with antes i'm probably ripping it in with all small pairs...without antes tho 23bb is too much i'd say.
i prob flat knowing that i'm just check folding most of the time which rarely fills me with joy altho from the little you've said i'd be confident of getting paid if we binked a set.
folding's ok as well & personally i don't like 3b'ing OOP vs a sticky big stack with just about the worst possible hand for flopping any sort of equity
although i seem too know where im going wrong but still make these errors, i feel miby there stealing beacause i raise the button or i have a pair im hope its just 2 over cards... but still i feel i should be folding these and not calling but continue too make theses errors late on
Seeing as Julian is far too busy* to chirp up, I'll give you my 2 cents Chris on those hands above. Can see 2 fundamental errors.
Hand one. Min raise! There is no need to 3x any hand at any table position at this stage of the tournament. If villain still shoves (which they should), then calling will pretty much totally depend on the table flow and dynamic. I'd say AJ is right at the bottom of the calling range for almost our whole stack; AQ and AK pretty easy calls, AJ less so.
Hand 2. We only have 12bb. A PP in the cutoff? It's probably a shove pre. I don't think we can/should raise fold from our stack size. Shoving means we can't be exploited, but we are never loving it when we are called. Wouldn't even begrudge an open fold sometimes. When you limped and he raised, he is never folding when you jam and you are always racing at best.
you def should be min raising in the mid to late stages & as hhyftrftdr already said, AJ is kind of a sigh call hand & it would really come down to game flow/dynamics to swing the decision one way or the other,
with the 44 yes i prob shove pre but def don't think there's a lot wrong with raise folding from 12 down to 10bb - the trend of late appears to lean toward really playing a short 7-10bb stack as opposed to just whacking in anything under 20.
in one of your earlier posts u said confidence is the key how do u keep that confidence in check . what i mean is u dont wanna get over confident. cause over confidence will make u bet higher thinking yer invincible .
hey reeler, good question! tbh over-confidence is something i've never had to worry about or manage but i agree that it would be worrisome if you are prone to it, as a starting point at least it sounds like you recognise it so just try to keep it in check & be aware that it might rear it's head from time to time Posted by yoyo
im always confident gets me far but sometimes gets me in trouble too lol ty for the advice m8 and by the way i have won a few mtts . so i must be going in the right direction .still a long way to go before i get called sir reeler lol
yes, you can re-buy when below S/S under the cashier tab & when you lose your stack the option to rebuy will appear (so long as you're still in the re-buy period)
Hello Julian I want to know how to play when you are near to getting a seat but are low on chips.
Say there are 10 places and you are around 18th with 20 left and have 20bb's and 10th place has 40 bb's do I sit back and try and creep over the line or do I up the aggression to try and build my stack up.
it's a really delicate situation - you need to keep one eye on the lobby to see how you're sitting relative to the other players & average stack sizes are often skewed as a few players will have bigger than average stacks, so yes, you are correct that some seats will be won by below average stacks;
what's more important is how the table is playing - recognise who is & who isn't playing proper satellite strategy as this can really change what opponets might call your shoves with.
i've won seats sneaking through with a handful a blinds, it's pretty stressful but you just have to hang in there & never underestimate how badly some your opponets can play!
hi chris, it's a really delicate situation - you need to keep one eye on the lobby to see how you're sitting relative to the other players & average stack sizes are often skewed as a few players will have bigger than average stacks, so yes, you are correct that some seats will be won by below average stacks; what's more important is how the table is playing - recognise who is & who isn't playing proper satellite strategy as this can really change what opponets might call your shoves with. i've won seats sneaking through with a handful a blinds, it's pretty stressful but you just have to hang in there & never underestimate how badly some your opponets can play! Posted by yoyo
Thank you Julian for the information and yes it is stessful.
in an mtt main event tounament 33 players left, bubble burst, and in the money.
You are sat in BB with 12 bb remaining and have KQo and the sb shoves on you.Even tho you feel you are ahead of a sb range can this ever ever be a fold ?
From a pros point of view is this just a bog standard call, or can you actually fold ?
in part it would depend on how i percieve the SB ie, tight/loose/aggro etc - my default reaction would be it's a call but it is worth remembering that there is some playability with a 10bb stack on sky poker because there are no running antes in play, so yes, to answer your question given the right circumstances i can definitely find a fold.
dear julian, MTT dynamic in an mtt main event tounament 33 players left, bubble burst, and in the money. You are sat in BB with 12 bb remaining and have KQo and the sb shoves on you.Even tho you feel you are ahead of a sb range can this ever ever be a fold ? From a pros point of view is this just a bog standard call, or can you actually fold ? Posted by rusty762
I will hijack Mr Thews thread!
Why are you wanting to fold? Are you trying to ladder? Waiting for a better spot? As Julian said we can fold but I think its key to understand why we are folding.
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Player has been opening heeps, every button/ most pots.
But, he has also called a 4 bet all in with K8, albeit player was quite short.
I made a bit of a mistake here, was expecting a fold, shouldn't have 3 bet, as he was calling really wide.
although i seem too know where im going wrong but still make these errors, i feel miby there stealing beacause i raise the button or i have a pair im hope its just 2 over cards... but still i feel i should be folding these and not calling but continue too make theses errors late on
Hand one. Min raise! There is no need to 3x any hand at any table position at this stage of the tournament. If villain still shoves (which they should), then calling will pretty much totally depend on the table flow and dynamic. I'd say AJ is right at the bottom of the calling range for almost our whole stack; AQ and AK pretty easy calls, AJ less so.
Hand 2. We only have 12bb. A PP in the cutoff? It's probably a shove pre. I don't think we can/should raise fold from our stack size. Shoving means we can't be exploited, but we are never loving it when we are called. Wouldn't even begrudge an open fold sometimes. When you limped and he raised, he is never folding when you jam and you are always racing at best.
All in /> open fold /> raise fold > limp in.
*lazy
unsure if im going too get slated or get some sound advice.
im happy with either or but thanks again and will take your points on board.. well try too anyway
if i call u on the dtd with the above hands don't be mad!! chances are youll win.
Why are you wanting to fold? Are you trying to ladder? Waiting for a better spot? As Julian said we can fold but I think its key to understand why we are folding.