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04-18-2019 , 10:19 PM

sixsevenoff

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$8 buy in, $1.5k prize pool. Top 15 cash. 10% ante in both hands.

Hand 1. We are 26th out of 29 with 6 BB in CO and it's folded to villain in HJ who shoves 10 BB. We have A4s. Hero?

Hand 2. 7 handed, hero is 27/29 with 7.5 BB. UTG +1 limps and it's folded to us in SB with K4o. Hero?

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04-19-2019 , 11:25 AM

xamlop

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1- Close but I think it's a fold, we still have some FE on open shoves and this is really not a great spot. Tough to ask for a great spot with 6BB though, call is probably not atrocious.

2- If he limps a lot limp as well, if you think his range is tight and he has a lot of traps then fold. I don't think we get to shove, ever. We have 0 FE and not the best hand often enough whatever his range might be.

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04-19-2019 , 11:29 AM

sixsevenoff

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Originally Posted by xamlop

Thanks! When do we lose fold equity? Less than 10 BB?

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04-19-2019 , 12:11 PM

xamlop

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Originally Posted by sixsevenoff

Thanks! When do we lose fold equity? Less than 10 BB?

Somewhere between 5-7 BB is the limit, at some point BB is calling with most hands because of antes/odds.

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04-19-2019 , 09:41 PM

sixsevenoff

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Originally Posted by xamlop

Somewhere between 5-7 BB is the limit, at some point BB is calling with most hands because of antes/odds.

Thanks! These tournaments are always 10% ante, which I believe is slightly below average, so those numbers are probably on point for my games.

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04-20-2019 , 08:17 AM

Pouled

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Fold both hands and don't think about it too much.

Hand 1, you want to be the pusher not the caller with weak Axs or Axo
Hand 2 you have 0 FE and vs a UTG limping range you are way behind

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