Hi guys,
Quick few questions I would like to ask the community and see if people have similar problems. Now I may sound crazy when I say that I would prefer to play mid week than Friday/Saturday/Sunday but I believe I have more success for a few reasons.
So in an STT as we all know doubling your chip stack doesn't double your $ equity. So i occasionally find spots at weekends where I am about 25-35BB deep and i pick up a good hand in these spots JJ+/AK and I obviously raise these hands normally. Now when an aggressive/fishy player behind 3 bets me I am obviously raising with the intention of getting it in but is this correct? I deem myself to have an edge over the majority of the field that plays these tournies. So when I get JJ/QQ/AK in I could be up against hands that obvious crush me such as AA/KK or have about 65%. However this means that lets say 30% of the time I am busting in these positions when a double up doesn't necessarily mean I definitely cash. So first off, are your ranges at this depth level tighter such as QQ+.
Second, when we get down to about 5 players I am obviously making my shoving range tighter as there will be more loose callers however if I shove an ace in late position or a pair I am usually crushed or 55% favourite which means even more of the time I am risking flips without too much fold equity. So my question here is do I play very tight and wait for a premium hand to gain the chips I lose to the blinds by winning when I get a hand in dominating.
Lastly, as you all probably know as well you don't get many open shove spots or I don't anyway until we get down to about 5 players. How loose should we be re-shoving as every flip you take in an STT is basically -$ev unless you are really short or are flipping with somebody of similar chip stack.
Let me know what you think and I appreciate any feedback. I tend to play more fifty50's at the weekends now as I believe more money can be made in these structures and allows me to multi-table more.
PS: The reason I have a lot of success in mid-week is mainly because my shoves have enough fold equity to be profitable as I believe regs don't call wide enough so one double up through a fish allows me to punish the table. For reference I will link my sharkscope:
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