DaReKa
Rock Star
Silver Level
I don't really play any tourneys, so although I was pleased with my play today, I had a lot of places where I wasn't sure if I was making wise plays, and I wanted to post a few spots where I had questions and get a general critique.
Hand 1
Hand 2
Hand 3
Hand 4
Hand 5
Hand 6
Hand 7
Hand 8
So all pretty basic stuff. Anyone know where a shove chart relating to M can be found? I looked for one during tourney but couldn't find one that made sense to me. I found one for 9 max SnG, but I think it was for turbos.
Another thing I was never sure of throughout the tourney was bet sizing. Any quick and easy guide for that?
Guess I'll add this to get opinions.
Worst hand of the tourney
How should I have played it differently?
Hand 1
Should I be cbetting here? I felt pretty uncomfortable getting too aggressive post flop with my limited number of chips and zero knowledge of villains. Other than that my thinking was that he probably missed the flop and my hand is best, and if he did hit it I have overcards, so I called.Merge Network Cardschat $100 Freeroll No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t10.00/t20.00 Blinds - 9 players
UTG+2: t2470.00 123.50 BBs
MP1: t2224.00 111.20 BBs
Hero (MP2): t2440.00 122 BBs
CO: t2020.00 101 BBs
BTN: t2540.00 127 BBs
SB: t2296.00 114.80 BBs
BB: t3093.00 154.65 BBs
UTG: t2370.00 118.50 BBs
UTG+1: t3047.00 152.35 BBs
Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is MP2 with A♣ K♦
2 folds, UTG+2 raises to t70.00, 1 fold, Hero raises to t210.00, 4 folds, UTG+2 calls t140
Flop: (t450) 7♣ 3♠ T♠ (2 players)
UTG+2 checks, Hero checks
Turn: (t450) 4♥ (2 players)
UTG+2 bets t225.00, Hero calls t225
River: (t900) 2♣ (2 players)
UTG+2 checks, Hero checks
Final Pot: t900
UTG+2 shows Qs Ah
Hero shows Ac Kd (Ace High)
Hero wins t900.00
Hand 2
I think this was probably way too nitty. Villain was fairly loose, but not enough hands to be sure of anything. Do you like call or 3bet better? Is fold terrible? I was trying to play very tight/safe early on, since all villains were unknown.Merge Network Cardschat $100 Freeroll No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t10.00/t20.00 Blinds - 9 players
UTG+2: t2500.00 125 BBs
MP1: t2490.00 124.50 BBs
Hero (MP2): t2470.00 123.50 BBs
CO: t2110.00 105.50 BBs
BTN: t2470.00 123.50 BBs
SB: t2310.00 115.50 BBs
BB: t2890.00 144.50 BBs
UTG: t2500.00 125 BBs
UTG+1: t2760.00 138 BBs
Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is MP2 with J♣ K♣
1 fold, UTG+1 raises to t70.00, 7 folds
Hand 3
Here I didn't want to raise multiway, because I couldn't stand a reraise, and didn't want to get it in here with a draw, so I check/called to evaluate the action. Should I lead turn? I didn't think I would fold out anything that I wasn't beating.Merge Network Cardschat $100 Freeroll No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t15.00/t30.00 Blinds - 9 players
CO: t1990.00 66.33 BBs
BTN: t2374.00 79.13 BBs
Hero (SB): t2875.00 95.83 BBs
BB: t2020.00 67.33 BBs
UTG: t2510.00 83.67 BBs
UTG+1: t2323.00 77.43 BBs
UTG+2: t3028.00 100.93 BBs
MP1: t2490.00 83 BBs
MP2: t2890.00 96.33 BBs
Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is SB with 7♣ K♣
2 folds, UTG+2 calls t30, 1 fold, MP2 calls t30, 2 folds, Hero calls t15, BB checks
Flop: (t120) 5♠ J♣ A♣ (4 players)
