Hi,

I usually play 6-max ZOOM cash, and as a result, I am not so knowledgable with MTT/Shortstack play in general. Any help with the below hands would be of great help. Sorry if I miss any info you may need out - cheers!

1. Vs reg. No other info.
Pre: Is this a get in pre? I believe I had already got into the money so there may not be so much ICM (correct me if I'm wrong - I probably am in some way!)


2. Vs reg. No other info.
Pre: Always calling or can we 4b-gii or just 4bjam?
Flop: Are we supposed to just lead flop for 2/3 and jam any turn? As played, I was hoping on xjamming...
Turn: Hate my bet. But maybe I am just being results orientated
River: Meh... put him on AK/AA and couldn't find enough bluffs.


3. Vs reg. No other info.
Pre: Do we ever 3b? And if we do, what do we do vs 4b's/4bjams?

Hand 1. People tend to punt in 6max, esp regs, I guess folding pre is way to nitty (but RIO tho) and NO gii pre is way too ambitious unless we have some reads.
As played fold flop w/ low spr, even vs that sizing.
Hand 2. Is kinda interesting, flop I would x/r (not x/jamm) but depends on his sizing.
As played I like your turn sizing , which I would w/ my range (sets,2p and draws) , now is he really going for a thin vbet w/ AK? (I doubt it )
AA, maybe but I expect most people to cbet such a coordinated flop, might see him x/back w/ As but we block that, but maybe some weird 2p that he 3bet bluff, like AT or most likely KQ, but then again we block those pretty hard , idk weird line, prob correct to fold , cus can't came up w/ to many bluffs tho . (It will be interested to see what others think about this hand)
Hand 3. You played it perfectly fine.


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+1 good reasoning as well ^^. I mostly agree.

Think hand 3 you should use a slightly bigger bet sizing. Hand 1 is just a fold otf. There really arent any turns you can continue on

Hello,

Hand 1: I hate these spots,too: 25 BB UTG with KQs. I think that if you decide to open this, you might as well get in in pre. Pretty much a table-based decision.

Hand 2: I'm kinda old school, but re-raising your UTG open seems strong to me. That said I wouldn't try to get 45 BBs in pre. Calling is fine with me, altough sometimes I might even fold here. As played, his check on the flop is weird. He has shown strengh and now doesn't bet this very wet board? I can't see how any thinking player would do this, this feels like a fish trying to hide his monster (aka JJ or TT). But we don't know for sure, he could have AK of hearts and just be afraid. But whatever we put him on, I wouldn't bet the turn. We still have so many outs – even if he has the set–, x/jam would be my play, cause stack sizes are awkward for flatting. As played the river has gotta be a fold. Even his "afraid AK" now beats you, but my suspicion is that he puts hero on an A and is taking us to valuetown with his set.

Hand 3: Perfectly fine, suprised that both villains fold turn.

Hand 1 imo is villain dependent. I'd lean towards 3b/f unless the villain is a total maniac. Any raise UTG from a ~20bb stack comes off as super strong, and raising that range usually means even more strength. Idk. Thats tough to fold pre, but I'm more inclined to either shove/fold pre. Calling is bad with that SPR.

Hand 2 - I don't mind pre. AQs is too strong to just fold imo. You could argue folding AQo. The 3b from UTG+1 means strength, but I wouldn't give up that easily. You're somewhat deep. You can see a flop. As played, I'd donk the flop. IMO he's pretty nutted here. If he has AK/99 he's folding to the donk. You're deep in the tournament, and have a double gutter + a nut spade draw AT WORST, not to mention overcards to hands like QQ/KK who would shove against your donk-bet. Use your fold equity and bet. If he shoves, I would snap it off easily as you're getting a great price to win a monster pot deep in the tournament. You're a favorite vs QQ/KK, even money vs AA, and have good equity vs sets.

As played, fold river is good. You only beat a bluff, and there is no way hes bluffing here. Looks trappy actually.

Hand 3 is cool. I think you can switch it up and 3b every now and then with that stack size and villains stack sizes, but yea, wp.

1 - you can go far as folding to 3 bet w/ your stack.
I wouldnt 4bet jam, 3bets from bb are generally strong unless you opened a ton utg.

2- similar spot where you are facing very strong range.
Guess you "have" to defend with a very cute hand but not a spot which promises tons of ev.

Leading flop is interesting.

3- you can 3bet low freq as default but its rather a function of villains' ranges.