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lGotYourOuts
Joined: 03.08.2011

Basically Ive just recently started playing poker again and I aim to stick to 9 man turbo SnG's for a while, take coaching etc, but at start I want to learn the most basics needed to beat micro stakes myself. I played first tournaments series now and these are my hands that I did not know if I acted good at.

1st hand was so close to push or fold, still no idea if that was a +ev play or not
2nd hand was probably a mistake to go all in, especially because SB and BB have quite big VPIP?
3rd hand I have no idea what I should done here? As Im on 12BB I can really either all in or fold here. I chose to fold, and I think that was the right decision. Or maybe I even had to call here?
4th hand - is the all in good decision or should I plain called? SB had 30+VPIP, so his range from SB was very wide and if I called I have no idea what to put him on, that's why I tried all in.
5th hand - again no idea how to act with an Ace here, was the raise alright, should I folded/called instead?

Thanks for answers..

PokerStars - $1.32+$0.18|40/80 Ante 10 NL - Holdem - 7 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

CO: 49.04 BB (VPIP: 66.67, PFR: 30.43, 3Bet Preflop: 15.38, Hands: 24)
Hero (BTN): 9.14 BB
SB: 18.26 BB (VPIP: 22.22, PFR: 7.55, 3Bet Preflop: 3.70, Hands: 55)
BB: 16.59 BB (VPIP: 18.52, PFR: 16.98, 3Bet Preflop: 5.00, Hands: 55)
UTG: 13.95 BB (VPIP: 20.83, PFR: 13.04, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 24)
UTG+1: 39.79 BB (VPIP: 33.33, PFR: 20.83, 3Bet Preflop: 11.11, Hands: 24)
MP: 21.99 BB (VPIP: 33.33, PFR: 21.74, 3Bet Preflop: 9.09, Hands: 24)

7 players post ante of 0.13 BB, SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 2.38 BB) Hero has Q♠ 8♣

fold, fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 9.01 BB and is all-in, fold, fold

Hero wins 3.38 BB

PokerStars - $1.32+$0.18|60/120 Ante 15 NL - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

UTG: 25.98 BB (VPIP: 19.40, PFR: 6.15, 3Bet Preflop: 3.03, Hands: 69)
CO: 28.09 BB (VPIP: 27.03, PFR: 8.11, 3Bet Preflop: 11.11, Hands: 37)
Hero (BTN): 10.27 BB
SB: 25.79 BB (VPIP: 35.14, PFR: 21.62, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 37)
BB: 22.38 BB (VPIP: 22.06, PFR: 21.54, 3Bet Preflop: 4.35, Hands: 69)

5 players post ante of 0.13 BB, SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 2.13 BB) Hero has K♦ 2♥

fold, fold, Hero raises to 10.14 BB and is all-in, fold, fold

Hero wins 3.13 BB

PokerStars - $1.32+$0.18|60/120 Ante 15 NL - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 15.43 BB (VPIP: 19.18, PFR: 5.71, 3Bet Preflop: 2.94, Hands: 75)
SB: 39.64 BB (VPIP: 28.21, PFR: 10.26, 3Bet Preflop: 11.11, Hands: 40)
Hero (BB): 12.02 BB
UTG: 24.92 BB (VPIP: 32.50, PFR: 20.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 40)
CO: 20.5 BB (VPIP: 20.27, PFR: 20.29, 3Bet Preflop: 4.17, Hands: 75)

5 players post ante of 0.13 BB, SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 2.13 BB) Hero has K♣ 3♦

fold, fold, fold, SB raises to 2 BB, fold

SB wins 2.63 BB

PokerStars - $1.32+$0.18|80/160 Ante 20 NL - Holdem - 4 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 28.69 BB (VPIP: 16.16, PFR: 6.45, 3Bet Preflop: 4.76, Hands: 102)
SB: 27.31 BB (VPIP: 30.77, PFR: 11.76, 3Bet Preflop: 8.70, Hands: 54)
Hero (BB): 16.9 BB
CO: 11.47 BB (VPIP: 16.16, PFR: 15.96, 3Bet Preflop: 2.86, Hands: 102)

