Here are a couple of typical spots in which I have trouble, because of my awkward stack sizes and marginal hands. Not sure whether I should play these pots at all, and if so, what is my plan.
I was recently moved to each of these tables, so no reads on the villains. For the hands that I did see, everyone seemed to be playing basic TAG.
Hand #1:
Poker Stars, $150 + $12 NL Hold'em Tournament, 100/200 Blinds, 8 Players
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Hand History Converter
MP1: 6,978
MP2: 5,145
Hero (CO): 3,230
BTN: 3,200
SB: 7,190
BB: 4,730
UTG: 5,127
UTG+1: 8,020
Pre-Flop: (300) 9
A
dealt to Hero (CO)
4 folds, Hero raises to 500, 2 folds, BB raises to 4,730 and is All-In, Hero ??
Hand #2:
Poker Stars, $150 + $12 NL Hold'em Tournament, 150/300 Blinds, 9 Players
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Hand History Converter
UTG+1: 8,353
Hero (UTG+2): 5,510
MP1: 16,525
MP2: 3,631
CO: 18,735
BTN: 1,745
SB: 18,805
BB: 6,570
UTG: 5,280
Pre-Flop: (585) 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] dealt to Hero (UTG+2)
2 folds, Hero raises to 800, 2 folds, CO raises to 18,720 and is All-In, 4 folds, Hero ??