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Q7o and blinds getting big

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MisClick
Joined: 30.05.2008

Hi,

The ICM calculator suggests a fold (does it make sense to use ICM with so many players here, or do I use it only to calculate push/fold on bubble?). However blinds are getting big. I thought for a while, and I decided to make the push because I felt if I didn't push at this stage I wasn't going to make enough chips to make it to first place. After UTG folds, if this works and people fold, I have still one spot to push again if I get a good hand, and I am slowly gaining ground vs. the big stacks who are playing a folding game here as they are balanced on chips. Is this logic correct?

PokerStars - $1.32+$0.18|150/300 NL - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 4,039.00
SB: 683.00
BB: 4,573.00
UTG: 1,838.00
Hero (CO): 2,367.00

BTN posts ante 25.00, SB posts ante 25.00, BB posts ante 25.00, UTG posts ante 25.00, Hero posts ante 25.00, SB posts SB 150.00, BB posts BB 300.00

Pre Flop: (pot: 575.00) Hero has 7♦ Q♣

fold, Hero raises to 2,342.00 and is all-in,

Spoiler

fold, fold, fold

Hero wins 875.00


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Rufus433
Joined: 20.08.2010

basically you are on bubble, because of sb, and i don't like pushing in 2 big stacks with such a marginal hand so i would fold.


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Orion801
Joined: 20.03.2012

I would fold that hand from CO personally as there's too high a risk that you'll encounter a stronger hand that calls you.

It makes sense to use ICM as soon as your effective stack size (ie. your stack size or the maximum stack size of any opponents left to act, whichever is smaller) is roughly equal to 13 BBs or less. This is defined as the late stage of the SnG and is where you should be either pushing or folding pre-flop. It is not for use exclusively on the bubble.


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angalius
Joined: 10.11.2011

You`re way behind if someone calls, there are no weaker hands than Q7 which would call


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chenny8888
Joined: 03.10.2007

Hi all,

In terms of offsuit Qx I think QTo is the worst we can push here.


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