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Originally Posted by iamhussler
Hi there I'm thinking of buying your product but hoping you can tell me if it will work with things like this : I'm currently playing spin and gos , btn min raises I have j,t in the sb. Can I assign a range to btn and bb and see what equity I have from calling and raising etc? I'm not very smart with this kind if thing but is spots I want to work out where I'm at.
Thanks.
Hey. Thanks for your message.
ICMIZER is about figuring out what decision is best: push or fold.
It is a preflop calculator, so it doesn't review postflop scenarios.
Back to your situation. If btn raises in Spin&Go you can assign his raising range and his calling range versus your push and see which hands should be pushed and which should be folded.
However ICMIZER won't suggest you any call-raise hands, because that implies postflop, which has unpredictable EV. The whole idea of preflop analysis is that we can estimate equity of our hands going all-in, but for postflop such analysis is impossible (too many potential variables: cards, actions, betsizes) so we cannot forsee how our stack will change as a result of postflop action.
In spin&gos it quickly gets to a phase where its either push or fold and often the best response to a minraise when not deep stacked is either a push or a fold, especially out of position. Calling minraises with less than 18 blinds is tricky and can lead to disastrous postflop results, so by limiting your play to mathematically sound pushes or fold you make your strategy less volatile and force a difficult decision back on the raiser.