wrong push?

Hi, what do you think about this hand, was it maybe better to rise and then fold the opponent's push?


PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t200 (4 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

SB (t2385)
BB (t5420)
UTG (t4000)
Hero (t1695)

Preflop: Hero is Button with 9, A.
1 fold, Hero raises to t1695, SB raises to t2385, BB calls t2185.

Flop: (t6465) K, Q, 8 (3 players)

Turn: (t6465) J (3 players)

River: (t6465) 4 (3 players)

Final Pot: t6465

by the way...
lost to kq

No, I'd just shove.

This is fine. Get SNGPT or SNG Wiz (this has a 30 day free trial), it will tell you the answers to these sorts of situations. Post the hands on here to check the ranges you are using.

Originally Posted by giallorosso

by the way...
lost to kq

Apart from the fact you lost, you should be happy then because you got your chips in with the best hand...

Originally Posted by taipan168

This is fine. Get SNGPT or SNG Wiz (this has a 30 day free trial), it will tell you the answers to these sorts of situations. Post the hands on here to check the ranges you are using.

Originally Posted by giallorosso

by the way...
lost to kq

Apart from the fact you lost, you should be happy then because you got your chips in with the best hand...

Did you have the best hand, who had KQ, SB or BB? What did the other player have?

Push push push push, insta

Thanks everyone,
SB called with Ak
bb called with kq and won the pot

Ah, well then you didn't actually get it in with the best hand but it's still a shove none the less. What an idiot calling with KQ.

Originally Posted by giallorosso

Hi, what do you think about this hand, was it maybe better to rise and then fold the opponent's push?

Hi giallorosso, welcome to the forums.

To answer your question: This is an easy shove. Also teach yourself to stop caring what happens right after you make the push. Your line of thinking should be: 'This is +EV to shove, so I shove, I don't care what happens, next table'.

Originally Posted by johnny_fish

To answer your question: This is an easy shove. Also teach yourself to stop caring what happens right after you make the push. Your line of thinking should be: 'This is +EV to shove, so I shove, I don't care what happens, next table'.

I had the same situation at the final table of a 180 sng last night. I had 13K chips at 800/1600 blind level, and when it folded down to me in the cutoff I instapushed A9. Of course the button called with AA and I finished 9th. I didn't care. I made the right decision long term.

Also teach yourself to stop caring what happens right after you make the push. Your line of thinking should be: 'This is +EV to shove, so I shove, I don't care what happens, next table'.[/quote]

Of course the button called with AA and I finished 9th. I didn't care. I made the right decision long term.[/quote]


the above statements pretty much sums it up. It took me a awhile to accept, but keep making decsions that are in the long term profitable and screw the short term results.