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    Default AQ early

    2nd hand of the game, what do you think i should have done? Result in white at end

    PokerStars Game #11804355033: Tournament #59906748, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit
    - Level I (10/20) - 2007/09/01 - 00:58:50 (ET)
    Table '59906748 1' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
    Seat 1: pheonixbound (1500 in chips)
    Seat 2: hitorque (1480 in chips)
    Seat 3: BrettMoney (1480 in chips)
    Seat 4: Hyzer (1500 in chips)
    Seat 5: MeLoveMe (1500 in chips)
    Seat 6: kotzebue (1500 in chips)
    Seat 7: chickNballs (1500 in chips)
    Seat 8: Abcnul (1540 in chips)
    Seat 9: LittleSlim8 (1500 in chips)
    BrettMoney: posts small blind 10
    Hyzer: posts big blind 20
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to hitorque [As Qs]
    MeLoveMe: folds
    kotzebue: folds
    chickNballs: calls 20
    Abcnul: calls 20
    LittleSlim8: folds
    pheonixbound: folds
    hitorque: raises 40 to 60
    BrettMoney: calls 50
    Hyzer: calls 40
    chickNballs: calls 40
    Abcnul: calls 40
    *** FLOP *** [Ac 6d 9s]
    BrettMoney: checks
    Hyzer: checks
    chickNballs: checks
    Abcnul: checks
    hitorque: bets 120
    BrettMoney: folds
    Hyzer: folds
    chickNballs: calls 120
    Abcnul: folds
    *** TURN *** [Ac 6d 9s] [6h]
    chickNballs: checks
    hitorque: bets 240
    chickNballs: calls 240
    *** RIVER *** [Ac 6d 9s 6h] [9d]
    chickNballs: bets 1080 and is all-in
    hitorque: folds
    BrettMoney said, "show"
    chickNballs collected 1020 from pot
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    If you're going to raise preflop (and I would), your raise is too small. You want to try to either take the pot down now or get heads up with one opponent, and 3x BB with two limpers in front just won't do it. At a low buyin SNG I would make it about 4x BB plus 1x BB for each limper, so 120 to go here.

    On the flop, your bet is too small. There are 300 chips in the pot and you bet 120 - I'd bet about 3/4 pot here or 240 to go.

    On the turn - again your bet is too small! By this stage there are 540 chips and you bet less than 1/2 pot.

    On the river, you have to cry and fold. The way opp played the hand there's too much that beats you to make a hero call here.

    That said, you should never have had to make this tough decision, if you had a) raised more preflop and b) bet more on the flop you should have been able to get all your chips in on the turn rather than the river.

    I suggest you read this post which explains why building the pot preflop and on the flop is important.
  3. #3
    Quote Originally Posted by taipan168
    If you're going to raise preflop (and I would), your raise is too small. You want to try to either take the pot down now or get heads up with one opponent, and 3x BB with two limpers in front just won't do it. At a low buyin SNG I would make it about 4x BB plus 1x BB for each limper, so 120 to go here.

    On the flop, your bet is too small. There are 300 chips in the pot and you bet 120 - I'd bet about 3/4 pot here or 240 to go.

    On the turn - again your bet is too small! By this stage there are 540 chips and you bet less than 1/2 pot.

    On the river, you have to cry and fold. The way opp played the hand there's too much that beats you to make a hero call here.

    That said, you should never have had to make this tough decision, if you had a) raised more preflop and b) bet more on the flop you should have been able to get all your chips in on the turn rather than the river.

    I suggest you read this post which explains why building the pot preflop and on the flop is important.
    Could not have said it better, gr8 reply Tai


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    Yeah what Tai said....
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    thanks guys those thoughts will help

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