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CO: t33004 M = 8.80
BTN: t19132 M = 5.10
SB: t32707 M = 8.72
BB: t22089 M = 5.89
UTG: t40826 M = 10.89
Hero (UTG+1): t35770 M = 9.54
UTG+2: t34276 M = 9.14
MP1: t26788 M = 7.14
MP2: t25408 M = 6.78

Pre Flop: (t3750) Hero is UTG+1 with J J
1 fold, Hero raises to t4444, 5 folds, SB raises to t32557 all in, [color=blue]Hero?...[/color=blue]

Are there ICM considerations here that might make this a fold?
Or am I just a giant nit?

^^
puke

reads on the guy?

Not really.
Only been at the same table for 15 hands or so.
And when you say puke, you mean what I did?

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BB: t132914 M = 24.61
Hero (BTN): t42934 M = 7.95
SB: t94152 M = 17.44

Pre Flop: (t5400) Hero is BTN with K 9
Hero? Pretty sure it's a shove but wanted to double check.

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UTG+1: t2370 M = 31.60
UTG+2: t2950 M = 39.33
MP1: t2020 M = 26.93
MP2: t525 M = 7
Hero (CO): t1395 M = 18.60
BTN: t2030 M = 27.07
SB: t1430 M = 19.07
BB: t565 M = 7.53
UTG: t1100 M = 14.67

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is CO with K K
UTG calls t50, 3 folds, MP2 calls t50, Hero raises to t250, 1 fold, SB calls t225, 1 fold, UTG calls t200, MP2 calls t200

Flop: (t1050) A 9 5 (4 players)
SB checks, UTG checks, MP2 checks, Hero checks

Turn: (t1050) Q (4 players)
SB checks, UTG checks, MP2 checks, Hero shoves?

tough to say if they limp Ax ? Have you seen them tarp before?

I think your best option is to shove. Certainly we don't want to get b/r OTT and shoving increases your fold equity. Checking behind could lead to some blank rivers and small value bets which you may have to fold to, so best to get it in now imo.

This is a tough one, I like your thinking pre though, to keep the pot smaller. If you had 5-15bbs in this spot the shove is the play but with 26 I like the call.

However it puts you in a tough spot on the flop. I feel villains line here is strong, as he would ISO with FD's, 2pair etc. As played it seems like he's waiting for you to shove imo. Did you have stats? It's a really gross spot. :-/

I played with ranges right now, even if everyone calls /w 7-8%(77+ AT+ A9s+) its still a fold (close though). Reasons? 3 stacks pretty much equal and top heavy payout structure in the 180s i remember smth like 30-20-11.9-8.9-6.5% when i was messing around with tourney profiles in wiz , but wiz doesent account for equity lost by blinds etc + we have to shove on the big stack when were in sb so IF everyone is really nitty and calls super tight i can see an argument for shoving A8+ A2s+ 22+ most bway or smth but that still leaves out a6, the stacks are just too equal and payjumps are big.

+1
and call his mom a whore on skype when he obv sucks out /w atc that he is shoving if hes half good

puke=your perceived strong range utg +1 that an unknown 3bet shipped 20 bets over. You asked about icm is this the ft?

spot where i wasnt sure what to do in a 45 man

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Hero (SB): t3833 M = 5.11
BB: t2740 M = 3.65
UTG: t990 M = 1.32
MP: t5655 M = 7.54
CO: t2925 M = 3.90
BTN: t2330 M = 3.11

Pre Flop: (t750) Hero is SB with T T
UTG raises to t965 all in, MP calls t965, 1 fold, BTN calls t965, Hero ???

TT is way ahead of any of their ranges. Unless one of them is a reg that will flat in this spot with AA/KK/QQ its an easy ship

na the spot, we prob are ahead so call just sucks b/c half the time we are flipping unless hes a ******

Good or bad iso shove early?
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BTN: t2005 M = 44.56
SB: t1335 M = 29.67
Hero (BB): t1295 M = 28.78
UTG: t4825 M = 107.22
UTG+1: t1145 M = 25.44
UTG+2: t2850 M = 63.33
MP1: t600 M = 13.33
MP2: t815 M = 18.11
CO: t1415 M = 31.44

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with A 8
2 folds, UTG+2 calls t30, MP1 calls t30, MP2 calls t30, 1 fold, BTN calls t30, 1 fold, Hero checks

Flop: (t165) 6 9 7 (5 players)
Hero checks, UTG+2 checks, MP1 bets t30, MP2 raises to t255, BTN folds, Hero raises to t1265 all in, UTG+2 folds, MP1 calls t540 all in, MP2 calls t530 all in

^^
very bad

I would call a small bet on the flop (since we have the Ace of hearts) but fold to that pot bet

I love the $12 180s... I won money today and still want to go around punching babies in the face.

