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jaded848
Rock Star
Silver Level
My early stage turbo SnG strategy is extremely basic. I limp with most pairs except when UTG or UTG+1. I don't play suited connectors unless there are at least 3-4 limpers and I am in late position. I fold AJ in early position, even if suited, and I fold it in any position if there is a raise in front. With AQ, I raise with it in early position if suited, if not suited I fold it UTG and UTG+1 but raise with it in every other position. I also fold AQ if there is a raise in front. AK I raise in all positions, suited or unsuited, and if there is a raise in front I either re-raise or just jam, depending on stacks and position. With all premium pairs I raise 3x in any position.
Now for the post flop play. This especially applies to the AJ, AQ, and AK hands. Let's say I open preflop for 3x with any one of these hands. Usually I get at least one caller, and let's say flop comes 2 3 8 or something dry like that. I cbet these flops pretty much 100% of the time, and I THINK it's +EV in the long run, but every now and then I get looked up by a check-raise or a player shoving over me, and I'm forced to fold the hand. If the blinds were at 25/50, thats 150 preflop and 200 postflop. If the blinds are 30/60 or 40/80, it's obviously more. My point is that I'm usually left with about 900-1000 chips and my big question is this: is this standard or is it a leak? Should I not be cbetting these flops? Generally the ONLY flops I don't cbet are wet ones like 6 7 8 or J T 3 with 2 of a suit on the board, or if two broadway cards hit. Also, I want to mention that since this is usually early on in the SnG, I don't have much in terms of reads.
Once the blinds hit 50/100, it's generally shove/fold, and that's my game in a nutshell Oh, I should also mention that I try to steal blinds when I can, most often by using the stop/go method of completing/firing on any flop.
Should I be playing more hands in the early stages? This post is partly a product of me having just played 4 tables and bubbling in every single one of them and in each one I entered the bubble as the short stack...I'm wondering if I should be playing more hands in an attempt to get my stack up for the bubble?
Now for the post flop play. This especially applies to the AJ, AQ, and AK hands. Let's say I open preflop for 3x with any one of these hands. Usually I get at least one caller, and let's say flop comes 2 3 8 or something dry like that. I cbet these flops pretty much 100% of the time, and I THINK it's +EV in the long run, but every now and then I get looked up by a check-raise or a player shoving over me, and I'm forced to fold the hand. If the blinds were at 25/50, thats 150 preflop and 200 postflop. If the blinds are 30/60 or 40/80, it's obviously more. My point is that I'm usually left with about 900-1000 chips and my big question is this: is this standard or is it a leak? Should I not be cbetting these flops? Generally the ONLY flops I don't cbet are wet ones like 6 7 8 or J T 3 with 2 of a suit on the board, or if two broadway cards hit. Also, I want to mention that since this is usually early on in the SnG, I don't have much in terms of reads.
Once the blinds hit 50/100, it's generally shove/fold, and that's my game in a nutshell Oh, I should also mention that I try to steal blinds when I can, most often by using the stop/go method of completing/firing on any flop.
Should I be playing more hands in the early stages? This post is partly a product of me having just played 4 tables and bubbling in every single one of them and in each one I entered the bubble as the short stack...I'm wondering if I should be playing more hands in an attempt to get my stack up for the bubble?