4 players post ante of 0.13 BB, SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 2 BB) Hero has Q♥ A♣

fold, BTN raises to 3 BB, fold, Hero raises to 16.78 BB and is all-in, fold

Hero wins 7 BB

PokerStars - $1.32+$0.18|40/80 Ante 10 NL - Holdem - 7 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

SB: 39.04 BB (VPIP: 63.64, PFR: 28.57, 3Bet Preflop: 16.67, Hands: 22)
Hero (BB): 14.89 BB
UTG: 19.51 BB (VPIP: 22.00, PFR: 8.00, 3Bet Preflop: 4.00, Hands: 51)
UTG+1: 16.84 BB (VPIP: 20.00, PFR: 18.37, 3Bet Preflop: 5.56, Hands: 51)
MP: 14.2 BB (VPIP: 22.73, PFR: 14.29, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 22)
CO: 40.04 BB (VPIP: 36.36, PFR: 22.73, 3Bet Preflop: 11.11, Hands: 22)
BTN: 24.24 BB (VPIP: 31.82, PFR: 19.05, 3Bet Preflop: 9.09, Hands: 22)

7 players post ante of 0.13 BB, SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 2.38 BB) Hero has 8♠ A♥

fold, fold, fold, fold, BTN raises to 2 BB, SB calls 1.5 BB, Hero raises to 5 BB, fold, SB calls 3 BB

Flop: (12.88 BB, 2 players) 9♦ J♠ 7♦
SB bets 33.91 BB and is all-in, fold

SB wins 12.88 BB


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TomClassy
Joined: 06.05.2015

1st Hand
Way too loose to shove here even according to the ICM (HoldemResources Nash Results). You should also keep in mind the fact that people at low stakes have wrong understanding of the value of their hands and tend to call looser. I would shove with QJo at minimum

2nd Hand
I would definitely fold K2o here against loose opps (HoldemResources Nash Results)

3rd Hand
Fold and wait for a better spot to call or shove

4th hand
I think all-in is best coz he will have to have a better hand to call you. Given the fact that he is likely to be just stealing at this stage, we don't want to play with A high oop against a big stack (espessially with a short stack on SB) when we are 1 player from the prizes. And he needs a better hand to call or he is a short stack then.

5th hand
I think you can just shove here against a loose sb and stealing BTN. Call could also be an option here and you fold if you don't hit the flop.


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lGotYourOuts
Joined: 03.08.2011

Originally posted by TomClassy
1st Hand
Way too loose to shove here even according to the ICM (HoldemResources Nash Results). You should also keep in mind the fact that people at low stakes have wrong understanding of the value of their hands and tend to call looser. I would shove with QJo at minimum
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ICM Trainer/ICM Calculator shows I have 42.7% range here ( http://www.holdemresources.net/h/web-calculators/nashicm/results.html?action=calculate&bb=80&sb=40&ante=10&structure=0.5%2C0.3%2C0.2&s1=3923&s2=1116&s3=3183&s4=1759&s5=731&s6=1460&s7=1327&s8=&s9=&s10= ), which is between Q9o and Q8o, that's why I found it JUST on limit. But I agree that probably QT was minimum I should raise here on fishy tables

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SDK1987
Joined: 12.11.2008

Originally posted by TomClassy
1st Hand
Way too loose to shove here even according to the ICM (HoldemResources Nash Results). You should also keep in mind the fact that people at low stakes have wrong understanding of the value of their hands and tend to call looser. I would shove with QJo at minimum

2nd Hand
I would definitely fold K2o here against loose opps (HoldemResources Nash Results)

3rd Hand
Fold and wait for a better spot to call or shove

4th hand
I think all-in is best coz he will have to have a better hand to call you. Given the fact that he is likely to be just stealing at this stage, we don't want to play with A high oop against a big stack (espessially with a short stack on SB) when we are 1 player from the prizes. And he needs a better hand to call or he is a short stack then.

5th hand
I think you can just shove here against a loose sb and stealing BTN. Call could also be an option here and you fold if you don't hit the flop.

This sounds fair enough, but hand 5 is a shove for sure. I wouldn’t play A8o OOP against 2 players with only 14bb left and you have still a decent amount of fold equity here

Cheers,
SDK1987


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