16$: AQo
 

Standard ?


PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t50 (8 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

UTG+1 (t1310)
MP1 (t2720)
Hero (t1455)
CO (t1493)
Button (t1557)
SB (t2970)
BB (t755)
UTG (t1240)

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
<font color="#CC3333">UTG raises to t150</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, Hero calls t150, <font color="#666666">4 folds</font>.

Flop: (t375) 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">UTG bets t150</font>, Hero folds.

Final Pot: t375

Re: 16$: AQo
 

Fold preflop

Re: 16$: AQo
 

ditto - fold pre flop!

AQ is a speculative hand this early in a tournament. All you want to do is survive until you get to t100.

Anything you win is a bonus as long as you do not risk ANYTHING. Any bad beat, any chance to lose a hand before t100 is bad play.

If I can get to t100 with 1300 chips I'm in good position to get in the money! Remember - MOST of the time players go into a shell when the chips start to actually mean something

As they get tighter you should get more aggressive. Knowing that they are now only playing premium hands and staying away from all others.

You can stay to be aggressive with AQ then knowing they are afraid to lose.

Re: 16$: AQo
 

unless utg opener is a total spewtard (like 50/30 or something ridiculous), it's a fold.

Re: 16$: AQo
 

spewtard LOL NH!

Re: 16$: AQo
 

Thanks for your answers.
And with AKo, is it good to just call ?

Re: 16$: AQo
 

stats vs opponent would be nice. Flatting w/ AK is ok. Depends on the opponent. Vs a regular who is only opening like TT+, AK, I probably can find a fold. I switch between raises to 450 and shoving (read dependent obv).

Re: 16$: AQo
 

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ditto - fold pre flop!

AQ is a speculative hand this early in a tournament.

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LOL.

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All you want to do is survive until you get to t100.

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I don't mind doubling up if I can though.

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Anything you win is a bonus as long as you do not risk ANYTHING. Any bad beat, any chance to lose a hand before t100 is bad play.

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This is just wrong. Webster would have you fold AA with this advice.

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If I can get to t100 with 1300 chips I'm in good position to get in the money! Remember - MOST of the time players go into a shell when the chips start to actually mean something

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This is wrong too. In my experience, few players adjust much at all before the blinds get very high.

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As they get tighter you should get more aggressive. Knowing that they are now only playing premium hands and staying away from all others.

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How do you explain the tards who keep calling me with QT then?

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You can stay to be aggressive with AQ then knowing they are afraid to lose.


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At t100, they are generally as scared of losing as they were at t20.

Re: 16$: AQo
 

oh drzen laying the smackdeeheeezyyy. I'm folding this pf vs most guys, but Webster, no one said anything about not being allowed to accumulate early. You should spend the entire sng accumulating.

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oh drzen laying the smackdeeheeezyyy.

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I know, I know. It's like kicking a cripple, but what can you do?

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I'm folding this pf vs most guys, but Webster, no one said anything about not being allowed to accumulate early. You should spend the entire sng accumulating.

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If he'd stuck to saying that you should not risk more than the reward merits, we'd all be nodding in agreement. But saying don't risk anything because they all suddenly become as tight as gnats' chuffs at t100 is bad advice, pure and simple.

Re: 16$: AQo
 

Yea Webster is wrong. The objective is definitely not to get to t100 with 1300 chips.

Re: 16$: AQo
 

I fold preflop except against v loose villain.

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ditto - fold pre flop!

AQ is a speculative hand this early in a tournament.

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true

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All you want to do is survive until you get to t100.

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I don't mind doubling up if I can though. But this isn't the hand/spot to do it.

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Anything you win is a bonus as long as you do not risk ANYTHING. Any bad beat, any chance to lose a hand before t100 is bad play.

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This is sometimes true, this particular hand would be much easier to understand w/ some history/stats on villain.

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If I can get to t100 with 1300 chips I'm in good position to get in the money! Remember - MOST of the time players go into a shell when the chips start to actually mean something

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This is wrong too. In my experience, few players adjust much at all before the blinds get very high. But this is only because I either don't play tons and tons of SnGs at this level, or I don't pay enough attention.

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As they get tighter you should get more aggressive. Knowing that they are now only playing premium hands and staying away from all others.

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How do you explain the tards who keep calling me with QT then? Granted, they are less frequent than what Webster is talking about, especially since w/o stats/history, we have to assume that this isn't a tard that is going to be calling w/ QT.

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You can stay to be aggressive with AQ then knowing they are afraid to lose.


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At t100, they are generally as scared of losing as they were at t20.

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ditto - fold pre flop!

AQ is a speculative hand this early in a tournament.

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true

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All you want to do is survive until you get to t100.

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I don't mind doubling up if I can though. But this isn't the hand/spot to do it.

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Anything you win is a bonus as long as you do not risk ANYTHING. Any bad beat, any chance to lose a hand before t100 is bad play.

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This is sometimes true, this particular hand would be much easier to understand w/ some history/stats on villain.

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If I can get to t100 with 1300 chips I'm in good position to get in the money! Remember - MOST of the time players go into a shell when the chips start to actually mean something

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This is wrong too. In my experience, few players adjust much at all before the blinds get very high. But this is only because I either don't play tons and tons of SnGs at this level, or I don't pay enough attention.

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As they get tighter you should get more aggressive. Knowing that they are now only playing premium hands and staying away from all others.

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How do you explain the tards who keep calling me with QT then? Granted, they are less frequent than what Webster is talking about, especially since w/o stats/history, we have to assume that this isn't a tard that is going to be calling w/ QT.

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You can stay to be aggressive with AQ then knowing they are afraid to lose.


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At t100, they are generally as scared of losing as they were at t20.

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drzen. hilarious. and also true.

Re: 16$: AQo
 

fold pre as already mentioned.

I agree that you should play very tight early in a SNG but my results would definetively be much, much worse if I would follow websters adive!!!

Re: 16$: AQo
 

I think you can play AQ, but with caution.
You get often paid by AJ- if or JJ- if you flop TP even in 16's in my experience.
Just fold it to a reraise.

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I think you can play AQ, but with caution.
You get often paid by AJ- if or JJ- if you flop TP even in 16's in my experience.
Just fold it to a reraise.

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maybe if it was a late position raiser, but to an under the gun raiser this is a pretty easy fold IMO