bigloser2448

There was a (I think) pretty loose aggressive player to my left, so it was a bitch, but I think I finally earned one of these. If anyone has time to take a look, that'd be great:

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I think maybe I could have been more aggressive early on, but not sure which hands, as they all pretty much sucked.

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5 - pass on the threes this early
16 - pass
22 - pass on all streets
28 - pass
29 - bet flop, or better yet, just go all in preflop you also see that your earlier loose play has caused you to double up to only 1200 chips
32 - fold, BB is only 50 and 23s is a shitty, shitty hand
36 - check fold
56 - hate the check raise, not sure how I would have played this, but probably raised preflop
*skipping ahead to 160*
163 - ahhhhhhhhhn this is close; I'd have to call, you're getting odds
164 - push
168 - just push
170 - push
178 - bet flop
180 - just shove
184 - push, as played flat call flop
186 - push
187 - gross! fold
188 - push or fold, prefer fold


General comment: most of headsup was around 10BBs. You need to basically shove the shit out of him this short. Win just two BBs and you've already shifted the balance way into your favor. If you just pushed literally every hand you wouldn't be going too wrong. The fewer BBs you or your opponent have (whoever has less) the wider you can push.

I didn't watch all the hands, obviously.

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johnny350h: that was in his range yes yes

sevens

Pre-warning: Take my shove advice lightly. I'm not your typical "you must have good cards to shove +ev!!!!" player. I shove situationally and not based on my cards. I'll take 8To vs AK any day if I'm short stack and need to double up.

5: Eh, could go either way. I'd lean towards flat calling at these stakes for that small raise. People like to make LP raises with big cards I've found.
15: Early stages with big aces UTG or UTG+1 (AK/AQ), you might want to add limping in with them to your arsenal. People limp behind with weaker aces, and then pay you off when an ace flops. And then they suck out on the river for 2 pair.
22: Fold everywhere on this one. You'll lose a lot of money in blind battles if you keep playing like that.
28: Either reraise or fold. What are you planning on doing with this hand? Folding to a c-bet if you miss? Personally with your stack I'd fold here.
32: See hand 22. Also, not worth it yet.
36: Check fold. Draws are not folding to your bet, and neither is every hand that has you crushed. You won't know which one it is until you find yourself busted out.
49: Borderline but you might be able to get away with a raise steal here. Your only option is shove at this point. The 50/100 level is where you should be upping your aggression, especially if you are short as you are. Doubling with 1500 vs doubling with 900 is a difference in 1200 chips. BTW this is the type of hand you want to be stealing/shoving with as a short stack. If you get called, it's very unlikely you are dominated, like you would be with Ax.
52: Nice shove.
57: nh, again.
75: Not sure why he let you check it down......I might have bet the turn (if I was you).
82: Fold.
88: Borderline, but heres a spot you might be able to shove.
95: Shove.
101: Shove. You can't fold if you get reraised.
109: All in on the flop when he checks to you. Again, if you had shoved preflop, you might not be in this situation.
112: Good to see you're loosening up for steals. =P
146: Dude. It's 40 more. You can call with ATC for 40 more (and your stack) to knock out 3rd place.
152: No need to bet on the end. Either K high is good, or it's not.
184: Call and see what he does on the turn when a non club falls. Give him another shot to bluff at it.

Everything else looks alright. Except maybe the 6-3 hand.

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bigloser2448

Wow, Thank you both for spending the time. This little STT definately falls into the category of "I thought I did pretty good considering not getting great cards early on, until I look at it again and see all my mistakes."

It shouldn't be this hard to win one of these things, right?

I'm going to look it over right now with your notes in hand. Thank you both! :nod: :D

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Other than the notes I put down, I thought you played well.

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ty sevens,
I agreed with most of the hands especially 22, (OMG, WTF!!!), except for 146:

Poker Stars, $1 + $0.20 NL Hold'em Tournament, 200/400 Blinds, 3 Players
LeggoPoker.com - Hand History Converter

BTN: 265
Hero (SB): 8,425
BB: 4,810

Pre-Flop: (675) :4d :9h dealt to Hero (SB)
BTN calls 240 and is All-In, Hero folds

Flop: (755) :8d :9d :8h (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

Turn: (755) :8d :9d :8h [ :7s ] (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

River: (755) :8d :9d :8h :7s [ :Js ] (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

Results: 755 Pot
BTN showed :Jh :Ah (two pair, Jacks and Eights) and WON 755 (+490 NET)
BB showed :7c :Qd (two pair, Eights and Sevens) and LOST (-265 NET)


It wasn't the extra 40 that worried me. This guy to my left has been a pretty loose aggressive player tghe whole time. He never once (especially since the beloved hand 22) let me limp in. I didn't see risking a lot of chips to get rid of the shortstack that was playing horribly anyway, as I figured I could get rid of him anytime. Plus, this guy to my left bet me out of two previous pot when the guy was all-in instead of checkiong it down to get rid of him. So flat calling, IMO wouldn't have done it, and what kind of flop would I need to see to withstand ANY bets from Mr. Left Jerk?

I wasn't playing this thing for second. I know if I called, or even shoved and the other guy called and I lost, I'd get 2nd, but I was confident I could take thie dude later on. Is that the wrong kind of thinking?

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sevens

If he has any brains at all, he'll let you see the flop and check it down if he's weak. Here, you can call the 40, and safely fold if he raises you preflop. The 40 isn't gonna kill you. You definitely don't shove.

Actually, this type of thinking can help you to win more often. You can often make great folds by asking yourself "Is it easier to hit a 2 or 3 outter or fold and outplay my opponents later?"

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That was our problem right there; No Brains at All. I don't recall the previous hands that he bet me out of, but one was when he hit Top Pair (lower kicker) on the Turn. As it turned out, my hand wouldn't have beat either of them, but who knew?

I'm glad it turned out well in the end.

Oh yeah, hand 152 (King High). I didn't think King High was enough, but thought he'd fold to my bluff with 4 to a straight making it on the river. Got lucky there, 'cause if he's got any pair, he's calling me.

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