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Originally Posted by yooshiii
Hello Pooh-Bah,
I have a question concerning the SNG Coach and an optimal play:
What about marginal hands in the Pushranges. Especially hands that are, say, only 0.03% +EV. Should you really always push them? In the next few hands, I could well get cards that are much more +EV. Isn't it wise to wait a little bit and choose a better spot than risking your tournament life for 0.03% +EV? On top of that, there is also a collision probability that players will take each other out of play with strong hands.
Hi, there are no big shoulds generally.
Everything is situation-specific. 0.03% in SNG tournament is very different $ value than in a MTT tournament. In MTT that's like a lot of money to miss in one hand, in SNG on the other hand that's pretty skippable if you have a clear idea for future benefits. However, you can combine 0.03% now with future benefits, right? So the question is, how much risk does a +EV mode bring to the table.
If you are calling an all-in, for example, you are risking much more than when you push, so for calls I can recommend being pickier about the gain size. For pushing often the chance to lose is super low so anything >0 is immediately looking pretty good unless you know better.
Your overall tournament ROI will be a combination of all +EV moves you make during the tournament. So you need to know why you are skipping a +EV move now.
And I recommend switching ICMIZER in the $EV mode so you can better understand what this "0.03%" number represents.