Tourney for review ($22)

[bjsaust]

I won this one, but sucked out a lot. Has a real mix of having a good stack, having a short stack, fairly long bubble, ITM v's a LAG and a tight/passive. Bit of everything, so figure it might be a good one for people to review to see how I handled different spots.

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[Skeeno]

Let’s have a butchers.

Hand 1 nice – serves mikespack right for calling with AJo after an early position raise.

Hand 3 hmm UTG raises 4x BB, I wouldn’t normally flat with AA but if we can get to the flop heads up here might be a time to do so and let him hang himself for a few more chips on the flop. Obviously nothing wrong with re-raising.

[Jh Kc] MP1 (M=36.20; f+f+F)
Why not test the blinds out with a stack, again obviously nothing wrong with folding but I like to raise now and again just to see how certain players react in their blinds.

[Ad Jc] MP1 (M=36.20; f+f+F)
Again I probably raise this aswell, but again nothing wrong with folding, I just like to play pots with a stack.

[9h Js] CO (M=17.60; f+f+f+F)
You could make an argument for opening here aswell, but again nothing wrong with folding.

Hand 5 – I like, obviously the turn is a nice card but checking the flop allows us to see if villain has an Ace. I’m surprised villain didn’t bet turn after you checked, river is fine after the spade draw fills.

[3c Ad] BU (M=15.29; f+f+f+f+F)
Ace on the button, I’m raising yeah it’s a weak kicker but we’ve likely got the best hand, steal them blinds, no harm done folding but steal em.

Hand 8 – Unlucky. 5x UTG raise JJ yuck why do people make such absurd raises. I shove here aswell

Hand 9 – bah where’s his call again your hands pretty obvious if you flat or just mini-raise, no other play than shoving sucks he doesn’t have a hand he can call with, mind he could be a target to resteal against later, if he’s opening a wide range.

Hmm I may shove this . .
[7s 7c] MP1 (M=8.20; f+F)

And probably this
[9s Jc] CO (M=5.15; f+F)

And probably this
[Td Qd] BU (M=4.15; f+F)

All of the above I don’t know because I’m obviously not an expert so take it with a pinch of salt.

[Ah 9d] BU (M=4.15; r+F)
Man this one again heck, yeah probably a fold but 4 handed I’d need to know about villain before deciding whether to push over the top and take my chances. However with another guy short I don’t know how wise that would be.

Hand 11 – I just shove it pre.

Hand 13 – Similar to the A9 hand nice outcome.

I push this vs BB
[9d Kc] BU (M=6.16; f+F)

Nice bit of rebuilding.

Sucks
[Ah Kh] BB (Folded to Hero.)

Hand 17 – wee passiveharry finally takes a stand.

Hand 18 – What plan did you have pre-flop? To hit the flop large . . seems like a spew bit like my 67 vs your 33 in the FTR SNG game lol.

Hand 20 – Why not bet the flop after he checks. Aggression pays heads up . . if he calls chances are we get to see a free river, if he re-raises we’re out of there, if he folds great.

Hand 21 – Nice hand. 3 Handed I don’t think you can get away from this.

Hand 26 – Hmm I’d have to run it through Pokerstove etc but I don’t know borderlineish call for me, nice result mind.

Hand 34 – I’m lost with lol. I raise this pre, I bet flop if he checks, I fold to his turn bet lol, nice aggression on river mind.

Killed him heads up to be honest though, nice win mate.

[bjsaust]

Thanks Skeeno. I was playing looser early, trying to tighten back up again. Let me run through some responses:

[3c Ad] BU (M=15.29; f+f+f+f+F) - Mucked that too quickly, with their stacks this was a push. I think I wanted to slow down after a bit of aggro, but yeah folding was bad I think.

Hand 9 KK - Lol, guy had 66, told me he didnt want to flip. I suggested his raise wasnt the best idea because he was berating me, but realised I dont want people to improve so stopped myself from explaining why when he defended it (std raising when both SB and BB are short, then folding...). He did go into his timebank for a fair while though.


