$2 NLHE STT: Fun w/ AJo- calling shoves

[jaded848]

$2 NL HE STT: Fun w/ AJo- calling shoves

I have alot of trouble with AJ- I feel like everytime I call a shove with it, I'm dominated.

Here are a few hands that illustrate my problem:

Villain was 12/2- pretty tight. I felt like such a nit folding here, but I felt like I was either dominated or racing especially since he raised from early position. Was I justified in folding?


Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, 2.25 Tournament, 100/200 Blinds (5 handed) - Full-Tilt Hand Converter from HandHistoryConverter.com
SB (t7485)
BB (t1120)
UTG (t1705)
MP (t1405)
Hero (Button) (t1785)
Hero's M: 5.95
Preflop: Hero is Button with J

, A

UTG bets t600, 4 folds
Total pot: t500


Villain was LAGgy and I had players left to act behind me. I was under 10 BBs, but I had some time to make a move, so I folded......too nitty?

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, 2.25 Tournament, 100/200 Blinds (6 handed) - Full-Tilt Hand Converter from HandHistoryConverter.com
MP (t2415)
Hero (CO) (t1880)
Button (t4400)
SB (t2640)
BB (t820)
UTG (t1345)
Hero's M: 6.27
Preflop: Hero is CO with A

, J

UTG bets t1345 (All-In), 4 folds, BB calls t620 (All-In)
Flop: (t1740) Q

, A

, 10

(2 players, 2 all-in)
Turn: (t1740) 10

(2 players, 2 all-in)
River: (t1740) 10

(2 players, 2 all-in)
Total pot: t1740

I'll post this as the last one for now. Villain was 11/11 and tight, but even so I think this one was way too nitty a fold...not sure what I was thinking here considering my stack size. Definite shove next time IMO.

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, 2.25 Tournament, 80/160 Blinds (6 handed) - Full-Tilt Hand Converter from HandHistoryConverter.com
UTG (t1100)
MP (t2165)
Hero (CO) (t1165)
Button (t1860)
SB (t4650)
BB (t2560)
Hero's M: 4.85
Preflop: Hero is CO with A

, J

1 fold, MP bets t480, 4 folds
Total pot: t400

 

[baudib1]

I think all of these are close but reasonably good folds, I think if the raisers were in later position or if you were in the BB, they could all be calls.

 

[jaded848]

Here's another one. The damn min-raise UTG scares the crap out of me!!!!! Villain didn't play many hands and had amassed his stack without seeing a showdown, so I had no clue the kind of cards he played. However, I saw villain do this move again later on so I think it might have been a move he was doing, or maybe he didn't even realize the strength it indicates. Should I shove here considering my stack? Plus, they are sooted....I think I might be getting too nitty for my own good

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, 2.25 Tournament, 100/200 Blinds (7 handed) - Full-Tilt Hand Converter from HandHistoryConverter.com
Hero (Button) (t1540)
SB (t2090)
BB (t990)
UTG (t3335)
MP1 (t2270)
MP2 (t2190)
CO (t1085)
Hero's M: 5.13
Preflop: Hero is Button with J

, A

UTG bets t400, 6 folds
Total pot: t500

 

[bgomez89]

shove hand 1, not sure about hand 2 so i fold, hand 3 shove for sure, and hand 4 im not too sure either

 

[WiZZiM]

1. std fold
2. Very close, id lean towards shoving, Id definately shove on the button we have to worry a bit about overcalls to, since the BB is so short.
3.Std fold, kinda close though.
4.Not sure what the min raise means, but since he's on the big stack, with no reads, i assume hes raising a normal donk UTG range, it would be pretty close, either way is fine, id opt to probably fold, since there's a shorty in the Blinds, shoving wouldnt be horrible either, though. Very dependant on reads, if you think they guy is raising with stuff like Q9s, or if he raise/folds a lot, then you can shove it.