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About LinkBacksHonestly, pretty typical... just figured I'd ask what you all thought of this type of play. Seams to work for me 70%+ of the time I try, which is about 20% of my STT's at this level. Sometime I actually have a hand, but that doesn't usually matter.
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t20 (9 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)
saw flop|saw showdown
Ping (t1500)
SB (t1500)
BB (t1500)
UTG (t1500)
UTG+1 (t1500)
MP1 (t1500)
MP2 (t1500)
MP3 (t1500)
CO (t1500)
Preflop: Ping is Button with 3, 9
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4 folds, MP3 calls t20, 1 fold, Ping raises to t120, 2 folds, MP3 calls t100.
Flop: (t270) 2, Q
(2 players)
MP3 checks, Ping bets t200, MP3 raises to t640, Ping raises to t1380, MP3 folds.
Final Pot: t2290
Results:
No showdown. Ping wins t2290.
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Thread: STT Low Limit First Hand
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05-18-2007 #1Siddhartha
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STT Low Limit First Hand
"People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don't believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and if they can't find them, they make them." - George Bernard Shaw
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05-19-2007 #2Mike McDermott
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I really don't like these kind of plays in STT's. There's no need to risk your stack here.
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05-19-2007 #3Poker Expert
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Terrible terrible play for the first level of a SNG. Why risk so many chips so early with a junk hand?
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05-19-2007 #4Stu Ungar
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FPS increases variance.
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05-19-2007 #5Mike McDermott
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I'm glad the hand worked out for you but there is NO reason for this kind of play at any level in a SNG. Honestly, SNG's are not the place for fancy play syndrome.
This is horrible, man, sorry.BOSS
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05-19-2007 #6Check Raiser
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I don't get it. What are you trying here? To get all-in on the first hand no matter what happens? You are lucky you caught him bluffing because I wouldn't expect a queen to be going into the muck here.
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05-19-2007 #7Super Moderator
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This example is obviously pretty reckless and I am amazed the guy folded but does this idea have some merit at $50+ SNG levels?
Everyone knows that the optimal way to play is to be a nit until the blinds go up then play push/shove so making moves like this early on you expect to push people off pretty much all but the nuts.
Increasing your stack by 25% - 50% near the beginning may give you enough of an edge when it comes to push-fold to over compensate the times you bust when they do have the nuts?
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05-19-2007 #8Banned
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Glad it worked out for you, personally i would never do that.
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05-19-2007 #9Stu Ungar
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No, it's even worse at that level. The regulars won't call the pf raise in the first place without a monster, and the occassional fish call with hands like QJ, KQ, AQ and there's no way they fold to a reraise. They might even call with JT on that particular flop.
Originally Posted by WotaWaster
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05-19-2007 #10Banned
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You guys are really
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