Can I join u?

Since they're both short, if you assume they both call, that's ~800 in to win 1600. My SD comes in 25% with two cards to come, and I may have outs with the A (both with pairing and for runner runner flush). I agree that if they were bigger stacks this would be bad, but is my math wrong somewhere?

EDIT: I guess it is pretty thin even if the remaining A are clean outs, but I think it's only very bad if you can assume that the OR OTF will fold, which I think is rarely the case. Still, I'd appreciate some further thought if my maths suck

geez dude

What's the situation here?Is this the FT of a 2/180 or..?

This was posted in another thread. I had issues with Hand #1 and Hand #3, overall consensus said to ship. What do you guys think?


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MP: t2870 M = 6.04
CO: t2746 M = 5.78
BTN: t2215 M = 4.66
SB: t2460 M = 5.18
BB: t2214 M = 4.66
Hero (UTG): t1550 M = 3.26
UTG+1: t400 M = 0.84

Pre Flop: (t475) Hero is UTG with 8 K
Hero raises to t1525 all in


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MP1: t10716 M = 7.94
MP2: t7502 M = 5.56
CO: t2117 M = 1.57
BTN: t5164 M = 3.83
SB: t12095 M = 8.96
BB: t17293 M = 12.81
UTG: t2654 M = 1.97
UTG+1: t6979 M = 5.17
Hero (UTG+2): t2980 M = 2.21

Pre Flop: (t1350) Hero is UTG+2 with Q 9
2 folds, Hero?

How's my line here? No real reads on BB.


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UTG+1: t1790 M = 23.87
MP1: t1440 M = 19.20
MP2: t1430 M = 19.07
CO: t1845 M = 24.60
BTN: t755 M = 10.07
SB: t1830 M = 24.40
BB: t4825 M = 64.33
Hero (UTG): t3370 M = 44.93

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is UTG with J Q
Hero calls t50, 6 folds, BB raises to t250, Hero calls t200

Flop: (t525) J 5 3 (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets t450, BB calls t450

Turn: (t1425) 4 (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets t1025, BB calls t1025

River: (t3475) 4 (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets t1645 all in, BB calls t1645

I'd probably ship the first hand and definitely fold the second, though I'm curious what SNG Wiz says on both (more on the first one, I think the second is an easy fold).

Mostly terrible. Fold preflop the first and second time, flop and turn bets are fine though flop is kind of large, river bet is most likely a waste unless he is calling 3 streets with 88-TT.

Hello,

Just wondering if there are any specific guides to playing the 18 man turbo SNG's on stars? Cant seem to find any specific to that bracket, there is however plenty of guides ont he 180s.

I'd be more inclined to ship the the Q9 hand and fold the K8s. With Q9, once the blinds comes through us we don't have as much fold equity as we'll have like 3 bbs.

K8s once the blind comes through we aren't in terrible shape and can wait for a couple hands to open push in late position. I don't know, in those situations I'd probably be too nitty and wait for another round of "free" hands.

darknight I'd ship both K8s seems closer.

Standard ship?
Final table $1.75/18 villain has been loose playing 30/15 and seems to like to get his gambol on.

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NL Holdem $200(BB) Replayer
SB ($7,197)
BB ($2,807)
UTG ($2,280)
UTG+1 ($2,330)
UTG+2 ($3,010)
MP1 ($2,196)
MP2 ($1,695)
Hero ($1,415)
BTN ($4,070)

Dealt to Hero A J

fold, fold, UTG+2 raises to $400, fold, fold, Hero raises to $1,415 (AI), fold, fold, fold, UTG+2 calls $1,015

FLOP ($3,130) 7 T 8

TURN ($3,130) 7 T 8 K

RIVER ($3,130) 7 T 8 K K