Pf-decision NLTRN

[fretelöo]

Going with my previous post... Is this fold correct? Match has just started, villain bluffed me out of a big pot and has 71/30/6 stats. No real reads yet, we're pretty early in the match (as the blinds indicate)

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t20 (2 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

Hero (t960)
Button (t2040)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
<font color="#CC3333">Button raises to t150</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>.

Final Pot: t170

I figured I can't afford to play for a big pot and while my hand fares favourably vs. his range, I can'T risk my whole stack by creating a 300+ pot.

On the other hand, I'm probably not a big enough fav. to justify a push.

[HokieGreg]

How aggressive has villain been preflop??? What buyin level is this??? Sharkscope stats can give you an idea of what kind of player villain is early in HU sngs for these kinds of spots.

If villain is the typical maniac fish at the low stakes (5-20 bi) then I don't mind a push at all.

[ChicagoRy]

Is 150 his standard PF raise size?

If so, push.

[ChicagoRy]

PokerStars Game #10458875735: Tournament #52987614, $100+$5 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level I (10/20) - 2007/06/16 - 02:43:46 (ET)
Table '52987614 1' 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: cROUNDER33 (2580 in chips)
Seat 2: Techie2000 (420 in chips)
Techie2000: posts small blind 10
cROUNDER33: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Techie2000: raises 40 to 60
cROUNDER33: raises 1440 to 1500
Techie2000: calls 360 and is all-in
*** FLOP *** [3c Tc Kc]
*** TURN *** [3c Tc Kc] [5c]
*** RIVER *** [3c Tc Kc 5c] [2s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
cROUNDER33: shows [Ah 9c] (a flush, King high)
Techie2000: shows [6h 8c] (a flush, King high - lower cards)
cROUNDER33 collected 840 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 840 | Rake 0
Board [3c Tc Kc 5c 2s]
Seat 1: cROUNDER33 (big blind) showed [Ah 9c] and won (840) with a flush, King high
Seat 2: Techie2000 (button) (small blind) showed [6h 8c] and lost with a flush, King high

[fretelöo]

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Is 150 his standard PF raise size?

If so, push.

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It's a $5 stars sng and yes, 150 was pretty standard for him. He was just an idiot; some hands later, when I got back to 1800:1200, I started limping some, which he would 3bet ai each time. So I limped with KK and he raised ai with 34o [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img].

About pushes: I think it was the NL beginners faq where they discuss advantages/disadvantages of shorstack strategies. And the general gist was, that while shortstacking takes away most of the difficult postflop decisions, it at the same time limits your edges as well, as you'll rarely be more than a 60:30 fav. vs. villains range.

So the thinking I came up myself for now was that I should try to avoid all-ins early on because I'll likely be able to magnify my edges by seeing flops...?

[HokieGreg]

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So the thinking I came up myself for now was that I should try to avoid all-ins early on because I'll likely be able to magnify my edges by seeing flops...?

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If you think you have a 60% edge in an all in situation early on it is worth taking them. It will increase your
$/hr. If you feel you have a huge edge over your opponent I think it can be ok to avoid early 60/40's or races, but I don't think your edge is as big as you think it is against this particular opponent. This strategy would work better against weak-tight players, but you are going to have trouble seeing a lot of flops against an opponent that is committing 10% of his stack preflop every hand.


Nit alert: If you limp otb and he pushes ai that is not a 3 bet. Sorry, I had to.