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Smileyphil
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Hi everyone, first post here and I've come looking for advice about my newest poker craze - HU tournaments.
Basically I am finding often that my tournament win/loss hinges on a large all in hand featuring two overcards vs a pocket pair.
I am concerned that this is just leaving the tournament down to basically a 50/50 flip (sometimes I have the pair/sometimes the overcards) and I would rather feel that I had a larger edge than this.
I realise it often depends on the player I am against but in general is a good thing to bet/bet/push with large overcards and medium pairs?
Is it better to flat call with hands like AQ/88 etc. preflop and hope to catch the goods? Or is the fold equity/table image from bet/bet/pushing them more important?
Btw. If it matters I am playing $5 BI tournaments and my general strategy is overly aggressive so I am often getting called when I raise it up.
Edit: Just found a perfect example for what I mean. Taken from my most recent $5.50 game.
It is right at the start and I have no reads on opposition apart from he has folded to one raise and made one of his own (he is not completely timid then).
Blinds are 10/20. Hero is dealt AQs on SB/BU.
Hero raises to 60, Villain re-raises to 140, Hero...?
In this case I moved all in (1500). He made the call with 77 and (luckily?) I won when I flopped a queen.
Could it be better to play this hand in a different manner? Perhaps flat calling then playing in position or 3betting a smaller amount?
Basically I am finding often that my tournament win/loss hinges on a large all in hand featuring two overcards vs a pocket pair.
I am concerned that this is just leaving the tournament down to basically a 50/50 flip (sometimes I have the pair/sometimes the overcards) and I would rather feel that I had a larger edge than this.
I realise it often depends on the player I am against but in general is a good thing to bet/bet/push with large overcards and medium pairs?
Is it better to flat call with hands like AQ/88 etc. preflop and hope to catch the goods? Or is the fold equity/table image from bet/bet/pushing them more important?
Btw. If it matters I am playing $5 BI tournaments and my general strategy is overly aggressive so I am often getting called when I raise it up.
Edit: Just found a perfect example for what I mean. Taken from my most recent $5.50 game.
It is right at the start and I have no reads on opposition apart from he has folded to one raise and made one of his own (he is not completely timid then).
Blinds are 10/20. Hero is dealt AQs on SB/BU.
Hero raises to 60, Villain re-raises to 140, Hero...?
In this case I moved all in (1500). He made the call with 77 and (luckily?) I won when I flopped a queen.
Could it be better to play this hand in a different manner? Perhaps flat calling then playing in position or 3betting a smaller amount?
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