Test hand for SNGers @ micro stake, please take part!

Hand #******** at SnG-******* (No Limit Hold'em Sit and Go)
Started at 04/Sep/08 17:37:15

Kerouacsdog is at seat 2 with 5740.
DarkAngel_11 is at seat 3 with 3260.
The button is at seat 2.

Kerouacsdog posts the small blind of 50.
DarkAngel_11 posts the big blind of 100.
Kerouacsdog: 9s 6h
DarkAngel_11: -- --


ok, final hand of a 50 CENT SNG, hero(me) is incredibly loose, but I have reads on the other guy, he's very good at sngs, likes to continue bet on the flop, and likes to bet anything if he hits anything.
One of us won the whole thing this hand, as you can see I have nearly double his chipcount, the stacks have yo-yoed a lot between us.

Firstly, what's my action here, as Im small blind?

I call to see the flop cheap. Also, we will have position throughout the hand.

nice answer, wont say yet if its right or wrong, but the whole sng was decided on this hand.....................

Raise imo.
But thats just because i raise every button HU

If you are the small blind then you have the button and should be putting out a raise with just about ATC.

You either raise 3x big blind and get a call, or get raised....
I'll guess raise 3x with a call
One question though, how have you normally been playing pre-flop hands in heads up part. Limping, Raising every hand? etc.

^^^^we are analysing each round, ok.
just PF for now..........................

You gave the surprise ending away in your op.

Since the average hand is a pair of 7.5's you have an average hand meaning half the time villain will be sitting better, but the other half villain is dominated. Since poker is mucho bluster buster, you raise pf, and get called.

I agree here, you have postion post flop and connecting cards. Take a peek and see what falls, since you have been "loose" all tourney a call will probably give the villain pause

Ok I would say Heads up raise big.

surprise ending, nah, I'll leave that for next time DJ! Just need your views each round..................
bingo, here's my next move................

Hand #********* at SnG-******* (No Limit Hold'em Sit and Go)
Started at 04/Sep/08 17:37:15

Kerouacsdog is at seat 2 with 5740.
DarkAngel_11 is at seat 3 with 3260.
The button is at seat 2.

Kerouacsdog posts the small blind of 50.
DarkAngel_11 posts the big blind of 100.
Kerouacsdog: 9s 6h
DarkAngel_11: -- --
Pre-flop:

Kerouacsdog raises to 200. DarkAngel_11 calls

I raise it enough, cause I want a call. We are both action players, so there's a lot of action PF, I dont wanna bet him out, as 69os is a very nice hand at HU to a flop, imo.....................



anyone wanna guess the flop?

8 7 Q?

78x, and you are thrilled...

why do you want a call?? 6,9 is hardly a great hand to take to a flop, since it rarely flops a confident hand plus effectively every hand villains calls pre flop with has you beat. With this hand your looking to take it down preflop, and if called, take it down on the flop with a c-bet.

Anyway, i raise to 300 preflop, your the chip leader so put pressure on villain

As for the flop, i'm guessing the 2s,5c,kh

6Q6 flop or 6J9

69 is my 3rd fav hand after AA and 84os...................

I have always performed well with 69

should I continue with this HH????

I really don't think this is true. Just because you cards will average to 7.5 on the whole doesn't mean 6-9 is ahead half the time just because 6 and 9 average to 7.5.

Look at it this way. 10-2 is a 13% favorite over 6-9, even though (10+2)/2 = 6 and (6+9)/2 = 7.5. Therefore, it is much more important heads up to have one high card than a high average, as much of the time a high kicker is all that is needed to win.

I never liked the way it looked.

I'm guessing 578 flop.

Preflop I'd be happy with either a raise or call.

I don't like the minbet though. Save that (if at all) for monsters like QQ+.

Hand #********* at SnG-******* (No Limit Hold'em Sit and Go)
Started at 04/Sep/08 17:37:15

Kerouacsdog is at seat 2 with 5740.
DarkAngel_11 is at seat 3 with 3260.
The button is at seat 2.

