Great updates Tikay, especially given the restrictions and connection/charging problems. Will there be a change of venue in Vegas next year due to the cardroom's rules? It must have been very frustrating for you and the Sky team.
By the way I think a one day SPT event is a far better idea than entering all the qualifiers into a 6000+ player WSOP event. They all stand a good chance of cashing for some spending money and those that want to enter the WSOP event can do, whilst leaving those with partners that need entertaining not having to potentially cross three days out of the diary in case of a deep run.
Thanks for the coverage @Tikay10 . You mentioned GSmith limping the button and seemed a bit perplexed Tikay: The button limping in tournaments is an adjustment when effective stacks are quite shallow (and also when ICM becomes a factor, particularly at final tables). If the blinds have stacks of 15-25bb which are going to be re-shoving aggressively over a button opening range it can make sense to open limp a good chunk of your already wide range on the button rather than raising first in. You might limp with the intention of calling a shove from a shorter stack in the small blind for example but folding to aggression from a deeper stack in the big blind or folding when they both put chips in with aggressive actions, thus saving yourself chips rather than opening and having to fold to shoves/3 bets (raising and folding a wide button range can get expensive really quickly when you are playing 3 or 4 handed against aggressive opponents). You then also have the option of playing your range in position in an unraised pot or peeling a raise that is less likely to be all-in than if you had opened yourself. If you balance with some strong limps too it makes it very difficult for the blinds to counter this strategy effectively - the small blind can't just shove over the limps expecting you to be unable to call often enough because he has to be concerned with the big blind waking up with a hand and also the threat of some traps from the button (or just hands that aren't technically 'traps' but are still strong enough to call). You also have the option of limp-shoving over a raise which allows you get the chips in first and put the ICM pressure on your opponent rather than your opponents shoving first over your open and putting the pressure on you with your wide range. This would be particularly effective in the following scenario:
3 handed -
Player A (40bb) limps BTN Player B (15bb) folds SB Player C (30bb) raises from BB to 4bb Player A (39bb) goes all in Player C (27bb) folds
Thanks for the coverage @Tikay10 . You mentioned GSmith limping the button and seemed a bit perplexed Tikay: The button limping in tournaments is an adjustment when effective stacks are quite shallow (and also when ICM becomes a factor, particularly at final tables). If the blinds have stacks of 15-25bb which are going to be re-shoving aggressively over a button opening range it can make sense to open limp a good chunk of your already wide range on the button rather than raising first in. You might limp with the intention of calling a shove from a shorter stack in the small blind for example but folding to aggression from a deeper stack in the big blind or folding when they both put chips in with aggressive actions, thus saving yourself chips rather than opening and having to fold to shoves/3 bets (raising and folding a wide button range can get expensive really quickly when you are playing 3 or 4 handed against aggressive opponents). You then also have the option of playing your range in position in an unraised pot or peeling a raise that is less likely to be all-in than if you had opened yourself. If you balance with some strong limps too it makes it very difficult for the blinds to counter this strategy effectively - the small blind can't just shove over the limps expecting you to be unable to call often enough because he has to be concerned with the big blind waking up with a hand and also the threat of some traps from the button (or just hands that aren't technically 'traps' but are still strong enough to call). You also have the option of limp-shoving over a raise which allows you get the chips in first and put the ICM pressure on your opponent rather than your opponents shoving first over your open and putting the pressure on you with your wide range. This would be particularly effective in the following scenario:
3 handed -
Player A (40bb) limps BTN Player B (15bb) folds SB Player C (30bb) raises from BB to 4bb Player A (39bb) goes all in Player C (27bb) folds
Agree. With a 30-40bb stack limping on the button with hands that flop well, but would have to r/f, such as J10s etc as well as limping with a few traps is a good play imo
Being a Vegas veteran, you have a story telling style that brings events like this to life for all your avid readers, both here and next door. One day soon you may follow Kidpoker and have a Vegas Vlog; enjoy the rest of your time in Sin City.
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By the way I think a one day SPT event is a far better idea than entering all the qualifiers into a 6000+ player WSOP event. They all stand a good chance of cashing for some spending money and those that want to enter the WSOP event can do, whilst leaving those with partners that need entertaining not having to potentially cross three days out of the diary in case of a deep run.
Well done Sky.
Thanks for the coverage @Tikay10 .
You mentioned GSmith limping the button and seemed a bit perplexed Tikay:
The button limping in tournaments is an adjustment when effective stacks are quite shallow (and also when ICM becomes a factor, particularly at final tables). If the blinds have stacks of 15-25bb which are going to be re-shoving aggressively over a button opening range it can make sense to open limp a good chunk of your already wide range on the button rather than raising first in. You might limp with the intention of calling a shove from a shorter stack in the small blind for example but folding to aggression from a deeper stack in the big blind or folding when they both put chips in with aggressive actions, thus saving yourself chips rather than opening and having to fold to shoves/3 bets (raising and folding a wide button range can get expensive really quickly when you are playing 3 or 4 handed against aggressive opponents). You then also have the option of playing your range in position in an unraised pot or peeling a raise that is less likely to be all-in than if you had opened yourself. If you balance with some strong limps too it makes it very difficult for the blinds to counter this strategy effectively - the small blind can't just shove over the limps expecting you to be unable to call often enough because he has to be concerned with the big blind waking up with a hand and also the threat of some traps from the button (or just hands that aren't technically 'traps' but are still strong enough to call). You also have the option of limp-shoving over a raise which allows you get the chips in first and put the ICM pressure on your opponent rather than your opponents shoving first over your open and putting the pressure on you with your wide range. This would be particularly effective in the following scenario:
3 handed -
Player A (40bb) limps BTN
Player B (15bb) folds SB
Player C (30bb) raises from BB to 4bb
Player A (39bb) goes all in
Player C (27bb) folds
Being a Vegas veteran, you have a story telling style that brings events like this to life for all your avid readers, both here and next door. One day soon you may follow Kidpoker and have a Vegas Vlog; enjoy the rest of your time in Sin City.
Well played everyone, fantastic updates as ever Mr K
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