Mix up all in bluffs with low M

[pat3392]

When I am down to a M of 5 or less I go all-in with basically any hand from mid-early position if everyone before me folds. I also shove the SB/BB most of the time with a M of 10 of less if it is SB/BB battle. I think this is a profitable move, if my opponents don't have memories....

Today someone busted me from calling with a K3. He was a fair bit ahead and this was a fail on my part not to recognize my extremely poor image(almost got busted and manage to come back by lots of pushes). But that was rather minor. The problem is is when I play live; the players remember all those bluff pushes and because of this I have a poor reputation and players are calling more often. Some of the players don't recognize that I play bluffy/loose when I'm short stacked and give me more action in the early levels, which is extremely good because I was having a problem where everyone would fold whenever I would enter a pot.

The tournaments I play live have very fast blinds and it is a incredibly short stacked game; between a turbo and super turbo on pokerstars. So low M's is a big part of the game. I'm thinking that to mix it up I should develop some system that Harrington advocates for normal stack play(using his watch to dictate how to play certain hands) Perhaps even use the combination's of the cards suits as well. What are peoples opinions on this?

An example would be I am on the BB, everyone folded to me, the SB calls and I have 7 M with 75o; perhaps I should push this 40% of the time? How would I add player tendencies into this percentage?

[drmcboy]

Should be based on your image, not random. If it's a good shove make it 100%. As you say in OP after you have opened a lot you should assume people will call wider and shove better hands. Doing it this way you'll miss out on profitable shoves and still make bad ones X % of time.

[revolvingiris]

Just don't shove as wide into people who you think will call you light and shove wider into people who will call you too tight. Shoving is kind of a guessing game and there is no system that will get you there 100% of the way.

Its ok if someone calls you with K3 and you have 75..your still gonna win 35% of the time.

[drmcboy]

Yeah really as long as it isn't happening all the time you should be glad you're getting looked up light because it means you're shoving more or less the right amount. It's like bluffing the river (or anytime), if you never get caught you're not doing it enough.

I'm assuming in the hand posted you would have shoved most better Kx hands - so even though you feel owned when you have the 96s, you're now making him pay you off with much more marginal hands.

[FTR Bad Beat]

Wait a few hands until you either have a hand that may win or until you are in late. If you have a small stack your shove won't be respected through the mid to late positions acting after you.