[7s 7c] MP1 (M=8.20; f+F)
[9s Jc] CO (M=5.15; f+F)
[Td Qd] BU (M=4.15; f+F)

I need to run all three of them through sngpt, I have a feeling they're all borderline.

[Ah 9d] BU (M=4.15; r+F) I know he's raising loose (this guy was literally raising almost every hand on the bubble) but with shorty in there I dont think I can take the chance.

Hand 11 (A4o) - same guy as above (and the KK hand). First time I've seen him complete, I smelt a TARP!

Hand 13 (ATo) - Same guy, raising wide. I figured with equal stacks to other shorty and blinds up to 100/200 I needed to play this one.

Hand 17 (KJo) - Good call by passiveharry, I'd been violating his BB all game.

Hand 18 (67s) - Yeah, no real good plan here, other than the guy was raising wide, with antes it was a small raise, and I hoped if I hit flop I could use his aggression against him. Put it down to taking a bit of a stand since I know he wants to steal my BB a lot.

Hand 20 (T8o) - Again, he very rarely completed, decided to play it safe/passive.

Hand 21 (A9o) - Made a read, it was wrong. I thought he was leaving himself room to fold with his 3-bet. He berated me long time for my bad "call".

Hand 26 (J8s) - Really depends on his range here. My hand is in the top 50% (just) so v's ATC with the overlay in there I think its a call. Obviously if his range is more like 50% its a bad call. I think it was probably bad, but I'd have over 6000 chips left if I lost, and tight/passive shorty cant last much longer.

Hand 34 (9To)- I played this so bad post-flop, but the day was saved by him being a tight/passive nit and my aggro image. I'm sure he folded a pair here to my "trap".

[zachaser]

I'll give this one a shot. Anything I don't comment on works for me. Here we go:

Between hand 3 & 4: MP(AJ): Agree with Skeeno, you could raise this with your stack, though I fold this spot fairly regularly.

Hand 5 (88): I don't mind the check behind on the flop, as long as you're cbetting it regularly to balance. On river, did you miss that you hit your set on turn? Why no value bet? Backdoor flush is unlikely for villain.

Between hands 9 & 10: BU (QTd): This is probably a shove. How many players were left/stack sizes?

Hand 13(AT): If big stack is a fish, you're likely ahead of his range, but with your position I still think this is a fold.

Between Hand 13 & 14: SB (72c): Is passiveharry still short? If so, I shove ATC here.

Hand 18 (76s): Ah, just let it go. You'll probably be HU soon enough.

Hand 21 (A9): I know you know this, you're too deepstacked to shove over his reraise here. This one is ICM applicable, you have a significantly shorter stack who is likely to bust out; even if you know the other guy is a fish, A9 is not strong enough. Nice suckout though.

Hand 26 (J9d): Doesn't seem like villain knows push/fold, meaning this call is a bit thin. What range does he have to be pushing to make this +EV? I let this one go.

Between 26 & 27: SB(T3): I'm shoving ATC here HU with opponent under 10 BB's.

Overall, gg. You only had two real suckouts, the rest was just solid push/fold and the works. Just don't forget the ATC shoves from the SB.

[bjsaust]

Hand 5 (88): I don't mind the check behind on the flop, as long as you're cbetting it regularly to balance. On river, did you miss that you hit your set on turn? Why no value bet? Backdoor flush is unlikely for villain.

I'll always check that flop, A & K hit his range way too much. Turn is obvious, but as yourself how many worse hands call a river bet (especially since they didnt c/r turn)? I think its close, but chose to play it safe.

Between Hand 13 & 14: SB (72c): Is passiveharry still short? If so, I shove ATC here.
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Between 26 & 27: SB(T3): I'm shoving ATC here HU with opponent under 10 BB's.

Whilst technically both are ATC shoves, when I've been very active on that (and had been in both cases), then I think its a good plan to occassionally fold your very worst hands.

Thanks man .