Heads Up After 5-Table SNG

Last night I entered a 10+1 5-table SNG for fun on Party. I thought I played an exceptional endgame, with some luck at opportune times, and really had the advantage until it went heads up. At first, I like my chances, because I'm a decent NL HU cashgame player, and we had high M's. Soon, I realized that the M's mattered less because my opponent was itching to end the tournament as soon as possible. For the most part, I held below median hands facing all-in bets, and was knocked out when my tighter style hit an unlucky river.

I'm looking for comments on my play--I've posted the heads-up session below. I tried to use the hand converter for the session, but it would only produce one hand, so I just put in the text file. PM me with how to use the hand converter if it bugs you.

thanks.

gormancn

The___Don = Hero

#Game No : 4503651409
***** Hand History for Game 4503651409 *****
NL Texas Hold'em Trny:24776877 Level:8 Blinds-Antes(600/1200-50) - Monday, June 12, 23:56:07 ET 2006
Table 5 - Table(733855) Table #1 (Real Money)
Seat 10 is the button
Total number of players : 2
Seat 7: The___Don ( $42081 )
Seat 10: docking ( $57919 )
Trny:24776877 Level:8
Blinds-Antes(600/1200-50)
The___Don posts ante [50].
docking posts ante [50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to The___Don [ 2d 2s ]
docking calls [600].
The___Don checks.
** Dealing Flop ** [ 2c, Qd, 5h ]
The___Don bets [1800].
docking folds.
The___Don does not show cards.
The___Don wins 4300 chips
Game #4503654123 starts.

#Game No : 4503654123
***** Hand History for Game 4503654123 *****
NL Texas Hold'em Trny:24776877 Level:8 Blinds-Antes(600/1200-50) - Monday, June 12, 23:56:25 ET 2006
Table 5 - Table(733855) Table #1 (Real Money)
Seat 7 is the button
Total number of players : 2
Seat 7: The___Don ( $43331 )
Seat 10: docking ( $56669 )
Trny:24776877 Level:8
Blinds-Antes(600/1200-50)
The___Don posts ante [50].
docking posts ante [50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to The___Don [ Qd Kd ]
The___Don raises [3000].
docking calls [2400].
** Dealing Flop ** [ 6d, 5s, 5h ]
docking is all-In [53019]
The___Don folds.
docking does not show cards.
docking wins 60319 chips
Game #4503657711 starts.

#Game No : 4503657711
***** Hand History for Game 4503657711 *****
NL Texas Hold'em Trny:24776877 Level:8 Blinds-Antes(600/1200-50) - Monday, June 12, 23:56:49 ET 2006
Table 5 - Table(733855) Table #1 (Real Money)
Seat 10 is the button
Total number of players : 2
Seat 7: The___Don ( $39681 )
Seat 10: docking ( $60319 )
Trny:24776877 Level:8
Blinds-Antes(600/1200-50)
The___Don posts ante [50].
docking posts ante [50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to The___Don [ 3d Qh ]
docking raises [5400].
The___Don folds.
docking does not show cards.
docking wins 7300 chips
Game #4503660116 starts.

#Game No : 4503660116
***** Hand History for Game 4503660116 *****
NL Texas Hold'em Trny:24776877 Level:8 Blinds-Antes(600/1200-50) - Monday, June 12, 23:57:05 ET 2006
Table 5 - Table(733855) Table #1 (Real Money)
Seat 7 is the button
Total number of players : 2
Seat 7: The___Don ( $38431 )
Seat 10: docking ( $61569 )
Trny:24776877 Level:8
Blinds-Antes(600/1200-50)
The___Don posts ante [50].
docking posts ante [50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to The___Don [ 6d Ks ]
The___Don raises [3400].
docking folds.
The___Don does not show cards.
The___Don wins 5300 chips
Game #4503662283 starts.

#Game No : 4503662283
***** Hand History for Game 4503662283 *****
NL Texas Hold'em Trny:24776877 Level:8 Blinds-Antes(600/1200-50) - Monday, June 12, 23:57:20 ET 2006
Table 5 - Table(733855) Table #1 (Real Money)
Seat 10 is the button
Total number of players : 2
Seat 7: The___Don ( $39681 )
Seat 10: docking ( $60319 )
Trny:24776877 Level:8
Blinds-Antes(600/1200-50)
The___Don posts ante [50].
docking posts ante [50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to The___Don [ 8s Jc ]
docking folds.
The___Don does not show cards.
The___Don wins 1900 chips
Game #4503663272 starts.

