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Second time I've played in this tournament now, the caliber of play seems pretty low, even to someone who doesn't play very many tournaments at all (me!). $30+5 entrance fee, 42 initial players, $1,500 starting chips, blinds increase every 15 minutes. Sorry if this post seems newbish but this is the second tournament I've ever played in.
Up until this point I have voluntarily put money in the pot twice, I completed my SB (blinds 25/50) with A5s after 7 limpers (is this ok?), and raised AA in EP 3x the BB (blinds 50/100) but got no action (do we show our hand here for image related reasons?). The blinds are now 100/200 and my chip stack is $1,350. I am 3 off the BB, and expect the blinds to increase perhaps 3 or so hands after they pass me. It's folded to me, and I insta-shove AQo. I'm one of the smaller stacks at the table, and there are probably about 20 players remaining. Standard City? |
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yup
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Yeah, this is standard, but it sound slike you aren't playing enough hands if this is only the 3rd hand you've played. at 100/200 with 1300 chips, I'm pushing a lot wider than AQ.
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What would you say your shoving range is in this situation?
I don't think I had any hands that were really viable (seriously running cold), but I don't play many tournaments. Here we have an M factor of a little over 4 right? Do we always open shove with an M factor >= 5? |
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Against more then just a couple opponents with your stack my open shove range is :
77+ 89s+ ATo+ A6s+ KQ and any two suited face cards Obviously if we are on the cutoff, button or BvB we are shoving much wider then this. -junyor |
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Yeah, this is standard, but it sound slike you aren't playing enough hands if this is only the 3rd hand you've played. at 100/200 with 1300 chips, I'm pushing a lot wider than AQ. [/ QUOTE ] Ditto |
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What would you say your shoving range is in this situation? [/ QUOTE ] You have under 7 BBs and a rock-tight image. Pretty sure I'm pushing 32o here unless the blinds are super deep stacked and/or are total calling stations. |
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Super standard shove, but if you are worried about shoving AQo here, you probably need to expand your range a little, at least mid-level.
Barry |
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Up until this point I have voluntarily put money in the pot twice, I completed my SB (blinds 25/50) with A5s after 7 limpers (is this ok?) [/ QUOTE ] Yes, you can complete here with a lot of hands (suited connectors, suited one gappers, offsuit connectors, etc). The more comfortable you are playing postflop, the more hands you can profitabily complete. [ QUOTE ] and raised AA in EP 3x the BB (blinds 50/100) but got no action (do we show our hand here for image related reasons?). [/ QUOTE ] You rarely have an image in these things (usually only when you're hyper aggro). People are only paying attention to what their cards are. FWIW I almost never show even in games where I think people are capable of building a read on me. [ QUOTE ] The blinds are now 100/200 and my chip stack is $1,350. I am 3 off the BB, and expect the blinds to increase perhaps 3 or so hands after they pass me. It's folded to me, and I insta-shove AQo. I'm one of the smaller stacks at the table, and there are probably about 20 players remaining. Standard City? [/ QUOTE ] It's been pretty well answered already but yes, this is super stanard and you should be pushing a fairly wide range especially if the players yet to act are at all tight. |
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