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Old 10-09-2007, 11:33 AM
Rodolphe Rodolphe is offline
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Default 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
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Old 10-09-2007, 01:41 PM
eurythmech eurythmech is offline
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Default Re: 16$: AQo

Fold preflop
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Old 10-09-2007, 03:21 PM
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Default 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.

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Old 10-09-2007, 04:24 PM
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Default Re: 16$: AQo

unless utg opener is a total spewtard (like 50/30 or something ridiculous), it's a fold.
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Old 10-09-2007, 04:30 PM
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spewtard LOL NH!
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Old 10-09-2007, 04:42 PM
Rodolphe Rodolphe is offline
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Default Re: 16$: AQo

Thanks for your answers.
And with AKo, is it good to just call ?
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Old 10-10-2007, 12:26 AM
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Default 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.
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Old 10-10-2007, 12:43 AM
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Default 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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Old 10-10-2007, 02:42 AM
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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.
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Old 10-10-2007, 07:06 AM
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Default 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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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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