Jillychemung
Stacks & Stacks
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I am contemplating starting a trial run with sng's this month - have been playing some at FT already. But I need to find some strategy somewhere - will probably look at Stox for some videos next week.
Might see me in here a little bit!
also matrix SNGs might even be a safer option as you really only need 1/5th the BR you need for a regular SNG.
if you play 45/90/180 mans i have a cool pushbot chart if needed
Since I last posted:
7 $1 STTs: 2 firsts, rest 6-7-8 finishes.
1 $2 HU SnG: 1 first
$2.10 profit woo.
Came across one marginal situation that I'd like some input on. I'm in the cutoff six-handed with about 6.5 big blinds but there's two limpers already in the pot. No out of the ordinary reads on them. What do people do in this spot?
Full Tilt Poker Game #14434824173: $1 + 0.25 Sit & Go (Turbo) (106175741), Table 1 - 80/160 - No Limit Hold'em - 16:49:13 ET - 2009/09/02
Seat 1: customchopper1 (2,165)
Seat 2: DGates91360 (3,380)
Seat 3: OzExorcist (1,030)
Seat 5: Scott Terp (2,250)
Seat 7: coachburg (1,540)
Seat 8: makavelizz (3,135)
coachburg posts the small blind of 80
makavelizz posts the big blind of 160
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to OzExorcist [7d Ac]
customchopper1 has 15 seconds left to act
customchopper1 calls 160
DGates91360 calls 160
OzExorcist... ?
I need it.
Sorry what do you mean by matrix sitngos? When you say you only need 1/5th the bankroll this makes me think you mean the double or nothing sitngos?
Since I last posted:
7 $1 STTs: 2 firsts, rest 6-7-8 finishes.
1 $2 HU SnG: 1 first
$2.10 profit woo.
Came across one marginal situation that I'd like some input on. I'm in the cutoff six-handed with about 6.5 big blinds but there's two limpers already in the pot. No out of the ordinary reads on them. What do people do in this spot?
Full Tilt Poker Game #14434824173: $1 + 0.25 Sit & Go (Turbo) (106175741), Table 1 - 80/160 - No Limit Hold'em - 16:49:13 ET - 2009/09/02
Seat 1: customchopper1 (2,165)
Seat 2: DGates91360 (3,380)
Seat 3: OzExorcist (1,030)
Seat 5: Scott Terp (2,250)
Seat 7: coachburg (1,540)
Seat 8: makavelizz (3,135)
coachburg posts the small blind of 80
makavelizz posts the big blind of 160
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to OzExorcist [7d Ac]
customchopper1 has 15 seconds left to act
customchopper1 calls 160
DGates91360 calls 160
OzExorcist... ?
at first i said shove easy. but i missed the fact there were 2 limpers. this is an easy fold with limpers. there are a few reasons i think this is so. one you have little FE if you shove. IMO shoving or folding are the only options for you. limping here is weak. there are very few flops you would like to see to stack off in. a 7 high flop you got to worry about an over pair an A you might be out kicked. A7o doesn't even figure to be ahead of there limping range. another reason to fold is this is most likely to be a multiway pot. which increases the chances of someone being KO'ed. you still got some FE with this stack and will have some left even after the blinds hit. i'm looking to shove an unopened pot. unless i really have something strong. here I think you need atleast 99+ AK to shove. maybe AQ too.
there's 600 in the pot now a shove of 1030 makes it 1630. so its only another 850 to call. thats about 1.9 to 1 odds. those are some good odds being offered to 3 different people. i still think there is very little chance of taking it down with out being called. you would still have 5BB after the blinds hit still enough to persuade someone to fold. with this stack if it gets folded to me in the SB i shove any two.