Hero checks, BB bets t80.00, UTG+2 folds, MP2 calls t80, Hero calls t80
Turn: (t360) 4♠ (3 players)
Hero checks, BB checks, MP2 checks
River: (t360) 9♣ (3 players)
Hero bets t360.00, BB folds, MP2 calls t360
Final Pot: t1080
Hero shows 7c Kc (Flush Ace High)
MP2 mucks Js 9s
Hero wins t1080.00
Hand 4
Here I felt like he didn't have anything strong, as it was a limped pot, so I played aggressively to hopefully fold out most of his hands. Played correctly?Merge Network Cardschat $100 Freeroll No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t30.00/t60.00 Blinds - 8 players
BTN: t3826.00 63.77 BBs
SB: t1509.00 25.15 BBs
Hero (BB): t5785.00 96.42 BBs
UTG: t2570.00 42.83 BBs
UTG+1: t1562.00 26.03 BBs
MP1: t5641.00 94.02 BBs
MP2: t1737.00 28.95 BBs
CO: t3648.00 60.80 BBs
Pre Flop: (t90) Hero is BB with J♥ 2♥
1 fold, UTG+1 calls t60, 5 folds, Hero checks
Flop: (t150) 8♠ A♥ 4♥ (2 players)
Hero checks, UTG+1 bets t75.00, Hero raises to t225.00, UTG+1 calls t150
Turn: (t600) 4♣ (2 players)
Hero bets t300.00, UTG+1 folds
Final Pot: t600
Hero mucks Jh 2h
Hero wins t300
Hero wins t300.00
Hand 5
Villain seemed to be shoving a large range - I snap called. Winning would put me close to the chip lead. I thought it was a good spot to try and get a "bully" stack. It seems like a pretty marginal spot though, not sure if I should wait for better as I was already sitting on a pretty good stack.Merge Network Cardschat $100 Freeroll No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t100.00/t200.00 Blinds - 7 players
UTG+1: t1861.00 9.30 BBs
MP: t5291.00 26.45 BBs
Hero (CO): t6560.00 32.80 BBs
BTN: t2727.00 13.63 BBs
SB: t2662.00 13.31 BBs
BB: t8282.00 41.41 BBs
UTG: t6390.00 31.95 BBs
Pre Flop: (t300) Hero is CO with A♣ 9♣
3 folds, Hero raises to t400.00, 1 fold, SB raises to t2662 all in, 1 fold, Hero calls t2262
Flop: (t5524) 6♠ 3♥ 8♠ (2 players - 1 is all in)
Turn: (t5524) 7♠ (2 players - 1 is all in)
River: (t5524) J♣ (2 players - 1 is all in)
Final Pot: t5524
Hero shows Ac 9c
SB shows Ah 7c (Pair of Sevens)
SB wins t5524.00
Hand 6
Shortly after the previous hand, was concerned with being low M, and was looking for spots to double up or steal blinds. I ended up getting a respectable stack again through blind stealing. Should I shove here? I figured I would be flipping for a double up a lot of the time when called (if I shoved). The only reason I didn't is because I had improved my stack with several steals since the previous hand already, and felt like I was in pretty good shape and could consider folding to a shove. Good? Terrible?Merge Network Cardschat $100 Freeroll No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t125.00/t250.00 Blinds + t25.00 - 9 players
BTN: t3514.00 M = 5.86
SB: t5794.00 M = 9.66
BB: t1583.00 M = 2.64
Hero (UTG): t4973.00 M = 8.29
UTG+1: t7764.00 M = 12.94
UTG+2: t5350.00 M = 8.92
MP1: t1200.00 M = 2
MP2: t2739.00 M = 4.57
CO: t4260.00 M = 7.10
Pre Flop: (t600) Hero is UTG with A♥ Q♥
Hero raises to t500.00, 8 folds
Final Pot: t850
Hero mucks Ah Qh
Hero wins t600
Hero wins t250.00
Hand 7
I'm 90% sure this is completely standard. I read the definition of M in a post on here a while back, but I don't know shoving ranges based on it. I just knew my stack was very few M and had been for a while.Merge Network Cardschat $100 Freeroll No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t200.00/t400.00 Blinds + t50.00 - 9 players