Kerouacsdog posts the small blind of 50.
DarkAngel_11 posts the big blind of 100.
Kerouacsdog: 9s 6h
DarkAngel_11: -- --
Pre-flop:

Kerouacsdog raises to 200. DarkAngel_11 calls.
Flop (board: 5c 4c 8h):

DarkAngel_11 bets 400.

OK, here's the flop, it's given me a straight draw (gutshot?) and one overcard. Villian bets 400, half the pot, what's he got (range will be enough for now), and what's our move.....................

anyone.....................................?
or shall I just not bother?

Your comfort at this point is the fact that villain can not felt you. But you are way behind 1/2 the time.

You can't check, as villain would bet you out of this pot.
You could shove, at great peril.
I'm thinking you repeat the last street bets. If villain has nothing he might give it up as a repeat bet here sort of looks like a value bet. This of course assumes he could recognize a value bet.

Personally I would proceed cautiously with a great leaning toward chip conservation. I'm guessing from everything you've mentioned so far that you chose to push, perhaps pretty hard here.

flat call, looking to hit your gutshot, but also as a float and be willing to bet if checked to on the turn if a danger card hits (any club, any card that completes a straight plus any aces or kings)

His range is huge, I would put him on anything from Q8 on up to K rag, or a lo pr (which might have hit trips)... anything more and he would have rerased preflop.
I would flat call and see the turn.

x2

I lol'd.... Don't you guys know 77 is better than 69? (ya get 8 more )

Back to the game, price is right for a flat call.

best play imo

I concur with this^^^^^

Hand #********* at SnG-******* (No Limit Hold'em Sit and Go)
Started at 04/Sep/08 17:37:15

Kerouacsdog is at seat 2 with 5740.
DarkAngel_11 is at seat 3 with 3260.
The button is at seat 2.

Kerouacsdog posts the small blind of 50.
DarkAngel_11 posts the big blind of 100.
Kerouacsdog: 9s 6h
DarkAngel_11: -- --
Pre-flop:

Kerouacsdog raises to 200. DarkAngel_11 calls.
Flop (board: 5c 4c 8h):

DarkAngel_11 bets 400. Kerouacsdog calls.
Turn (board: 5c 4c 8h 9d):

DarkAngel_11 bets 1200

OK, turn gives me top pair, with a gutshot straight draw. Villian bets the pot, what's he got, and what do I do?

ugh, pretty tough spot here. We are only really ahead of flush draws and 8's. Without stats or major reads, i sigh and just flat call, although it doesn't seem like a great option, folding is way to nitty imo and raising is obviously bad. So I flat call and kind of expect villain to have flush draw + overs, an everything draw, an 8 or 2 pair.

Given his range that i have just written however, the right play is probably to shove over the top here, but it just doesn't feel like the most ideal play.

sigh, i really don't know, i probably shove now i've thought about it more, since our 9 is most likely good, and i don't mind playing for stacks, since we are either ahead of flush draws or combo draws, but also have quite a few outs against 2 pair hands. We have also seriously under repped our hand in a weird way. Villain is very unlikely to put us on our current holding, and most likely thinks we are drawing/have overcards, so could easily be potting any pair here, so ye i shove

Edit: The above post, is my actual thought processes put into writing, so mind the scruffiness and unstructuredness

Villain only has 1200 behind now, so its raise or fold. From your read on villain you're not folding top pair (with outs) HU. KD already told us he won the hand so I hope he just put it allin here.

I just realized I made up the math there...thought more was already in the pot. Close enough, you're not calling and folding the river. Decide now if you're ahead, don't let villain save some chips on the river if its a bluff draw...although its probably going in either way.

i am a little confused if your the button then how could you place the small blind in this hand, wouldnt you have to put in the big blind if its heads up