$3 NLHE STT: Playing KT on the bubble (Two similar Hands)

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Steve922

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I recently had KT on two consecutive hands while playing the bubble in a 10 plyr SnG. I folded them both and I was thinking even at the time I folded that I was playing these badly and they should both have been a shove. In my defence, I hadn't placed in the previous 12 SnGs and I just wanted to hang on to get ITM. Are these pushes?

party poker No-Limit Hold'em, 3 Tournament, 200/400 Blinds (4 handed) - Party-Poker Hand Converter from HandHistoryConverter.com

BB (t7735)
Button (t1370)
Hero (UTG) (t4945)
SB (t5950)

Hero's M: 8.24

Preflop: Hero is UTG with K
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, 10
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1 fold, Button raises to t1370 (All-In), 1 fold, BB calls t970

Flop: (t2940) 4
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, K
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, 8
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(2 players, 1 all-in)

Turn: (t2940) 7
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(2 players, 1 all-in)

River: (t2940) Q
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(2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: t2940

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Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, 3 Tournament, 200/400 Blinds (4 handed) - Party-Poker Hand Converter from HandHistoryConverter.com

UTG (t7735)
SB (t1570)
Hero (Button) (t4945)

Hero's M: 8.24

Preflop: Hero is Button with K
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, 10
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3 folds

Total pot: t600
 
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1st hand, I'd fold since both blinds can knock you out. Let the short stack fight to stay alive against the blinds.

2nd hand, easy shove, KTo plays well against the SB's calling range and is much better then BB's random 2 cards.
 
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Pretty sure they are exactly the same hands jilly, cept the second one the BB has been removed :D
 
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Woul have shoved for sure the secon one, because of postion, but not the first one.
 
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UTG (t7735)
SB (t1570)
Hero (Button) (t4945)

Pretty sure they are exactly the same hands jilly, cept the second one the BB has been removed :D


I took this 2nd one as being a hand converter screwup and UTG was actually the BB but yeah the stack sizes are suspiciously similar.
 
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It seems the second hand took place right before the first.

Anyway, second hand is clearly a shove but I will often shove the first one as well. Sure both blinds have us covered, but does that necessarily mean they're calling wider than the shortie?
 
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