27: i can't win

Jshuttlesworth · #1 03-30-2007, 05:03 PM

Judging by my recent results, I have completely forgotten how to play SnGs. pls help me suck less.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t600 (4 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

Button (t3040)
Hero (t2870)
BB (t3780)
UTG (t3810)

Preflop: Hero is SB with J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
<font color="#CC3333">UTG raises to t1800</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>,

Kevin8423 · #2 03-30-2007, 05:08 PM

Shove you have less than 5BB and hes probably raising a fairly wide range here.

Is this player ever shoving pf or is a raise like this standard? Maybe if this is one of the few times its a raise over a shove then a fold is a possibility.

Jshuttlesworth · #3 03-30-2007, 05:17 PM

this was his standard opening raise

blowbubbles · #4 03-30-2007, 05:25 PM

Well then it's probably time for a push. Your alternative is to wait for the next hand and push any two in an unopened pot?

But on the other hand, one of my leaks is to compete in raised pots with unmade hands, and even though there are a lot of crapcard raisin going on of course, this bubble with 4 fairly equally large stacks might not be the spot..

Marwan · #5 03-30-2007, 05:27 PM

push, embrace the bubble

DerrtySlime · #6 03-30-2007, 05:28 PM

shove. his range is wide and JAs plays well.

Sparta45 · #7 03-30-2007, 05:29 PM

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push, embrace the bubble

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Jshuttlesworth · #8 03-30-2007, 05:31 PM

k.. i shoved and he showed POCKET ACES... CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT! WHO WOULD EVER RAISE THE NUTS. I guess this is what they mean by "cooler"

Sparta45 · #9 03-30-2007, 05:35 PM

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k.. i shoved and he showed POCKET ACES... CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT! WHO WOULD EVER RAISE THE NUTS. I guess this is what they mean by "cooler"

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BBV

SlackerMcFly · #10 03-30-2007, 06:07 PM

You said that it was his standard opening raise. Meaning he had been doing this with air and with monsters, effectively disguising his hands.

It worked on you and maybe there is something to be learned from it???? You didn't get bad beat, you got outplayed.

FWIW, I raised 6bb deep in a MTT last night with AQ, got one caller. Flop was AQ9, I bet 1.5x the pot, he shoved I called. He flipped 89o. Turn: 8. River: 9. Bye bye Slacker.