STTF SNG->cash thread

[hoyasaxa]

It has been several months since i made the transition from sngs to cash. i have to say i much prefer cash these days. im winning much more money, and i no longer have the desire to kill small animals. if anyone is having trouble with the transition at uNL pm me, i can help you out from my experience making the transition (and its a doozy)

[microbet]

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villain is 36/19/1.75 after about 150 hands. No real history or reads.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $4 BB (5 handed) Hand History converter Courtesy of PokerZion.com

Button ($0)
<font color="#C00000">SB ($662.10)</font>
<font color="#C00000">Hero ($619.88)</font>
UTG ($378)
MP ($537.42)

Preflop: Hero is BB with Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP raises to $16</font>, SB calls $14, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $75</font>, MP folds, SB calls $59.

Flop: ($166) 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $154</font>, <font color="#CC3333">SB raises to $308</font>, Hero ????

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I don't think it's a fist pump. Hero bet full pot, not a bluff inducer and then villain min-raised. Being as he can't rule out some dangerous hands on your part like 99 or AhKh I don't know why he is minraising and that makes it hard to put him on a hand, but the minraise is weirder for a draw than a made hand isn't it? and I don't see this being anything you crush except maybe JJ. Seems like a really crazy spot for him to be just bluffing.

I'm not necessarily saying fold, but I can certainly see why you aren't happy.

[Jbrochu]

In my experience the min-raise in this spot is more often a big made hand like a set or 2-pair than it is a draw or something like AT.

[Jbrochu]

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It has been several months since i made the transition from sngs to cash. i have to say i much prefer cash these days. im winning much more money, and i no longer have the desire to kill small animals. if anyone is having trouble with the transition at uNL pm me, i can help you out from my experience making the transition (and its a doozy)

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I'm also enjoying cash so much more than tournaments.

I'm doing ok with the transition mostly because of this thread, aim buddies, and a good coach, but I'm still going to send you a pm because I would love to hear some of your insight about the experience because I still have a long way to go.

[DevinLake]

All min raises are not created equal.

In a single raise pot a min raised of my $22 cbet is to $44. Not a significant risk.

In this pot, his min raise is obv a much larger amount.

[DevinLake]

Results:

I thought for a second, re-evaluated stack sizes, and figured with the size of the pot and the texture of the flop, my equity was good enough to shove. So, that's what I did. He snap called and QQ&gt;KJhh.

I ran poker stove on this and unless his range is only sets, 2pr and straights, I'm better than the 31% equity I need for shoving to be correct.

[wuwei]

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Results:

I ran poker stove on this and unless his range is only sets, 2pr and straights, I'm better than the 31% equity I need for shoving to be correct.

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I think this is the key - the overlay is just too big to fold here. However, your point about not being that far ahead of stuff like KJh and T9 in an equity sense is important and people should pay attention to this.

[BHokie1]

Not a lot of hands on anyone at the table, but so far the raiser had not been involved in many pots, and the caller had been in most pots.

This is really a question about stack sizes, if I want to raise here - how much.

Putting shorty all in commits 1/2 of the callers stack, and notice the stacks behind me also, $6 and $12.

Basically if I re-raise preflop - I'm not folding to anyone after that, should I just put them all in now?

or is calling with position better?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (8 handed) Poker Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

CO ($16.95)
Hero ($24.65)
SB ($6.45)
BB ($12.05)
UTG ($38.40)
UTG+1 ($14.80)
MP1 ($4.30)
MP2 ($10.80)

Preflop: Hero is Button with Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP1 raises to $1</font>, MP2 calls $1, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Hero calls or raises ... how much?

[wuwei]

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Basically if I re-raise preflop - I'm not folding to anyone after that, should I just put them all in now?



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Calling would be pretty terrible in this spot. Raise for value - if MP2 likes to see flops, make him pay. There's no need to worry about putting them both in preflop, just make a pot sized raise and never fold postflop v. stacks this short.

[cha59]

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Results:

I thought for a second, re-evaluated stack sizes, and figured with the size of the pot and the texture of the flop, my equity was good enough to shove. So, that's what I did. He snap called and QQ&gt;KJhh.

I ran poker stove on this and unless his range is only sets, 2pr and straights, I'm better than the 31% equity I need for shoving to be correct.

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Is this a reasonable range?

Board: 8c Th 7h
Dead:

equity win tie pots won pots tied
Hand 0: 49.242% 48.39% 00.85% 69462 1225.00 { QdQh }
Hand 1: 50.758% 49.90% 00.85% 71638 1225.00 { 66+, AhKh, AhQh, AhJh, ATs, Ah9h, KhJh, KTs, Kh9h, QhJh, QTs, J9s+, T8s+, 98s, 87s, ATo, KTo, QTo, J9o+, T8o+, 98o, 87o }

I can see why you are not very happy about sticking it in there on that board, but with all that overlay it seems to me like there's only one correct decision. NH