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01-11-2010 , 03:16 AM

Triple Leg Greg

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I played in a MTT, and had ~10bbs left UTG with 30 players left. Keep in mind that antes were in play.

Do I ship it with QJs, or wait for a better spot? Thanks!

Last edited by Triple Leg Greg; 01-11-2010 at 03:30 AM.

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01-11-2010 , 05:19 AM

furo

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the shove is slightly -EV but you will be in the blinds soon and lose some of your stack anyway (unless you get lucky and get dealed the ****ing deck)

so its fine to shove broadways/suited Aces/Pairs and use the FE you still have

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01-11-2010 , 03:32 PM

Triple Leg Greg

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Originally Posted by furo

Thansk fro the info, Furo!

What happened is the guy on the button had KK, and best hand held up.

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01-11-2010 , 04:28 PM

CyrusJavid

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Think of your image at table first. Will you be looked up with likes of K J or A 9, or have likes of A J , small pairs fold? And if you shove and run to KK or likes, curse the poker gods and load another game.

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01-11-2010 , 05:08 PM

WOLVER1NE

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Yeah, table image makes the difference here. You can't shove this if u had been shoving a lot neitheir if someone is likely to call light.

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01-11-2010 , 08:42 PM

Triple Leg Greg

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Yeah, never thought about table image. I will keep that in mind next time.

But yeah, I was shoving a lot previously because I was getting blinded to death. I had lost a big hand previous to my shoving, so players know I was on tilt. Therefore, I guess you could say I had a looser image.

There was one player earlier in the tourney that had shoved over my PFR with KQoff, and I folded it because he had a tight image. If he had been shoving a lot, I would have snap called.

Thanks again for the info.

Last edited by Triple Leg Greg; 01-11-2010 at 08:48 PM.

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