first hand on a HU SNG, opponent pushes. your play?

[BadLieutenant]

if buy-in <$10 TT+,AK,AQ

[Eyal]

2 possible senarios :
1. He's a donkey
2. He may be a good player who got a monster on first round
and wants you to think hes a donkey and call him.

Ancwer : In both scenarios you have no reason to call him on the first round if you dont have a monster yourself.
Just wait and see how he continues, if he's a donkey youll have plenty more opportunities to bust him

[Eyal]

Note: you wont make money on the long run like ppl here are saying having lets say TT vs AK because you are paying an entry fee for the SNG.

[FGators]

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You guys are ridiculous.

TT+ AQs+ AKo would be instacalls for me.

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This is about my range. You cannot pass up a chance with a pair like 10s or Js since this guy could be total lunatic pushing with unders or connectors.

He could be high/drunk and getting a kick out of pushing all in "blind" the first hand.

I would even be tempted to call with a wider range including AQ and AJs.

[FeNeF]

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You guys are ridiculous.

TT+ AQs+ AKo would be instacalls for me.

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This is about my range. You cannot pass up a chance with a pair like 10s or Js since this guy could be total lunatic pushing with unders or connectors.

He could be high/drunk and getting a kick out of pushing all in "blind" the first hand.

I would even be tempted to call with a wider range including AQ and AJs.

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Yah me too, the range I gave would be the range I would ALWAYS call with. 99/AQo etc. would probably depend on my mood.

[AntonHeat]

buy-in would matter for me alot

[Jason Strasser (strassa2)]

open push here is generally absolutely nothing. I call with a very wide range, unless I know this opponent is known for doing this with big hands. I probably call 99 plus and AQ plus

[Lothario]

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2 possible senarios :
1. He's a donkey
2. He may be a good player who got a monster on first round
and wants you to think hes a donkey and call him.

Ancwer : In both scenarios you have no reason to call him on the first round if you dont have a monster yourself.
Just wait and see how he continues, if he's a donkey youll have plenty more opportunities to bust him

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Bingo

[PE101]

I keep pretty good notes on tourney players. I've found them especially helpful in heads-up play - I find a much higher likelyhood of seeing a player frequently in HU play.

If I don't have any notes on a player, I probably would not call with less the KK. If I know him - different story...

[Mr.JR]

What if you make a standard raise on the button on the 1st hand, and they push all-in?

What do you call with with 100BB starting stacks?
What if you started with 50BB starting stacks?

Assume $20 buy-in.