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Originally Posted by Gerrard4
Just bought Icmizer and I got a question about two hands.
https://gyazo.com/0f2343fce053a990682fa0edf08e3829
CO has 18bbs, BTN 17bbs.
So, that's HIJ shoving range, which in my opinion is tighter so we should call even tighter than 3.6%. This really surprised me since we are competing against HIJ and we are also the shortstack, so I thought we could call pretty wide here? Let's say we had like 5-6bbs instead and HIJ shoved 9-10bbs, can we call a lot more aggressive then cause there is less chance we will get better spots and just blind down?
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https://gyazo.com/c5aad332f5fc5b31d2625f608f032a2b
This is another spot I find hard. So I gave UTG a 10% range, which is tight but reasonable at the lower stakes I think with the stacksizes. I am always thinking in spots like these, if I fold here, will I really get better spots? Let's say blinds go up in 1m as well. And if I get dealt trash in the blinds, should I continue to fold and have like 200 chips and just ante myself down trying to make the money in that orbit? Somehow it feels a lot better to call with like ATo here (-1.86) then just call it off in the BB with a random hand cause I am committed. Thoughts?
Hi Gerrard4,
Thanks for choosing ICMIZER & SNG Coach.
It's normal to have questions like these after purchasing the software, after all we've got a tool that teaches players to play optimal according to complex math and if all of the advice were obvious there would be no real help or value for the user.
SNG Coach teaches you the optimal Nash equilibrium push/fold strategy.
That's the starting point of any analysis. If you believe someone is tighter than that, you can adjust their range in ICMIZER and calculate the optimal play given that read.
The article to help you with editing ranges is:
https://www.icmpoker.com/en/blog/per...dvanced-guide/
Regarding first hand, you're on the bubble so there is a lot of pressure.
You really do not want to lose the hand, and the pusher is pretty tight, so your calling range is expected to be tight. Here you can see exactly how tight it is.
Fifty50 tournaments are quite unique in a way that the payouts in them are actually performed according to ICM formula as soon as 5 players remain, so calculations are very close to reality in these. You cannot really say that there are some future hands that will improve or slash your equity, which is true in other types of tournaments where it is played till the winner is known.
Regarding the second hand. A medium stack has pushed from UTG which is a clear indicator that he is strong. With 2 short stacks, he is not messing around there so you need strong hands to call.
Pushing next hand or calling a push from BB in the upcoming hand both sound not as bad as calling super-strong allin with a weak hand. On the other hand, you may be right and all of the upcoming hands are negative for you, so it may make sense to take the best negative spot you can.
This is a more advanced question and you're welcome to explore it by analyzing future hands to explore what actually happens when you choose to fold here.