#Game No : 4503663272
***** Hand History for Game 4503663272 *****
NL Texas Hold'em Trny:24776877 Level:8 Blinds-Antes(600/1200-50) - Monday, June 12, 23:57:27 ET 2006
Table 5 - Table(733855) Table #1 (Real Money)
Seat 7 is the button
Total number of players : 2
Seat 7: The___Don ( $40331 )
Seat 10: docking ( $59669 )
Trny:24776877 Level:8
Blinds-Antes(600/1200-50)
The___Don posts ante [50].
docking posts ante [50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to The___Don [ 8c 4c ]
The___Don folds.
docking does not show cards.
docking wins 1900 chips
Game #4503664583 starts.

#Game No : 4503664583
***** Hand History for Game 4503664583 *****
NL Texas Hold'em Trny:24776877 Level:8 Blinds-Antes(600/1200-50) - Monday, June 12, 23:57:36 ET 2006
Table 5 - Table(733855) Table #1 (Real Money)
Seat 10 is the button
Total number of players : 2
Seat 7: The___Don ( $39681 )
Seat 10: docking ( $60319 )
Trny:24776877 Level:8
Blinds-Antes(600/1200-50)
The___Don posts ante [50].
docking posts ante [50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to The___Don [ Jc 5s ]
docking is all-In [59669]
The___Don folds.
docking does not show cards.
docking wins 61569 chips
Game #4503665983 starts.

#Game No : 4503665983
***** Hand History for Game 4503665983 *****
NL Texas Hold'em Trny:24776877 Level:8 Blinds-Antes(600/1200-50) - Monday, June 12, 23:57:46 ET 2006
Table 5 - Table(733855) Table #1 (Real Money)
Seat 7 is the button
Total number of players : 2
Seat 7: The___Don ( $38431 )
Seat 10: docking ( $61569 )
Trny:24776877 Level:8
Blinds-Antes(600/1200-50)
The___Don posts ante [50].
docking posts ante [50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to The___Don [ 4s 8s ]
The___Don calls [600].
docking is all-In [60319]
The___Don folds.
docking does not show cards.
docking wins 62819 chips
Game #4503667629 starts.

#Game No : 4503667629
***** Hand History for Game 4503667629 *****
NL Texas Hold'em Trny:24776877 Level:8 Blinds-Antes(600/1200-50) - Monday, June 12, 23:57:57 ET 2006
Table 5 - Table(733855) Table #1 (Real Money)
Seat 10 is the button
Total number of players : 2
Seat 7: The___Don ( $37181 )
Seat 10: docking ( $62819 )
Trny:24776877 Level:8
Blinds-Antes(600/1200-50)
The___Don posts ante [50].
docking posts ante [50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to The___Don [ 2c Kd ]
docking folds.
The___Don does not show cards.
The___Don wins 1900 chips
Game #4503669046 starts.

#Game No : 4503669046
***** Hand History for Game 4503669046 *****
NL Texas Hold'em Trny:24776877 Level:8 Blinds-Antes(600/1200-50) - Monday, June 12, 23:58:07 ET 2006
Table 5 - Table(733855) Table #1 (Real Money)
Seat 7 is the button
Total number of players : 2
Seat 7: The___Don ( $37831 )
Seat 10: docking ( $62169 )
Trny:24776877 Level:8
Blinds-Antes(600/1200-50)
The___Don posts ante [50].
docking posts ante [50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to The___Don [ 6h 2s ]
The___Don folds.
docking does not show cards.
docking wins 1900 chips
Game #4503670184 starts.

#Game No : 4503670184
***** Hand History for Game 4503670184 *****
NL Texas Hold'em Trny:24776877 Level:8 Blinds-Antes(600/1200-50) - Monday, June 12, 23:58:15 ET 2006
Table 5 - Table(733855) Table #1 (Real Money)
Seat 10 is the button
Total number of players : 2
Seat 7: The___Don ( $37181 )
Seat 10: docking ( $62819 )
Trny:24776877 Level:8
Blinds-Antes(600/1200-50)
The___Don posts ante [50].
docking posts ante [50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to The___Don [ Qh Jd ]
docking calls [600].
The___Don raises [3800].
docking calls [3800].
** Dealing Flop ** [ 4d, 6s, 3c ]
The___Don checks.
docking is all-In [57769]
The___Don folds.
docking does not show cards.
docking wins 67869 chips
Game #4503674372 starts.

