Stars $11 10 min levels - 3 hands

bluffbetter · #1 11-25-2006, 07:51 AM

HAND 1) Is this fold OK?

Poker Stars
No Limit Holdem Tournament
Blinds: t75/t150
9 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
UTG: t3350
UTG+1: t3305
bluffgood: t2655
MP2: t1925
MP3: t5680
CO: t2930
Button: t5145
SB: t9900
BB: t7645

Pre-flop: (9 players) bluffgood is MP1 with 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]
2 folds, bluffgood folds, 3 folds, Button raises to t450, 2 folds.
Uncalled bets: t300 returned to Button.

HAND 2)

Is this a good place to call with position. I think I play too tight and this looks like a good place to call with a chance of either hitting or betting after checks.

Poker Stars
No Limit Holdem Tournament
Blinds: t100/t200
9 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
UTG: t2580
UTG+1: t5520
MP1: t12225
MP2: t6270
MP3: t3125
CO: t3005
bluffgood: t2405
SB: t1725
BB: t5680

Pre-flop: (9 players) bluffgood is Button with 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]
UTG calls t200 (pot was t300), UTG+1 calls t200 (pot was t500), 4 folds, bluffgood folds, SB calls t100 (pot was t700), BB checks.

HAND 3)

Was this a really weak fold? With the antes I guess his range could be quite loose with an M of 4.

Poker Stars
No Limit Holdem Tournament
Blinds: t100/t200
(Ante: t25)
9 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
UTG: t7215
UTG+1: t2025
MP1: t6400
bluffgood: t5410
MP3: t4143
CO: t6460
Button: t2455
SB: t8200
BB: t14225

Pre-flop: (9 players) bluffgood is MP2 with A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]
UTG folds, UTG+1 raises all-in t2000, MP1 folds, bluffgood folds, 5 folds.
Uncalled bets: t1800 returned to UTG+1.

Results:
Final pot: t725

Mi_T_Sharp · #2 11-25-2006, 08:18 AM

1) Fold is fine. Limping to try to create a multiway pot for set value is good on a weak table. You don't have enough chips to raise in EP with your stack at an agressive table, generally. However, you can get away with it sometimes if the table is right. If you are not comfortable playing weak hands OOP, then just fold it.

2) Depends. Generally, you would fold Q8s here. You have 12 BBs, which is not enough to be taking flops with marginal hands. If you were to play this pot, it shouldn't be for the chance to see a flop and maybe hit Q8s really hard on it. You don't have enough chips to play that way at all in this hand. In situations like this, a push may be in order, because you can often take down a nice little pot. Or, you may feel that you can call and take it down after the flop since you have position. However, this is all dependant on table dynamics and stack sizes, etc....so I would just say fold here in general.

3) You have to push here. You are definately a favorite against his range. Yes this fold is weak.

Fiksdal · #3 11-25-2006, 08:20 AM

Hand 1 and 2 are fine.

Hand 3 is indeed too weak, being ahead of UTG+1's range, you should have pushed all-in to isolate him.

bluffbetter · #4 11-25-2006, 08:40 AM

Thanks for the replies. Is a good range for hand 3 99+ AQ+ ?
I guess the reason I folded AK is that a lot of players at this level don't know much about M and so to the pusher it may just be seen as a 10BB push so it may well be a decent pair.

In hand 2 how big would my stack and the other stacks in the hand need to be with these blinds to call with a marginal hand in late position? And what sort of range would you call with?

Fiksdal · #5 11-25-2006, 08:52 AM

[ QUOTE ]

Thanks for the replies. Is a good range for hand 3 99+ AQ+ ?
I guess the reason I folded AK is that a lot of players at this level don't know much about M and so to the pusher it may just be seen as a 10BB push so it may well be a decent pair.

[/ QUOTE ]

The assumptions you are taking here are wrong. Donks are more likely to miniraise JJ+ from ep with 10bb stack, than pushing, which is the correct play. Range for villain assuming no reads? 77+, A9+, A8s+, KT+

[ QUOTE ]

In hand 2 how big would my stack and the other stacks in the hand need to be with these blinds to call with a marginal hand in late position? And what sort of range would you call with?

[/ QUOTE ]

If you and several of the limpers had more than t6000, I could limp behind in this hand. A fold is OK regardless how deep you are though. Assuming > t6000 stacks, I am limping behing with 22-TT, suited connectors better than 34s, some semi-suited connectors, and maybe some other stuff that looked pretty at the moment.

With the stack you did have in the actual hand, there is no hand I am limping with. If I have a hand I would like to play, I go all-in.