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Old 02-28-2006, 12:23 AM     Post subject: All In Hands #1 (permalink)  
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Could someone let me know a guideline of what hands to go all in with when shortstacked towards the end of a tournament?

I was in a small 10 man single table tourney at some buddy's house and I played pretty solid for still being a somewhat new player. I played pretty tight throughout the tourney until I went on a dryspell and didnt get anything for a few rounds. With 5 guys left, I found myself shortstacked so when I told myself, next time I see two face cards im all in. I picked J10s, the best hand I had seen in at least an hour or so, and went all in and was called with Aces. Was my thought process right? IDK if I shouldve picked a better or hand or shouldve played a little riskier earlier, but I would like to know some hands to def. go AI with when short stacked in this situation.

Any advice is appreciated thanks
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Old 02-28-2006, 02:45 AM #2 (permalink)  
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there's a point where any 2 will do. An Ace is is preferred, that way if neither of you make a pair you win.

The key here is that YOU want to be the aggressive player in the hand, and preferably the one opening the betting. In other words, if someone calls in front of you then fold that QT. It's better to play J7 and be the one pushing the action. At least in that instance there's a chance the blinds will fold - not a great chance, but a chance none-the-less.

The key is to not get the shortstack jumpies too soon. I've folded my way into the money from a short stack. When the other players are pounding each other then I just let them have at it and hope I sneak in. If they are playing patiently and obviously just waiting for me to blind out, then I'll just push with any 2 sb vs bb and button vs blinds if no one has acting in front of me.
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Old 02-28-2006, 08:16 AM #3 (permalink)  
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When you go AI with marginal hand position is a huge factor. Pushing JT from the button is fine, pushing JT from UTG is much more dangerous.

Another point is that a key concept in tournaments is blind stealing. Maybe you should have made some blind stealing moves eariler to avoid getting short stacked


 
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Old 02-28-2006, 02:52 PM #4 (permalink)  
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Each time you push your image degrades. Don't push something marginal against lowered fold equity after pushing a couple times previous and getting folds.
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Old 02-28-2006, 03:59 PM #5 (permalink)  
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Push with any ace or any PP. Push with KQ, push with any king or queen in the SB.
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Old 02-28-2006, 04:28 PM #6 (permalink)  
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any pair and you are in good shape against any 2 cards
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When I am shortstacked I am pushing any PP,any decent Ace-off,any Ace-suited pretty much,any solid King suited or good King-off,and mid suited connectors as well.Position and other stacks play a role as well(Lindgreen advises pushing with as little as K-9o in LP as opposed to an EP or MP push where you may need a slightly better hand if you get called).
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Old 03-01-2006, 02:27 AM #8 (permalink)  
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Buy Harrington on Holdem. I finally got it a couple of days ago and it rocks. Volume 2 goes into some detail on shortstack play.
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