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Play down the stretch of the Stars $50k with me (Long)
I've started to get seriously into MTTs after playing strictly cash games for quite some time. I took a disappointing 11th in tonight's $50k on Stars, not to mention an 11th last night in FT's 50/50. As a result I saved any trouble hands I encountered tonight down the stretch and would greatly appreciate any and all feedback. I feel I still have alot to improve at and there's alot I don't know. On to the hands:
Hand 1: Is this a resteal often enough where I should be calling this? PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t5000 (7 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver) Hero (t114669) Button (t40585) SB (t185240) BB (t75054) UTG (t97740) MP1 (t75334) MP2 (t129380) Preflop: Hero is CO with J, A. 3 folds, Hero raises to t15500, 2 folds, BB raises to t75054, Hero folds. Final Pot: t33500 Hand 2: Standard call? PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t5000 (7 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver Cards) Hero (t97669) UTG (t49585) MP1 (t202740) MP2 (t91554) CO (t88240) Button (t65834) SB (t122380) Preflop: Hero is BB with , . 5 folds, SB raises to t121880, Hero calls t92169 (All-In). Hand 3: Should I be calling this or even pushing myself or do I have too many people behind me to act? PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t6000 (9 handed) internettexasholdem.com MP1 (t93831) MP2 (t85349) Hero (t194238) CO (t130445) Button (t98764) SB (t172667) BB (t165914) UTG (t243508) UTG+1 (t23611) Preflop: Hero is MP3 with 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], A [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 1 fold, UTG+1 raises to t23011, Hero folds. Hand 4: Should this be a fold pre? Given the way it played out is the cbet standard? PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t6000 (8 handed) internettexasholdem.com SB (t71031) BB (t68549) Hero (t177438) UTG+1 (t77764) MP1 (t325912) MP2 (t137503) CO (t292108) Button (t58022) Preflop: Hero is UTG with 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 2 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] Hero raises to t15000, 3 folds, CO calls t15000, 3 folds. Flop: (t34200) K [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 8 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], Q [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players) Hero bets t28400, CO folds. Final Pot: t62600 Hand 5: Standard? PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t6000 (7 handed) internettexasholdem.com CO (t66831) Button (t58349) Hero (t199038) BB (t76564) UTG (t324712) MP1 (t136303) MP2 (t346530) Preflop: Hero is SB with J [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], Q [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 5 folds, Hero raises to t198438 Hand 6: If UTG folds I'm shoving this myself. Does his raise change anything? PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t8000 (7 handed) internettexasholdem.com BB (t129462) UTG (t43349) Hero (t90043) MP2 (t162328) CO (t330912) Button (t129903) SB (t322330) Preflop: Hero is MP1 with Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], K [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] UTG raises to t24000, Hero folds. Hand 7: Standard? PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t8000 (6 handed) internettexasholdem.com CO (t115062) Hero (t75643) SB (t212077) BB (t345312) UTG (t127503) MP (t332730) Preflop: Hero is Button with 9 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], K [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 3 folds, Hero moves allin. Hand 8: Standard raise or open shove? PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t8000 (6 handed) internettexasholdem.com UTG (t113462) Hero (t90843) CO (t206477) Button (t331712) SB (t134703) BB (t331130) Preflop: Hero is MP with A [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], K [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 1 fold, Hero moves allin. Hand 9: Raise his limp? Bet the flop? PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t8000 (6 handed) internettexasholdem.com SB (t87062) Hero (t146843) UTG (t184877) MP (t402112) CO (t177903) Button (t209530) Preflop: Hero is BB with 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], Q [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] i]4 folds[/i], SB completes, Hero checks. Flop: (t16000) J [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 9 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 6 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players) SB checks, Hero checks. Turn: (t16000) 9 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players) SB bets t8000, Hero folds. Final Pot: t24000 Hand 10: Shove pre? PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t10000 (8 handed) internettexasholdem.com UTG+1 (t145662) MP1 (t49666) Hero (t192852) CO (t30579) Button (t438712) SB (t222539) BB (t350937) UTG (t227945) Preflop: Hero is MP2 with J [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], J [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] UTG raises to t26000, 2 folds, Hero calls t26000, 4 folds. Flop: (t59000) 2 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 7 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] UTG bets t30000, Hero folds. Final Pot: t89000 Hand 11: Do I need to be shoving this? PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t10000 (6 handed) internettexasholdem.com BB (t143662) Hero (t164852) MP (t389046) CO (t167873) Button (t333937) SB (t459522) Preflop: Hero is UTG with 7 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] Hero folds. Hand 12: Standard? PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t12000 (6 handed) internettexasholdem.com Hero (t122852) SB (t383288) BB (t359846) UTG (t241673) MP (t265475) CO (t473122) Preflop: Hero is Button with J [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], Q [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 3 folds, Hero raises to t121652 |
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Re: Play down the stretch of the Stars $50k with me (Long)
1 - w/o reads = fold.
