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Old 02-23-2007, 06:15 PM
Potowame Potowame is offline
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Default Re: 4/180 22 UTG with smallstack

I don't want to seem mean here but I have to blast you, because your thinking is crazy in terms of equity.

Let me get to my point the go back with other information. First stand alone 22 has -ev against any range of hands that is going to call a push, but to improve the hands equity in the pot you have to compenstate this by making the calling range smaller and giving yourself fold equity from many hands you want to fold ie. 33-99 , QJ-A10 ect.

So basically , your hand gains equity in the pot by forcing most hands out, where as calling a push with 22 is only giving you the equity that the hand has against that players pushing range. Which is usually very bad.

So you turned a possible +ev situation (on a tight table) into a deffinate -ev situation planning on limping with the plan to call a push.

But as for 22 UTG, I think its agout 50/50 here, but I would just fold. I think any two push from button or small blind is much better.
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