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    Default 3rd hand AA 1-table $1.20 sng (ICM question)

    First excuse me for not having hand history converted in the right way. I do have the right information

    I'm in the small blind 3rd hand of the SNG, i have AA blinds 15/30

    UTG minraises to 60, 2 folds, call, reraise to 285, 2 folds, i push with AA, BB folds, original raiser folds + caller folds, reraiser calls allin with QQ.

    I know in his position its bad to call referring to ICM.

    Was my push bad?

    EDIT: i managed to convert i think

    Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, 1.2 Tournament, 15/30 Blinds (9 handed) -

    CO (t1485)
    Button (t1380)
    Hero (SB) (t1470)
    BB (t1710)
    UTG (t1500)
    UTG+1 (t1500)
    MP1 (t1485)
    MP2 (t1500)
    MP3 (t1470)

    Hero's M: 32.67

    Preflop: Hero is SB with AA,UTG bets t60[/color], 2 folds, MP2 calls t60, MP3 raises to t285, 2 folds, Hero raises to t1470 (All-In), 3 folds, MP3 calls t1185 (All-In)
    Last edited by Straightovic; 05-24-2010 at 05:22 PM.
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    Firstly, welcome to FTR, it's good to have you here.

    Regarding the call with QQ, I think it is absolutely fine. There are more than 1,900 chips in the pot and MP3 has to call 1185, so he's getting 1.6 to 1 pot odds on the call. On a chip EV basis he needs 38% equity to call, to take into account the ICM "tax" you add about 3%. Even against a tight range of JJ+, AK then MP3 has 47% equity against this range so more than enough to get correct odds and pay the "tax":

    equity win tie
    Hand 0: 47.366% 45.79% 01.58% { QQ }
    Hand 1: 52.634% 51.06% 01.58% { JJ+, AKs, AKo }

    Plus at a $1.20 game, players in your position will shove over with much worse hands than JJ+, AK.

    Regarding your push, it's absolutely fine. Particularly at low buyins, it is very rare that players will 3-bet then fold to a push.

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