Should I be tighter at a table where I have 53BB and everybody else has 18BB or less when it is still 7 handed in order to let other people knock each other out first?

What are some general pointers on how to play somebody who likes to slow play a lot? Should i take the free streets and try to hit a bigger hand or raise at first to find out if he really has anything?

I come from HU hypers so I just want to snap jam 22. Probably not good though.

In a $3.50 hyper 6-max:

22 UTG first hand, hero?

77 UTG first hand, hero?

So this hand is pretty tough for me.. its the bubble of a 15$ 6max turbo and I'm the shortest stack with K8s. The guy pushing on me is a good reg who is pushing 100% here for sure. Would this be a call here with k8s? or is it a fold pre-ante and a call when antes kick in?


oker Stars $13.92+$1.08 No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t100/t200 Blinds - 3 players - View hand 1709350
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Hero (BB): t2006 10.03 BBs
BTN: t3770 18.85 BBs
SB: t3224 16.12 BBs

Pre Flop: (t300) Hero is BB with 8 K
1 fold, SB raises to t3224 all in, hero ?

Is 8% rake a lot for a DON?

You're on Merge JTL? Yes it is a lot and it's 8% alllll the way up baby

edit: Harlem looks like a snap call vs any two Can call noticeably wider too =] Google ICMIZER, it's like wizard, but a free onlien tool. Then you can plug these spots in for oyurself

+1

You can call way wider than you are currently doing (given you're asking about K8s). In this spot, I'd call off with 22+, Ax, Kx, Q4s+, Q6o+, J4s+, J6o+, T6s+, T7o+, 96s+, etc.

Feels donkish at first to call off with J9o but so many things are working in your favor in this situation: getting OK odds (call 2k to win 2450, so 1.2:1 ish), he's on ATC, and you're the shortie here so it's not as if you're waiting for a micro stack to bust and would give up serious $EV if you bust.

Are they worth playing with 35% rakeback?

Definitely, I suck at dons and I think I'm a winner in the $10s and I've only played ~500? The $20s seem beatable too, but noticeably tougher

$50-100 are probably breakeven/slightly losing games for the mediocre regs

Man that looks wiiiiiiide.

That is to def too wide, that being said vs any two you can probably call off I dunno 35%?? Not terribly far off from off that range I guess

K8s is like 25% so yah..

what kind of bankroll should I have for merge super turbos?

Additionally, I am using the ICM nash calculator to guestimate my push range. when I push from the sb the range varies dramatically from the sklanksy-chubukov hu model. I'm quite unclear as to how these models are calculated.

I should mention that I am using a hypothetical model of winner take all (6max)

There's your problem. Winner takes all has no ICM factor, so of course it will give you different pushing ranges.

In a tournament with more than one place paid, when you push and get called, the winner only gains some of the equity that the loser loses - the rest goes to the other players on the table. You use ICM calculators to convert chipstacks into $ values when working out the EV for each possible action and outcome.

No, you misunderstand. The sklansky-chubokonov (sp) involves heads up push ranges and no ICM, thus why I am using a winner take all format. I don't understand why the push ranges vary so dramatically from the two models.

What is good ITM % for stars 235fpp hyper sattelites 6-max first two places paid?

40-50 buy in swings standard for a winning player in the 15$ 6max turbo games? I'm starting to question myself, even after reviewing all my hands/games, which look fine and standard.

It's standard to have them, but you shouldn't see them too often unless you play loads of tables and/or have a low ROI. If you really don't feel you are playing differently but you suddenly can't win, it's unlikely you forgot how to play poker that fast. The frustration of beat after beat can lower your ROI and make your downswing longer, so think happy thoughts

Get a 2nd+ opinion too if you haven't already, from poker friends etc. There's a study buddy thread here somewhere too.
Edit: And in case it's not obvious, you are not a Poker God and your plays are not always the best

Mixing/playing a lower buy in could help too, as you will be able to see/feel the difference in play and have a higher ROI. Your hourly may suffer for a while, but if it gets your A game/confidence back it could be worth it.

Thanks metal

6max hypers on stars:

have noticed HEM1 is saying i get my BI back when i come 3rd, is this a common issue? any new patch i need etc?

tyty

Playing 9&18 man SNG'S on stars, what ROI should I be looking to achieve?

Yo guys is there anyway to fix SNG tables stealing focus when they begin?

The thing is, what happens when you achieve whatever figure I tell you? You stop trying to improve?

You should just play your best, keep on learning, keep working on it, and let the results follow. There really isn't a path to a magic percentage, so no one can say "do all the right things and you'll get x% and no better". How you score is an outcome of how good you are, how good they are and how well you run.

They are variables that interact, so let's say you were starting out, and you're not very good. At low stakes, they're not very good either, so with some runhot, you could have good results. But if you played higher, they'd be better, so you'd need more runhot to get the same results. Or you'd need to get better.

There's just so much involved in it, particularly over smaller sample sizes. If I get up at 4am, I can play softer games and win more; if I play in my evening, I mostly play grinders who are harder for me to beat. A good ROI for the morning is much much higher than a good ROI for the evening. If I 20-table, I usually run worse than if I 12-table. But 20 in the morning I run better than 12 at night.

Do you see? No one can answer your question fairly. I don't know what you can achieve. I don't even know what level you plan to play at, whether you have prior experience, whether you "get it" or never will, whether you will work hard or try to coast.

So. Play a couple of thousand games. See how you go. Good luck.

[converted_hand][hand_history]Merge, $10 Buy-in (150/300 blinds, 25 ante) No Limit Hold'em Tournament, 5 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite. View Hand #12592882

SB: 1,971 (6.6 bb)
BB: 2,890 (9.6 bb)
MP1: 2,216 (7.4 bb) 19/15 over 88 Hands
MP2: 4,407 (14.7 bb)
Hero (CO): 2,016 (6.7 bb)

Preflop: Hero is CO with T T
MP1 raises to 2,191 and is all-in, MP2 folds, Hero calls 1,991 and is all-in, 2 folds

Is calling ok here?