Howdy, since my "I need to get better at SnG's post" turned into a strat post, I thought I'd start it up here instead & try to get some more general SnG advice in the other thread. I hope I'm not breaking a rule by sort-of double-posting here. :oops:

Anywhat, here's the linky [url=http://www.ridgepoker.com/replayer/Replayer/1148:ujg1add4]Replayer Linky Thingy[/url:ujg1add4], if anyone has time?
Thanks a bunch.

Summary, I tried to take some advice from some posters who showed me some of my mistakes, but I'm sure there are many more in this Tourney. By the Way, I in no way-shape-or-form plan to play many of these Particular SnG's on Full Tilt due to the huge rake. I was just real anxious to try some things out and didn't want to wait for the bubble rounds of a multi-table SnG to get there.

:bowdown: Thanks in advance for any guidance. :bowdown:

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Here's my $0.02:

4: LOL at villain with 97o :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:
14: Fold PF
18: I tend to play this for set value. If you want to raise, make it 4x BB; your raise isn't sufficient to get marginal hands out.
22: I don't like minraising as a rule. I tend to call out of the SB here. Nice job postflop.
39: POOOOOOOOSH!!!
43: POOOOOOOOSH!!! AQ is pretty good in this spot. As played postflop; terrible call (regardless if you're ahead).
49: POOOOOOOOSH!!!
61: POOOOOOOOSH!!! As played, liked your c/r against aggro monkey
75: I don't like calling at all PF; Push or fold (I'm thinking a push might be +EV given the blinds)

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Thanks for your time in looking this over. :bowdown: I can't wait to get home and see which hands those were where you wanted me to poooosh more. (I can't really do the realplayer from work) I thought I was a pushing idiot in this thing. If that's what it takes to win in these things, I'm not sure I'm cut out for them, hehe.

The only one I remember is 22 where I min-raised. I remember it, 'cause I'm pretty sure it was only one. I NEVER do them either, but I was late getting back to my computer and almost missed betting at all. This was the fast/easy thing to do instead of losing the chance to bet at all.

Anybody else have time to check it out?

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OK, I looked over the hands again. overall, not bad on most of those hands where you said to push. I raised most of them, but I guess you're suggesting shoving all-in instead?
And yeah that last hand 75, I was pretty sure he was gonna call me if I shoved, and I thought I rather call and hit some part of the flop 'cause I also knew he'd shove the flop. Bad call I guess. I think fold pf is better here, but maybe someone likes shove, too. These blinds were crazy here at this point, I mean every steal created a new chipleader & every fold made you the shortstack.

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Am I the only one that can't open up that HH in the replayer?

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That's exactly what I'm saying. When stacks get to ~10BB, postflop play is out the window. If you get a caller, there is between 6 and 7 BB in the pot. You have 7 BB left. You miss the flop (as you will 2 out of 3 times). C-bet? If you do, you're pot committed, so you either c/fold or push the flop.

Say you raise 3 BB, and a shortstack with 6 BB re-raises all-in. Now there's 9BB in the pot, and it's only 3BB to call. You have odds to call with ATC. You lose the hand and there goes 60% of your stack.

By pushing when you get <= 10BB, you are putting the decision on Villain. Make Villain make a decision for all of his chips. It's much easier to go all-in than to call all-in. You win 2 ways pushing: 1) Villain folds; 2) Villain calls and you win. Yes, you lose under scenario 3 (Villain calls and you lose), but 2 out of 3 ain't bad. When faced with making the all-in call, you are losing in 2 of the 3 scenarios.

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In reviewing some of my hands, I might not push enough, especially on the bubble. I tend to give looser ranges to Villain's calling requirements (which requires tighter pushing requirements). When I'm ITM, I become a pooooooooshing fool.

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That's pretty common. I'd suggest doing the opposite though.

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Are you saying I should be opposite on pushing bubble tight vs. ITM loose or opposite on pushing tight when others are calling light? I'm just not sure which you were referring to, but I'm guessing it's bubble vs. ITM.

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