16s: A couple of hands

[loxxii]

1. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (7 handed) Poker Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

CO (t3035)
Button (t1395)
SB (t1335)
BB (t1470)
UTG (t1470)
MP1 (t3420)
Hero (t1375)

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP1 raises to t120</font>, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, SB calls t105, <font color="#CC3333">BB raises to t1470</font>, MP1 calls t1350, SB folds.

Flop: (t3060) 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>

Turn: (t3060) 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>

River: (t3060) 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>

Final Pot: t3060

BB had AK. Is it too early for this, or is the overlay enough?

2. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (9 handed) Poker Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

BB (t1500)
UTG (t1355)
Hero (t1830)
MP1 (t1480)
MP2 (t640)
MP3 (t1450)
CO (t1840)
Button (t1935)
SB (t1470)

Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
<font color="#CC3333">UTG raises to t210</font>, Hero ?

He is loose, but I never seen him raise 7x. My best guess is AK, but maybe he had 55+, AJ+ and could call. I mean, how can you depend on FE when playing against calling stations?

3. PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t200 (6 handed) Poker Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

Hero (t1605)
SB (t1600)
BB (t1910)
UTG (t4195)
MP (t2785)
CO (t1405)

Preflop: Hero is Button with 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
<font color="#CC3333">UTG raises to t600</font>, Hero?

Is this usually a push?

[RexWoo]

1. looks good with 270 already in the pot

2. I don't know what he has here but it's time to know. I shove and make a note

3. this is nowhere near a push. fold this really quick. You have no folding equity and 8 BBs, this is a really bad situation to lose your stack.

[RexWoo]

To answer you question on 1. : as a very general guideline, I would tend to mostly call AK when the pot is &lt; 10% of my stack and always shove when it's &gt; 15%.