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AJantwan
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I was watching a video on 3max / jackpot / spin-and-go, and the author was discussing effective stack size. I've heard it before, and I think most of us know it means to base your play on the shortest stack. After all, if I have 32BB but my opponent only has 12BB, then my extra 20BB won't effectively come in to play.
So far, so good. But... during the video, the author goes on to discuss situations where he's recommending pushing all-in first from the button, if you have a good (but not great) hand (like ATo) and the effective stack size is 15BB.
So, let's say I'm on the button with 40BB, and the small blind has 15BB, and the big blind has 45BB. If it were heads up, I'd be a lot more prone to shove. But in this example, the big blind has me covered. Yes, I can't get my extra chips in against the small blind since he has 15BB vs my 40BB, but I'm not just playing against the small blind!
I'm thinking that in a case like this, maybe instead of shoving, maybe I should just bet an amount that would put the small blind all in. So I have in effect, shoved against the SB, but not the BB.
Thoughts?
(I'm not looking for an analysis of whether ATo is worth shoving in this spot so much as how I should handle the effective stack size. It's 15BB when I think about playing the SB, but I feel that I need to take into account that the big blind has me covered.)
So far, so good. But... during the video, the author goes on to discuss situations where he's recommending pushing all-in first from the button, if you have a good (but not great) hand (like ATo) and the effective stack size is 15BB.
So, let's say I'm on the button with 40BB, and the small blind has 15BB, and the big blind has 45BB. If it were heads up, I'd be a lot more prone to shove. But in this example, the big blind has me covered. Yes, I can't get my extra chips in against the small blind since he has 15BB vs my 40BB, but I'm not just playing against the small blind!
I'm thinking that in a case like this, maybe instead of shoving, maybe I should just bet an amount that would put the small blind all in. So I have in effect, shoved against the SB, but not the BB.
Thoughts?
(I'm not looking for an analysis of whether ATo is worth shoving in this spot so much as how I should handle the effective stack size. It's 15BB when I think about playing the SB, but I feel that I need to take into account that the big blind has me covered.)