#Game No : 4503674372
***** Hand History for Game 4503674372 *****
NL Texas Hold'em Trny:24776877 Level:8 Blinds-Antes(600/1200-50) - Monday, June 12, 23:58:45 ET 2006
Table 5 - Table(733855) Table #1 (Real Money)
Seat 7 is the button
Total number of players : 2
Seat 7: The___Don ( $32131 )
Seat 10: docking ( $67869 )
Trny:24776877 Level:8
Blinds-Antes(600/1200-50)
The___Don posts ante [50].
docking posts ante [50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to The___Don [ 3h Kh ]
The___Don folds.
docking does not show cards.
docking wins 1900 chips
Game #4503675487 starts.

#Game No : 4503675487
***** Hand History for Game 4503675487 *****
NL Texas Hold'em Trny:24776877 Level:8 Blinds-Antes(600/1200-50) - Monday, June 12, 23:58:53 ET 2006
Table 5 - Table(733855) Table #1 (Real Money)
Seat 10 is the button
Total number of players : 2
Seat 7: The___Don ( $31481 )
Seat 10: docking ( $68519 )
Trny:24776877 Level:8
Blinds-Antes(600/1200-50)
The___Don posts ante [50].
docking posts ante [50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to The___Don [ 4d Jc ]
docking folds.
The___Don does not show cards.
The___Don wins 1900 chips
Game #4503676992 starts.

#Game No : 4503676992
***** Hand History for Game 4503676992 *****
NL Texas Hold'em Trny:24776877 Level:8 Blinds-Antes(600/1200-50) - Monday, June 12, 23:59:03 ET 2006
Table 5 - Table(733855) Table #1 (Real Money)
Seat 7 is the button
Total number of players : 2
Seat 7: The___Don ( $32131 )
Seat 10: docking ( $67869 )
Trny:24776877 Level:8
Blinds-Antes(600/1200-50)
The___Don posts ante [50].
docking posts ante [50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to The___Don [ 3c 9h ]
The___Don folds.
docking does not show cards.
docking wins 1900 chips
Game #4503677978 starts.

#Game No : 4503677978
***** Hand History for Game 4503677978 *****
NL Texas Hold'em Trny:24776877 Level:8 Blinds-Antes(600/1200-50) - Monday, June 12, 23:59:10 ET 2006
Table 5 - Table(733855) Table #1 (Real Money)
Seat 10 is the button
Total number of players : 2
Seat 7: The___Don ( $31481 )
Seat 10: docking ( $68519 )
Trny:24776877 Level:8
Blinds-Antes(600/1200-50)
The___Don posts ante [50].
docking posts ante [50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to The___Don [ 5h 2h ]
docking raises [3000].
The___Don calls [2400].
** Dealing Flop ** [ 4d, Ad, Kd ]
The___Don checks.
docking is all-In [64869]
The___Don folds.
docking does not show cards.
docking wins 72169 chips
Game #4503681702 starts.

#Game No : 4503681702
***** Hand History for Game 4503681702 *****
NL Texas Hold'em Trny:24776877 Level:8 Blinds-Antes(600/1200-50) - Monday, June 12, 23:59:37 ET 2006
Table 5 - Table(733855) Table #1 (Real Money)
Seat 7 is the button
Total number of players : 2
Seat 7: The___Don ( $27831 )
Seat 10: docking ( $72169 )
Trny:24776877 Level:8
Blinds-Antes(600/1200-50)
The___Don posts ante [50].
docking posts ante [50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to The___Don [ 9c 6s ]
The___Don folds.
docking does not show cards.
docking wins 1900 chips
Game #4503682842 starts.

