Sup Guys

First time i write in here. I finally signed up after reading some stuff here and there. So im gonna post 2 hands and see how it goes and what u u guys think. Hopefully this 2 hands doesnt make me look like a complete *****.

2.5/180man sng on stars:
Hand 1






So, reason for the shove is basicly pressure and stealing in my mind... and K high BvB of course Anyway, is this just way out of line or ok in this spot? (19 hands on villain playing 26/13)

Hand 2:






So where 6handed BvB and a reg in the BB (189hands at 21/17/7.4 3bet)
Same question as above.

Well, thanx allready and gl

Hi and welcome!

Hand 1: Shove is fine, in fact it doesn't matter whether opp calls loose or tight, this is always +EV.

Hand 2: In game I probably fold this because we're shoving against the big stack, regulars can sometimes call surprisingly light here and it seems that we're close to the final table with a reasonable stack. However, I ran it in SNG Wiz and it's +EV if opp calls with 38% of hands or tighter, which means it's probably a shove.

Thats a fast reply.... Thanx!

Afterwards i think the big stack is probably a good enough reason to fold.
I dont use sngwiz so i start doubting some pushs. Happy that im not completely off.
Hand 2 if we push, this would be pretty much the bottom to do it with?

Against big stack something like? 22+ Ax Axs K3+ Kxs Q6+ Q3s+

Well i guess i should look for sngwiz

Yeah, get SNG Wiz or one of the other similar tools, they're really valuable for analysing your game.

On Hand 2, in game I probably shove 22+, A2+, K5s+, K7o+, Q7s+, Q9o+, JT and T9s or something similar. Maybe it's my personal bias, but I tend not to like K and Q-small type hands as they're very easily dominated by opp's calling range if they do call.

But when they do call with k type hands or "dominating range", arent they higher anyway? lets say k8o+
So it wouldnt be that much of a difference if we push k3o or k7o?

Yeah, as I said, it's my own personal bias which is probably a leak. We can probably profitably shove all the Kx-type hands provided that opp doesn't call too light.

Hand 1: you might be just deep enough to min raise. Shoving is fine tho imo.

Hand 2: I think this is too loose. It's ok to fold when folded to in the SB. I don't know why people feel the need to shove ATC...

@taipan, was jus thinking out loud.. I prob have looads of leaks.. Thx for sharing the range, I like it.

Thanx for feedback. Hm intresting with the minraise, so this would be a r/f right?

Big stack in bb and we have decent stack... Think I have to tighten up a bit... Just always have a feeling of "giving up" when I fold that stuff...

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2nd hand is horrific shove.

Reasoning for being horrific? (stacksize for sure, other reasoning? Just spewy?)
What u think about taipans shovingrange there?

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First one seems fine, minraising could be an option but then is villain dependent. 2bd hand im folding

Thanx guys!

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borderline, yes.

We're all here to learn

Hand 1 - Shove. Clearly can't fold here, and while you can never put too much faith in a 19-hand sample size, he seems like he might incorrectly flat wide here, which can be a mild disaster when we're this short OOP w a weak King (and have to cbet virtually any flop for ~1/4 of remaining stack) Save yourself that trouble and make a pretty std jam.

Hand 2 - Only way I'm jamming here is if I have a note/repeated evidence of BB being a nitty pushover w a stack (which is kind of like finding a unicorn in 180s) or B vs B. This is a spot where you'll seldom be given credit regardless of image, and you've got a comfortable enough stack (180 wise at least) to find a better spot.

Hand 1: I just dont like to put 2bb from my 12bb stack and then have to cbet anyway. folding after that with this stack....sucks

Hand 2: thank u very much for the response, helps to know it is spew most of the time

I think somewhere in the neighborhood of 65% is standard for this spot...