I'm playing STTs again...and I suck again...a few $6.50 AK hands

Prodigy54321 · #1 06-05-2007, 07:43 AM

hey gents...it seems I have forgotten how to play STTs..I can't seem to scrape out better than a 6% ROI at the FT $6.50s...

and since I'm too lazy to get a "real job"..I better figure out how to destroy low buyin STTs again [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

I will likely be lumping some hands into one post (like this one)..as I will be posting a decent amount of hands over the next few days..I know we don't like that, but I think it is best in this case.

thanks in advance

1st of all, should I be open raising more than 3xBB...is 4xBB (or more perhaps?) best in early position? most positions?

hand 1) it's push or fold, right? I ws tempted to push...the $6.50's are crazy..this could be a decent A or any PP somewhat often..not sure if it's still a big nono to effectively call allin with AK this early though

hand 2) I should bet out on the flop?

hand 3) I was lost...can calling and getting in one pretty much any A or K board be best? the 9xBB raise caught me off guard..so I played it safe and folded

hand 5) just not sure about when I should be c-betting against opponents who don't ever seem to fold.

******* Hand 1 ********

Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Tournament
Blinds: t15/t30
9 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
UTG: t1500
Hero: t1500
MP1: t1340
MP2: t1500
MP3: t1340
CO: t1500
Button: t1340
SB: t1980
BB: t1500

Pre-flop: (9 players) Hero is UTG+1 with K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
UTG calls t30 (pot was t45), Hero raises to t120, MP1 folds, MP2 raises to t600, 6 folds, Hero folds.
Uncalled bets: t480 returned to MP2.

Results:
Final pot: t315

******* Hand 2 ********

Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Tournament
Blinds: t15/t30
9 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
Hero: t1500
UTG+1: t1965
MP1: t1440
MP2: t1260
MP3: t1440
CO: t1440
Button: t1485
SB: t1470
BB: t1500

Pre-flop: (9 players) Hero is UTG with K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]
Hero raises to t90, UTG+1 folds, MP1 raises to t150, MP2 calls t150 (pot was t285), 3 folds, SB calls t135 (pot was t435), BB folds, Hero calls t60 (pot was t570).

Flop: K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (t630, 4 players)
SB checks, Hero checks, MP1 bets t630, MP2 calls t630 (pot was t1260), SB folds, Hero folds.

Turn: 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (t1890, 2 players)
MP1 is all-in t660, MP2 calls all-in t480.
Uncalled bets: t180 returned to MP1.

River: J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (t2850, 0 player + 2 all-in - Main pot: t2850)

Results:
Final pot: t2850

******* Hand 3 ********

Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Tournament
Blinds: t15/t30
9 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
UTG: t1500
UTG+1: t1440
MP1: t1500
MP2: t1500
Hero: t1500
CO: t1470
Button: t1830
SB: t1440
BB: t1320

Pre-flop: (9 players) Hero is MP3 with K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]
UTG calls t30 (pot was t45), UTG+1 calls t30 (pot was t75), MP1 folds, MP2 raises to t270, Hero folds, 2 folds, SB calls t255 (pot was t375), BB folds, UTG calls t240 (pot was t630), UTG+1 folds.

Flop: 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (t870, 3 players)
SB checks, UTG checks, MP2 is all-in t1230, 2 folds.
Uncalled bets: t1230 returned to MP2.

Results:
Final pot: t870

******* Hand 4 ********

Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Tournament
Blinds: t15/t30
9 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
Hero: t1500
UTG+1: t1575
MP1: t1620
MP2: t1500
MP3: t1485
CO: t2070
Button: t1350
SB: t900
BB: t1500

Pre-flop: (9 players) Hero is UTG with K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
Hero raises to t90, 4 folds, CO calls t90 (pot was t135), Button calls t90 (pot was t225), SB calls t75 (pot was t315), BB folds.

Flop: 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (t390, 4 players)
SB checks, Hero checks, CO checks, Button checks.

Turn: 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (t390, 4 players)
SB checks, Hero checks, CO checks, Button bets t180, SB folds, Hero folds, CO folds.
Uncalled bets: t180 returned to Button.

Results:
Final pot: t390

******* Hand 5 ********

Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Tournament
Blinds: t15/t30
9 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
UTG: t1500
UTG+1: t1660
MP1: t1500
MP2: t1500
Hero: t1500
CO: t1500
Button: t1370
SB: t1470
BB: t1500

Pre-flop: (9 players) Hero is MP3 with K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]
4 folds, Hero raises to t90, CO folds, Button calls t90 (pot was t135), SB folds, BB calls t60 (pot was t225).

Flop: 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (t285, 3 players)
BB checks, Hero checks, Button checks.

Turn: 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (t285, 3 players)
BB checks, Hero checks, Button bets t285, BB folds, Hero folds.
Uncalled bets: t285 returned to Button.

Results:
Final pot: t285

LayZ · #2 06-05-2007, 08:00 AM

1+2 fine. In #1 you have no fold equity, so half the power of your AK is gone.

3 I shove, you often get called by worse aces. A fold isn't bad here though. The raise is donklike so I suspect you are ahead.

4+5 standard. No point cbetting with AK high with this many players as someone will call.

ger664 · #3 06-05-2007, 09:20 AM

Take this as is. I wish I could get 6% ROI @ $6.50 on FT. Currently @ 3% but at least its +$. Thank god for bonus + RB.

Hand 1. Fold we have no FE and no dead money.
Hand 2. Shove. Too much dead money here and OOP against the re-raiser.
Hand 3. I am at sea myself so would like to here what others think.
Hand 4+5. Standard

Only consider the 4x BB raise if you think that you can increase your +$EV. I think it does not, you want weaker Aces and Kings calling here so that you can stack them the times you hit the flop.

RexWoo · #4 06-05-2007, 09:58 AM

1. Good fold
2. I push, the pot is super big + you might well have the best hand
3. I might push with 300+ already in the pot
4. I like it. A cbet would be bad on this flop vs 3 opponents
5. Good

sixfour · #5 06-05-2007, 10:14 AM

1+3 I push preflop, 4+5 look standard.

2's a bit awkward, I think I just shove it and hope we're good. I don't like the minraise/coldcall action that happened behind us, but I think we're good often enough here to make a shove OK. I'd prefer to bet about 400, but the pot's too big in relation to our stack for that really.

LayZ · #6 06-05-2007, 10:23 AM

Upon rereading #2 is obvious shove.

mondonman · #7 06-05-2007, 11:18 AM

#1 no FE meh. I push this in a 6.50 and expect to see random hands often
#2 push pf
#3 pot is a bit small, but I prolly still push this
#4 #5 stdrd