MP2: t8011.00 M = 7.63
CO: t12141.00 M = 11.56
Hero (BTN): t5982.00 M = 5.70
SB: t5114.00 M = 4.87
BB: t3968.00 M = 3.78
UTG: t4244.00 M = 4.04
UTG+1: t16716.00 M = 15.92
UTG+2: t6631.00 M = 6.32
MP1: t10376.00 M = 9.88
Pre Flop: (t1050) Hero is BTN with 5♥ 5♦
6 folds, Hero raises to t5932 all in, 1 fold, BB calls t3518 all in
Flop: (t8486) A♠ 4♦ A♣ (2 players - 2 are all in)
Turn: (t8486) J♥ (2 players - 2 are all in)
River: (t8486) 8♥ (2 players - 2 are all in)
Final Pot: t8486
Hero shows 5h 5d (Two Pair Aces and Fives)
BB shows 9s 9d (Two Pair Aces and Nines)
BB wins t8486.00
Hand 8
This was right after the previous hand. Again, pretty sure this is standard, but I don't really know the shoving ranges. K high good or wait for A high?Merge Network Cardschat $100 Freeroll No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t200.00/t400.00 Blinds + t50.00 - 9 players
UTG+2: t7911.00 M = 7.53
MP1: t12041.00 M = 11.47
Hero (MP2): t1964.00 M = 1.87
CO: t4814.00 M = 4.58
BTN: t9286.00 M = 8.84
SB: t3744.00 M = 3.57
BB: t16616.00 M = 15.82
UTG: t6531.00 M = 6.22
UTG+1: t10276.00 M = 9.79
Pre Flop: (t1050) Hero is MP2 with K♥ 6♦
4 folds, Hero raises to t1914 all in, 3 folds, BB calls t1514
Flop: (t4478) 3♣ 7♠ 3♠ (2 players - 1 is all in)
Turn: (t4478) 2♠ (2 players - 1 is all in)
River: (t4478) K♦ (2 players - 1 is all in)
Final Pot: t4478
Hero shows Kh 6d
BB shows 6s Qs (Flush Queen High)
BB wins t4478.00
So all pretty basic stuff. Anyone know where a shove chart relating to M can be found? I looked for one during tourney but couldn't find one that made sense to me. I found one for 9 max SnG, but I think it was for turbos.
Another thing I was never sure of throughout the tourney was bet sizing. Any quick and easy guide for that?
Guess I'll add this to get opinions.
Worst hand of the tourney
I think I need to snap fold here. I still don't have a great feel for tournaments and what hands are shoving here, but what exactly am I beating? I gotta be way behind most of the time, right? But I dunno.. 1.7k to win 3.2k. What do you guys think? (Now that I've thought about it more I actually think calling isn't that bad. I guess I'm ahead of unpaired single clubs, and A9-AT, behind AJ and AK, with AJ less likely due to the small cbet. His range might be even wider than A9 too. Hard to know with the little info I have. So I guess the call was OK. Still could have been played better.)Merge Network Cardschat $100 Freeroll No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t30.00/t60.00 Blinds - 8 players
CO: t3916.00 65.27 BBs
BTN: t2124.00 35.40 BBs
Hero (SB): t5755.00 95.92 BBs
BB: t2165.00 36.08 BBs
UTG: t2392.00 39.87 BBs
UTG+1: t4856.00 80.93 BBs
MP1: t2427.00 40.45 BBs
MP2: t2643.00 44.05 BBs
Pre Flop: (t90) Hero is SB with Q:diamond: A:heart:
2 folds, MP1 raises to t135.00, 3 folds, Hero calls t105, 1 fold
Flop: (t330) 5:heart: J:club: 3:club: (2 players)
Hero checks, MP1 bets t165.00, Hero calls t165
Turn: (t660) A:club: (2 players)
Hero bets t400.00, MP1 raises to t2127 all in, Hero calls t1727
River: (t4914) T:club: (2 players - 1 is all in)
Final Pot: t4914
Hero shows Qd Ah (Pair of Aces)
MP1 shows As Qh (Pair of Aces)
Hero wins t2457.00
MP1 wins t2457.00
How should I have played it differently?
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