2 - standard. 3 - fold. don't push. 4 - fold pre. good c bet. 5- standard. 6 - no, b/c of your low M, I'd still push. 7 & 8 - standard shoves. 9 - somewhat read dependent. will he defend? this is the most borderline hand you've posted. 10 - shove pf. 11 - no, don't push. 12 - standard. |
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Re: Play down the stretch of the Stars $50k with me (Long)
Hand 1 - Call. Those stack sizes are pretty good for him to resteal, & even if he's never "restealing" his range versus a CO open should be weak enough for AJ to have the required equity (you need to win <40%).
Hand 2 - His overshove is weird & probably fairly strong but AT is a call I think. Hand 3 & 6 Are both close & I like your decision...you'd be happy to get it in against the raiser but 4/5 people behind you tips the scales I think. Hand 4 - Fold preflop is probably best, as played cbet is fine. Hand 5 - Stack sizes are fairly borderline as to whether you can open push, I don't mind the shove if there are decent antes. Hand 7 - Fine Hand 8 - A standard raise would be standard there but with antes shoving is fine. Hand 9 - Read dependant & close on both decisions, readless I lean towards checking preflop because stack sizes aren't great for raising & are good for him to limp/shove & I lean towards betting flop because I'm overagressive. Hand 10 - I kind've like the way you played it, I'm shoving with <~150K chips Hand 11 - Too many chips to openshove, fold is fine Hand 12 - Fine |
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Re: Play down the stretch of the Stars $50k with me (Long)
#1. I generally raise ~2.5x blinds on Stars as soon as the antes kick in. As played, it depends on reads, but if I raise here, I'm not intending to fold to a shove from either short-stack behind.
#2 I would. AT is probably at the bottom of my calling range for a 20x open shove from the SB. Depends on reads though. #3 Messy. You're ahead of UTG's range but you can't call/fold and iso-ing and then either calling or folding or getting called is going to blow. Fold>raise>>>>>call IMO. #4 If you're raising this pf, then you have to c-bet to make it profitable. I would often open-fold if the table is stationy. #5 I think so. You don't want to encourage a resteal. #6 That's really tough. His shoving range should be very wide here and I'd reshove if he had shoved. In fact, I think a shove is good unless you have a read that they guy would only do this with QQ+, AK #7 Yeah #8 If we're ITM, I probably raise/call. I want to take the most +cEV line ITM with this stack. Shove any flop if you get flatted. #9 Very read-related. #10 If I don't shove pre, then I call the flop bet. #11 Not me but it's probably very close. #12 Yeah. Your late MTT game appears to be in good shape. |
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Re: Play down the stretch of the Stars $50k with me (Long)
There is nothing here that is glaringly wrong, I probably play all the hands the same way. On #11, I agree with registrar, I think you need to peel one off after the flop and hope that villain slows down. Icky spot and one I struggle with, but you are too deep to be Pushing against a UTG raise unless, of course, you have a read on UTG.
I also open fold 22. The ATo hand is close and I may need a read on villain to make this call. Probably the most interesting hand here is Hand 6, but I think UTG's raise to 24000 (as opposed to his entire stack) is telling. I fold it. Barry |
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