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vixticator · #**1199** 08-11-2007, 10:18 PM

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I was considering maybe giving Heads Up SNG's a shot - I have looked in the HU forum, but can't seem to find much info for HU beginners. Does anyone have any good posts to look at?

[/ QUOTE ]I can give you some advice on the micro HU SNG's, the HU forum is definitely for higher stakes. IMO early you need to find out what you are up against. I limp OTB often at the start just to see how they respond, most opponents are so incredibly bad you can get a good feel for how long the match will last within 10 hands (assuming it lasts this long). You can also start out raising but this makes them play faster and increases variance quite a bit. If you get past level one, or whenever you have a solid read you need to open up accordingly or sometimes fold more. The best strategy is really to have none, just play what feels right against that player--this is biggest difference from 6max IMO.

Most of them take under 40 hands, it's rare to go beyond level 3... majority end on level 1. If I believe I am in control of the match and have a chip lead I try play small ball and chip away, get a feel for how often they are bluffing and how thin you can value bet.

The game is really opponent specific. In my experience at the $5 level most want to see a flop and cannot ever get away from middle pair, they will stack off with it frequently. Play big hands fast. Fold rags OTB, they automatically think this means weak/tight. Don't inflate the pot out of position, I c/c OOP more and c/r with air every now and then (when it makes sense) just to keep them guessing. A good number of opponents do figure out they are being outplayed and start open shoving, it's easy to get it in with the best of it now you just need to have it hold up.

Etc, etc. I like head's up a lot.

Just won another one that went exactly like this but went on 73 hands... here are a few key hands:

Hand #10. First 9 hands were either taken PF, c/f flop or b/f. I thought my hand was good on turn but typical players will represent a deuce here when you check. River was irrelevent, maybe folding to a spade but calling all else. What he has here will help me put the puzzle together.
Hero (t1470)
Button (t1530)

Preflop: Hero is BB with T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
Button calls t10, Hero checks.

Flop: (t40) 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets t30, Button calls t30.

Turn: (t100) 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets t40, Hero calls t40.

River: (t180) 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets t100, Hero calls t100.

Final Pot: t380

Results in white below: 
Hero has Ts 3h (two pair, tens and twos).
Button has 6s Qs (one pair, twos).
Outcome: Hero wins t380. 

Hand #16: Nothing since 10. My read is now that he will float and bet when checked to, will call with no hand and no draw. Ace rag is raise sometimes, check others in BB. I'm still trying to figure him out, playing smallball. River is possible value bet but I think he will bet if I check. He called flop/turn with nut low and didn't bluff river. This will be a fun match.
Hero (t1650)
Button (t1350)

Preflop: Hero is BB with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
Button calls t10, Hero checks.

Flop: (t40) J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets t30, Button calls t30.

Turn: (t100) T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets t60, Button calls t60.

River: (t220) 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero checks, Button checks.

Final Pot: t220

Results in white below: 
Hero has Ah 4h (two pair, aces and eights).
Button has 3c 2c (one pair, eights).
Outcome: Hero wins t220. 

Hand #27: I made a silly play a few hands between and won medium pot, bluffed river with ten high. He raises/limps about 30/70. I believe he 3bet once before and I folded, this time I want to see flop and see what happens. TPGK is a monster HU, I'm not folding this but sometimes I will call the flop, I figured he would call shove.
Hero (t1860)
BB (t1140)

Preflop: Hero is Button with K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
Hero raises to t60, BB raises to t200, Hero calls t140.

Flop: (t400) Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
BB bets t260, Hero raises to t1660, BB folds.

Final Pot: t920

Hand #31. He moved in PF three hands in a row. I called PF to induce a push and fold, because that's what I want him to do with this stack sizes. Still first level, t10 is worthless. I used a bit of my timebank on flop because AA/QQ/JJ is possible here, he would have shoved all other pairs PF along with Kx+ IMO. Kind of surprised he had an Ace here, thought I'd be up against hand like 96o.
Hero (t2290)
BB (t710)

Preflop: Hero is Button with T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
Hero calls t10, BB checks.

Flop: (t40) K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
BB bets t690 (All-In), Hero calls t690.

Turn: (t1420) 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: (t1420) 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: t1420

Results in white below: 
BB has 2c Ah (straight, five high).
Hero has Ts 3s (two pair, kings and threes).
Outcome: BB wins t1420. 

He stopped shoving after that and got to level two, I again developed a 2:1 lead and he pushed two pair on river into my straight. Game over. Don't let suckouts bother you, just chip away again.