Cafeman
Legend
Silver Level
So I am still 'stuck' at 5nl 6max, but I'm reading and trying to progress. I've come up with an idea (not a new one I'm sure) and I want to know if it makes sense.
Let's say I'm in the BB with AKo, UTG (nit) raises 4bb and 2 loose single tabling want to see a flop kind of players call and then another nitish player calls on the button. So I'm facing 4 opponents OOP with AKo.
Here I've been doing a shove. Is this correct in the long run? I see the opening nit with PP, AQ+, AJs, KQs. 2 loose callers who knows, and the nitish button has PP, TJs+, AJ+, ATs, KQs maybe? Point being, a LOT of those hands don't want to call a shove.
My idea goes as follows. More often than not I simply collect 17bb, and when I'm looked up with 22-QQ I'm a slight underdog (let's say coinflip) and obviously when I'm looked up with AQs AJs etc. I'm a massive favourite. Only when I've run into AA or KK am I in trouble - but how often does this happen? And does it happen often enough to make collecting the 17bbs worth it anyway?
Anyone got any stats or experience or maths that say that my play here is bad?
I've only played a few hands like this. So far I have been the wrong side of a coinflip and also ended up in a great position (2 loose callers, one with AJs and one with ATo!). Not enough data to be going on with though.
Raising here and I'm often getting 3 callers! Even AA versus 3 random hands isn't much more than 60%, AKo more like 40%. But HU versus one person from time to time and I'm usually doing much better than that.
Let's say I'm in the BB with AKo, UTG (nit) raises 4bb and 2 loose single tabling want to see a flop kind of players call and then another nitish player calls on the button. So I'm facing 4 opponents OOP with AKo.
Here I've been doing a shove. Is this correct in the long run? I see the opening nit with PP, AQ+, AJs, KQs. 2 loose callers who knows, and the nitish button has PP, TJs+, AJ+, ATs, KQs maybe? Point being, a LOT of those hands don't want to call a shove.
My idea goes as follows. More often than not I simply collect 17bb, and when I'm looked up with 22-QQ I'm a slight underdog (let's say coinflip) and obviously when I'm looked up with AQs AJs etc. I'm a massive favourite. Only when I've run into AA or KK am I in trouble - but how often does this happen? And does it happen often enough to make collecting the 17bbs worth it anyway?
Anyone got any stats or experience or maths that say that my play here is bad?
I've only played a few hands like this. So far I have been the wrong side of a coinflip and also ended up in a great position (2 loose callers, one with AJs and one with ATo!). Not enough data to be going on with though.
Raising here and I'm often getting 3 callers! Even AA versus 3 random hands isn't much more than 60%, AKo more like 40%. But HU versus one person from time to time and I'm usually doing much better than that.