$1/$3 - Short Stack Preflop Question
04-01-2012
, 12:42 AM
$1/$3 (max buy-in is $600) - $132 stack, 10 handed
I don't ever play small stack, and generally always top off/buy-in for max... anywho...
UTG is tilting, lost a big hand earlier with a straight flush draw and has been whining about "not hitting draws" for about 10 minutes straight. Super ABC player. He pops it to $15...I'm UTG +1 with Q
Q
... is this an auto-shove spot? Even if UTG isn't tilting, is shoving standard here? Raising to $40-$45 was a thought, but it only leaves me with about $90 behind.
The way the hand played out is sick, but it doesn't really have any bearing on anything, analysis-wise.
I don't ever play small stack, and generally always top off/buy-in for max... anywho...
UTG is tilting, lost a big hand earlier with a straight flush draw and has been whining about "not hitting draws" for about 10 minutes straight. Super ABC player. He pops it to $15...I'm UTG +1 with Q
Q... is this an auto-shove spot? Even if UTG isn't tilting, is shoving standard here? Raising to $40-$45 was a thought, but it only leaves me with about $90 behind. The way the hand played out is sick, but it doesn't really have any bearing on anything, analysis-wise.
04-01-2012
, 02:00 AM
you want to raise such that when he calls you have roughly a PSB left, then you can shove most flops and he has to call if he hits "ANY" piece of the board or if he has any pair.
Hopefully, you get a non ace flop and can shove.
To be clear, we are shoving all non ace flops, no fancy play syndrome.
Lastly, if there is an Ace on the flop and action checks to you, you can make the case to shove as you would have "some" fold equity if he called with a weaker Ace. Only problem is, too many players (especially tilting players) will make the crying call with the weak ace saying, "I know you got AK or AQ, F--- it I call
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04-01-2012
, 02:22 AM
Quote:
+1,
you want to raise such that when he calls you have roughly a PSB left, then you can shove most flops and he has to call if he hits "ANY" piece of the board or if he has any pair.
Hopefully, you get a non ace flop and can shove.
To be clear, we are shoving all non ace flops, no fancy play syndrome.
Lastly, if there is an Ace on the flop and action checks to you, you can make the case to shove as you would have "some" fold equity if he called with a weaker Ace. Only problem is, too many players (especially tilting players) will make the crying call with the weak ace saying, "I know you got AK or AQ, F--- it I call "
you want to raise such that when he calls you have roughly a PSB left, then you can shove most flops and he has to call if he hits "ANY" piece of the board or if he has any pair.
Hopefully, you get a non ace flop and can shove.
To be clear, we are shoving all non ace flops, no fancy play syndrome.
Lastly, if there is an Ace on the flop and action checks to you, you can make the case to shove as you would have "some" fold equity if he called with a weaker Ace. Only problem is, too many players (especially tilting players) will make the crying call with the weak ace saying, "I know you got AK or AQ, F--- it I call
"
04-01-2012
, 02:26 AM
If we do pick up more than one villain and an Ace hits the flop, then don't bother shoving, just let it go.
However, ideal scenario is that 2 more players call and we get a non-ace flop and can shove... Odds would be good that a player hits enough of the board to pay us off.
(was a little confused by your post, I'm assuming you were talking about us shoving if an Ace hit on the board. Against multiple villains, if an Ace hits, we're done, surrender
. But in general, with QQ if we raise $40 - $50 we are fine with getting multiple callers, we just don't want an A or K to hit flop)