(33) Heads up check up
 

Just checking to see if these are standard?

PartyPoker, Big Blind is t400 (2 handed) Converter on pregopoker.com

Button (t3535)
Hero (t4465)

Preflop: Hero is in BB with 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]
Button calls t200, <font color="red">Hero raises to t4465</font>

PartyPoker, Big Blind is t500 (2 handed) Converter on pregopoker.com

Hero (t4145)
BB (t3855)

Preflop: Hero is in Button with K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]
<font color="red">Hero raises to t2250</font>, <font color="red">BB raises to t3355 (All-in)</font>, Hero calls t1355

Re: (33) Heads up check up
 

just open push the 2nd one. but yes, very standard.

Re: (33) Heads up check up
 

Par for the course. Not sure what you were trying to accomplish with the raise on hand 2. Just push all in.

Re: (33) Heads up check up
 

by the looks of these hands you need to get way more aggressive HU.
Neither of these are close decisions.

In the 2nd example there are actually relatively few hands that you should not push with.
And depending on the opponent, it may be correct to push every hand here!

Re: (33) Heads up check up
 

As to the first hand, whether the push is right depends on the villian's calling range. If this is a loose villian in a low stakes game, maybe it's a good play, but with the short stack having 17 BBs, I make my standard 3xBB raise.

EDIT: Thanks to pudge for catching my misread. Push.

As to the second hand, it appears that you are not yet familar with the results of the simulations by eastbay, dethgrind, etc. regarding optimal push/call strategies. Start reading many of the threads on the subject. I would simply push this hand. The raise is a good play if and only if you expected the villian to fold to a push, but push over the top of your raise.

The Shadow

Re: (33) Heads up check up
 

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As to the first hand, whether the push is right depends on the villian's calling range. If this is a loose villian in a low stakes game, maybe it's a good play, but with the short stack having 17 BBs, I make my standard 3xBB raise.



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Blinds are 200/400 in the first hand. Hero has 11bb and villian has about 9