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$2,5 180 Repush spot

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PtiiiPtaaa
Joined: 03.12.2010

As i was playing some of the lower 180's, to fill up my games, i came in the following spot:

No Limit Holdem Tournament
PokerStars
6 Players
Hand Conversion Powered by weaktight.com
$2.28+$0.22

Stacks:
UTG (32k)
UTG+1 (23k)
CO (38k)
BTN (81k)
PtiiiPtaaa (SB) (65k)
BB (32k)

Blinds: 1.5k/3k Ante 300

Pre-Flop: (6.3k, 6 players) PtiiiPtaaa is SB 6♥ 5♥
3 folds, BTN raises to 6.5k, PtiiiPtaaa goes all-in 64k, 1 fold, BTN folds

Final Pot: 76k

PtiiiPtaaa wins 76k (net +11k)

BTN lost 6.8k

I found my self having troubles with repushing in MTT/MTSNG.

Player on the button is a losing reggish type player. He plays a lot for a recreational player, but he isn't very good.

When i was in this hand, i though this would be a good resteal spot, because:

- The great damage i can do to his stack when he calls and loses
- 56s has relative great equity versus his callingrange
- He opens the button, which means he is opening decent wide, and therefore he has to fold a ton.

Unfortunately i didn't had any stats on this player, so that can't help in this decision. Considering he isn't a very good reg, i don't like the option of small 3betting, cause i will flatcall us too much preflop, which brings us in disgusting spots imo.

So concluding, my following questions are:

- Since this is a $2,5 --> Field is soft --> do i have to tighten up my repush ranges ? ( because losing our tournament equity would be a disaster) And if yes, how big of a difference should it make?

- Is repushing 56s for 21 BB ok in this situation?

- What would bottomrange be to repush in this spot ?

Thnx!


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Atoks
Joined: 01.06.2008

Resteals in MT SnGs are generally lighter than in scheduled MTTs and (especially regulars) tend to call resteals lighter as well. In this spot I don't mind a push, but since I would expect your edge to be considerable I would advise a fold and wait for a better spot.

In softer MTTs or MT SnGs it is reasonable to tighten up ur ranges, however if u pick up reads that tell u it is very profitable for u to resteal light, then u should always exploit that. It is more important that u better pick the correct spots where u want to put ur equity on the line to gain more equity. U don't have to chase every marginal spot and it will often be better to find spots where ur equity gains will have greater potential.

Ranges in general should always depend on stats/reads/notes. However since opponent has u covered in this situation and I expect u would have some edge, I would advise a tight resteal range of KQs+,AJs+,AQo+,77+. As u have said as well, it would be bad to bust out of this tournament in this moment, so there is not much point in restealing with ur hand. I also doubt the players u are facing know much about ICM so it's best to let them make the mistakes first.


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PtiiiPtaaa
Joined: 03.12.2010

Thnx for your extensive replies Atoks!
I find them very usefull :)

edit:

So i have another question :rolleyes: (sorry to bother you, tell me if i have to stop asking lol)

- So with considering what u mentioned about calling reshoves light:

Would this be a better or worse reshove in higher BI's?

Because in my opinion:

The advantage of repushing in a higher game is:

- Most likely, a good(better) regular will be opening on the button with a much wider range, so he would have to fold more to a resteal

- Since there are probably more regulars on the table, we have less edge, so we have to take more thin +ev spots, so that would encourage restealing

The disadvantage of repushing in a higher game is:

Villain will call our repush lighter.

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However, i am not trying to talk my play good or anything. I am just interested in your thoughts about increasing/decreasing repush ranges per stake.

Again, thank you for your time!


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Atoks
Joined: 01.06.2008

Again, u would need reliable information, that villain does in fact open wide and fold often enough to 3Bet shoves. There are regulars in higher BI games that will call a 3Bet resteal quite light and end up forcing u into a mistake. It is very difficult to figure out exact ranges in MT SnGs, which is probably why these games are still very profitable. U will very rarely face similar spots that will require similar decisions :)

The best way to solve this is to have information, knowledge and experience with which u can routinely make quality decisions.

No problems about the questions, though I would like to suggest u to put them in the Tournament discussion section, where they may receive more attention and more discussion :) This section is primarly intended for evaluating specific spots and not as much for discussing game theory. Good luck at the tables and keep posting hands! :)


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