
MASTER_ELP: calls 30
ag69: calls 15
Hero: checks
*** FLOP *** [6d 8c Kd]
ag69: checks
Hero: bets 120
jørg: folds
Ludito: calls 120
MASTER_ELP: folds
ag69: raises 1075 to 1195 and is all-in
Hero: ????

My image was tight.
I didn't saw ag69 being very aggressive until now. I could only put him on 66/88/K6 or K8 that would beat me.
Do you think to pair (e.g. AK) would do this?


-----Hand 2-----
Hero's M = 3.61
PokerStars Game #8103677456: Tournament #41088862, $8.00+$0.80 Hold'em No Limit - Level IX (300/600) - 2007/01/24 - 18:24:54 (ET)
Condensed history provided by the Tournament Trimmer (v0.7.6) from FlopTurnRiver.com
Table '41088862 42' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: bainmarie (11640 in chips)
Seat 2: milooser (1118 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 3: FishsticksBC (4560 in chips)
Seat 4: Jofko (14647 in chips)
Seat 5: MehiganSun (49073 in chips)
Seat 6: tc1963 (2390 in chips)
Seat 7: dommer39 (7945 in chips)
Seat 8: corabarbs (15640 in chips)
Seat 9: Hero (4880 in chips)
All Players post the ante 50
corabarbs: posts small blind 300
Hero: posts big blind 600
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [5s 8s]
bainmarie: folds
milooser: folds
FishsticksBC: folds
Jofko: folds
MehiganSun: folds
tc1963: folds
dommer39: calls 600
corabarbs: calls 300
Hero: checks
*** FLOP *** [6c 4s 5h]
corabarbs: bets 1800
Hero: ???

We are ITM. My image was tight-aggressive, I've been pushing some hands pre-flop. I've shown most good hands, but lately I've doubled up pushing T7o against KQo.
For me here villain would does not have a straight due to his betting on the flop. At the most I would put him on a pair.
My reasoning here is that I need to double up soon, blinds will be 400/800 and 50 ante very soon. For me here this was a good spot. Middle pair and gutshot, I thought I was in front here most of the time, even if I wasn't I still had 9 outs (if he didn't had the straight).
Would you push here?

[Fimanoid]

first hand looks like a set or another two pair that wants ppl. out because of two diamonds. tough fold, but i think you need to put it down there.

second hand - fold is ok, and so is a push, because you're so short.

[zenbitz]

first hand, sometimes he has NFD or combo draw. AK/AA/kk seem unlikley given the preflop action. He could have like KQ or KJ. It's close either way. If this was a raise pot, easy call. Of course, it it was raised you probably wouuldn't be there.

[chardrian]

hand 1 - tough - you have no way of knowing if you are way behind (set or better 2 pair), way ahead (QK or AK), or racing (lots of draws there). I don't think you can be faulted for calling or folding here.

Hand 2 - Your opp only has to call 2400 more if you push, so you arent going to get him off his hand. So pushing here is NOT a semi-bluff - it means you think you are ahead.

[johnny_fish]

1: Early in a 8$, meh I'd call. He's SB so he could have anything. Don't forget to LOL @ his K3 or something.

2: You're essentially taking a flip here which is fine.

Board: 6h 5s 4d

equity win tie
Hand 0: 61.768% 60.40% 01.36% { Ad6c }
Hand 1: 38.232% 36.87% 01.36% { 8h5h }

+dead money -> gamb00l.

[jimmy44]

Thanks for the comments!

Hand 1: I actually folded as everyone seemed to point at, except Johnny. Johnny, I see that this is the kind of situation that you gambol to have a stack? Do you mean that at a 900 MTTs you should take this kind of gambols to increase your stack?

Hand 2: As chardrian mentioned, OPP might fold to a push maybe 10% of the time. I felt he was pushing me and the other guy, so I put him on a pair maximum, so I pushed and he showed K7 (actually, I was 64% favorite instead of 38% dog ), maybe I was lucky on the read. Anyway, he was lucky to catch a 3 on the turn and won the hand. However, I'm happy with my move (I actually thought about what Johnny said the other day on taking +EV gambols middle tourney ), and I would do it again!

[johnny_fish]

The lowest donkament I play is the stars 11ra and there's some donkalicious play going on there so I guess the 8.80fo is similar or worse.

You'll have probably 30-40% equity against a solid player's range (better 2p, combodraws) and 60-70 vs. a donk (TPNK) so it's close.

[jimmy44]

The lowest donkament I play is the stars 11ra and there's some donkalicious play going on there so I guess the 8.80fo is similar or worse.

You'll have probably 30-40% equity against a solid player's range (better 2p, combodraws) and 60-70 vs. a donk (TPNK) so it's close.

I see your point, but the thing is that I was not sure what the other opp was going to do ... he might have trips or something and just smooth called my flop bet ...