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angalius
Joined: 10.11.2011

Poker Stars, $3.16 Buy-in (15/30 blinds, 4 ante) No Limit Hold'em Tournament, 9 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite.

SB: 1,023 (34.1 bb)
Hero (BB): 1,586 (52.9 bb)
UTG+1: 1,419 (47.3 bb)
UTG+2: 1,547 (51.6 bb)
MP1: 1,496 (49.9 bb)
MP2: 1,548 (51.6 bb)
MP3: 1,708 (56.9 bb)
CO: 1,577 (52.6 bb)
BTN: 1,596 (53.2 bb)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 8♣: K♣:
2 folds, MP1 raises to 60, 5 folds, Hero calls 30

Flop: (171) 7♦: J♦: 4♥: (2 players)
Hero checks, MP1 checks

Turn: (171) 3♠: (2 players)
Hero checks, MP1 checks

River: (171) 6♠: (2 players)
Hero checks, MP1 checks

Question here is not about this hand specifically but about these kind of hands in general early in the sng. Is it profitable to call like 69s, T8s, QTo and so on with almost 1 to 5 pot odds and chech/fold if I dont hit? Longer time ago when there were no antes in play on pokerstars sngs this was definitely not the case, but now with antes it seems like a good play, but not sure

Poker Stars, $3.16 Buy-in (15/30 blinds, 4 ante) No Limit Hold'em Tournament, 9 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite.

SB: 1,297 (43.2 bb)
Hero (BB): 1,554 (51.8 bb)
UTG+1: 1,634 (54.5 bb)
UTG+2: 657 (21.9 bb)
MP1: 2,068 (68.9 bb)
MP2: 1,417 (47.2 bb)
MP3: 1,402 (46.7 bb)
CO: 1,235 (41.2 bb)
BTN: 2,236 (74.5 bb)

Preflop: Hero is BB with K♥: 7♥:
UTG+1 folds, UTG+2 raises to 60, 3 folds, CO calls 60, BTN calls 60, SB calls 45, Hero calls 30

Flop: (336) 5♣: 4♥: 9♥: (5 players)
SB checks, Hero checks, UTG+2 checks, CO bets 60, 2 folds, Hero calls 60, UTG+2 calls 60

Turn: (516) T♥: (3 players)
Hero checks, UTG+2 checks, CO bets 90, Hero raises to 368, UTG+2 folds, CO raises to 1,111 and is all-in, Hero calls 743

River: (2,738) 7♣: (2 players, 1 is all-in)

Results:

Spoiler

2,738 pot
Final Board: 5♣: 4♥: 9♥: T♥: 7♣:
Hero showed K♥: 7♥: and won 2,738 (1,503 net)
UTG+2 mucked and lost (-124 net)
CO showed 6♥: J♥: and lost (-1,235 net)


Obviously I win this hand, but in the long term should I do this ?


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SDK1987
Joined: 12.11.2008

First hand I would most likely fold right away against an early open. This hand has only flush potential and you will be often dominated if you hit top pair. Also, I wouldn’t defend with speculative hands like 69s, T8s and QTo out of position.

2nd hand seems standard in my eyes. No way you can ever fold the 2nd nut flush here.

Cheers,
SDK1987


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Okkernootje
Joined: 02.09.2013

I like both defends.
Defending your bigblind is cool, especially against the right players. It can really add some % to your ROI if done right, since a lot of SNG players have tons of post-slop leaks. But if you start defending, you should also have a grasp about OOP play in regards to defending strategy. What flops are you continuing on? What cbets will you float and why?

If you simply play fit or fold post flop when you defend these type of hands, then stop doing it. It will ruin your bb/100 big time.


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