#Game No : 4503682842
***** Hand History for Game 4503682842 *****
NL Texas Hold'em Trny:24776877 Level:8 Blinds-Antes(600/1200-50) - Monday, June 12, 23:59:45 ET 2006
Table 5 - Table(733855) Table #1 (Real Money)
Seat 10 is the button
Total number of players : 2
Seat 7: The___Don ( $27181 )
Seat 10: docking ( $72819 )
Trny:24776877 Level:8
Blinds-Antes(600/1200-50)
The___Don posts ante [50].
docking posts ante [50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to The___Don [ 3s Jh ]
docking raises [5900].
The___Don folds.
docking does not show cards.
docking wins 7800 chips
Game #4503685461 starts.

#Game No : 4503685461
***** Hand History for Game 4503685461 *****
NL Texas Hold'em Trny:24776877 Level:9 Blinds-Antes(1000/2000-75) - Tuesday, June 13, 00:00:03 ET 2006
Table 5 - Table(733855) Table #1 (Real Money)
Seat 7 is the button
Total number of players : 2
Seat 7: The___Don ( $25931 )
Seat 10: docking ( $74069 )
Trny:24776877 Level:9
Blinds-Antes(1000/2000-75)
The___Don posts ante [75].
docking posts ante [75].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to The___Don [ Ks Kc ]
The___Don raises [5000].
docking is all-In [71994]
The___Don is all-In [19856]
** Dealing Flop ** [ 7s, Qd, 4h ]
** Dealing Turn ** [ 3h ]
** Dealing River ** [ Ac ]
The___Don shows [ Ks, Kc ] a pair of kings.
docking shows [ 2c, Ah ] a pair of aces.
docking wins 48138 chips from side pot #1 with a pair of aces.
docking wins 51862 chips from the main pot with a pair of aces.
Player The___Don finished in 2 place and received $110
Player docking finished in 1 place and received $150
Congratulations to player docking for winning tournament 5 - Table

#Game No : 4503677978
raise or fold, but don't call with that crap

Ok, the main tactical error on ur part that i see is u limped once, he raised all-in, then u never bothered to limp again, rather opting to fold. I believe it's Harrington who says it's a mistake to open fold (in position, great odds) HU. U should have limped those hands where u folded. Now if he pushes all-in say3 times in a row when doing this, then u know that every time u limp that he thinks ur weak and is going to push. U can then take advantage of this by limping with a premium hand, he'll push, u call. The other advantage of limping those hands u folded is that since this guy is pushing like a maniac postflop, if u limp in and he happens to check, then if he open pushes a flop if u hit a solid piece u can call. However, it will only cost u 600 more chips ig u miss as supposed to the 3000 chips it cost u when u raises and does that. 600 chips is not much compared to ur stack, so u should be calling the bb until he proves to u he's going to most likely push.

Most of the time yes. BUT, there may be reads that he didn't supply. If I'm nearing the heads up portion of a SnG, I want to know before that point if I can limp into opp or not.

Quote:

Originally Posted by TrAdam5

Ok, the main tactical error on ur part that i see is u limped once, he raised all-in, then u never bothered to limp again, rather opting to fold. I believe it's Harrington who says it's a mistake to open fold (in position, great odds) HU. U should have limped those hands where u folded. Now if he pushes all-in say3 times in a row when doing this, then u know that every time u limp that he thinks ur weak and is going to push. U can then take advantage of this by limping with a premium hand, he'll push, u call. The other advantage of limping those hands u folded is that since this guy is pushing like a maniac postflop, if u limp in and he happens to check, then if he open pushes a flop if u hit a solid piece u can call. However, it will only cost u 600 more chips ig u miss as supposed to the 3000 chips it cost u when u raises and does that. 600 chips is not much compared to ur stack, so u should be calling the bb until he proves to u he's going to most likely push.

Quote:

Originally Posted by AHiltz

Most of the time yes. BUT, there may be reads that he didn't supply. If I'm nearing the heads up portion of a SnG, I want to know before that point if I can limp into opp or not.

People play different HU, so even if you suspect that he will raise your limps with anything, it can be worth it to limp a few times. Heads up with short stacks is pretty much all cards (unless someone is too tight), Heads up with deeper stacks is pretty much all metagame - getting the other guy to think you are bluffing when you are not. Otherwise, it's just going to come down to you both getting a hand you are going with (either preflop or post flop) and best hand wins (aka coinflip).

I might have checked that set of 2s in the first hand, some times you just gotta trap (easy to say when he folds to the first bet)