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Originally Posted by PrekiGeo
Hi Jorj,
1) I noticed that the other players' calling ranges are dramatically wider in hyper-turbo satellites than in normal turbos, even after considering the lower M ratio. I've found that it significantly reduces the EV from stealing since there's almost no fold equity. Have you noticed this also? How does this affect your pushing range?
2) It's mathematically +EV to open push from the SB with an M <10. Everyone seems to know that nowadays, though, so you see a lot of open pushes from SB, and a very wide range of calls from BB in that situation (sometimes ATC). What is your pushing range with 10M from SB, and what's your calling range from a 10M SB push?
3) Who is your primary target for stealing in late-game satellites? I've found that both big and small stacks have either a super tight calling range, or a super wide calling range, whereas medium stacks almost always have a super tight calling range, so stealing from medium stacks is optimal. Additionally, players who JUST won a big hand are dramatically less likely to call than those who just lost a big hand. What's your experience with this?
4) Do you take notes on players? If so what do they generally say? Do you use pokertracker at all?
5) At what stakes SnGs would a player be winning if he just followed ICM exclusively?
6) What's your opinion on 3x-turbo satellites? How does the fact that the add-on is TEN TIMES as many chips as a rebuy affect your strategy?
1) I think it depends on who the player is, but in general in the hyperturbos almost everyone calls way way way too loose. Loose calls can be fine sometimes in sngs but are rarely correct in the hyperturbo format.
2) It depends on a lot of things like how many people are left and who is in the big blind and what the payout structure is. There are definitely times I'd be pushing any 2 and other times when I would be pushing a lot tighter than that.
Same with calling range. The question is just way too vague to have a realistic answer.
3) I think what you say is pretty accurate although obviously it's player-dependent.
4) I take quite a bit of notes. Mostly it's when I see people do something really unusual, like some people when they make certain plays will have a big pair 100% of the time. I use pokertracker too but I rarely use it for anything other than keeping track of my wins and losses.
5) What does it mean exactly to "follow ICM exclusively"? You can only shove or fold, even at level 1? Using this strategy you could probably beat anything up to maybe around the 60s I would guess, but obviously this isn't a very good strategy.
6) The 3x turbos are like crack imo. I can't get enough of them. They are really fun to play but obviously very streaky. The addon is key only in that it's pretty terrible to play them if you don't plan on adding on. Being that usually only like 20-25% of the field makes it to the addon makes them quite profitable, as there's quite a bit of dead money. You have to be ready to rebuy as many as 30 times though, and being in 20 rebuys is pretty normal.