25NL: Too aggressive vs shortstack?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (7 handed) Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver Cards)

MP2 ($30.50)
CO ($36.90)
Button ($9.65)
Hero ($34.90)
BB ($25)
UTG ($20.50)
MP1 ($18.20)

Preflop: Hero is SB with http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/.../smiles/kc.gif, http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/.../smiles/ah.gif.
1 fold, MP1 calls $0.25, 2 folds, Button raises to $1, Hero raises to $4, 1 fold, MP1 folds, Button calls $3.

Flop: ($8.50) http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/.../smiles/5d.gif, http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/.../smiles/3c.gif, http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/.../smiles/5s.gif (2 players)
Hero bets $10, Button calls $5.65 (All-In).

Turn: ($19.80) http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/.../smiles/8c.gif (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: ($19.80) http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/.../smiles/7s.gif (2 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: $19.80

Shortie was unknown. Usually with unknowns I assume TAG until they give me a good reason to assume otherwise. Should I be assuming loose for shorties instead and slowing down on missed flops?

when he calls your 3bet, you have no FE left. he is short, he isnt folding his hand on a low flop. and, its likely a pp.

no, you shouldnt be assuming shorties are ALL loose. but, you should be slowing down against them on missed flops.

they call tight and push light.

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Originally Posted by Chopper

when he calls your 3bet, you have no FE left.

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I think that's what I needed to hear.

D'u think the 3bet was -EV OOP vs a tight shortie OR a loose shortie?

neither. i think the flop push was -EV.

i think you must be 3betting AK against shorties. both kinds. hell, shove it pf, if you can against them.

short stacks are playing a pf and flop game. and, usually, they suck at it, too. they play too many draws for their strategy. the flop you picked had no draw on it, so the only hands calling beat you. i dont think short stacks would even continue to a push w/ KQ, AT+ here. you could have received much better information with a 2/3 pot bet on the flop. you would still fold the junk, and would be raised by most pp's allowing you to fold off.

the "looser" the shorty, the more inclined i am to push pre. but, i am rarely, if ever, open shoving this flop. i may cbet it small, but i am not playing for stacks.

Shortie's stack was 2/3rds of the pot on flop so if I was c-betting I was pushing him.

Check/fold flop I guess... :o

Thats just terrible advice chopper.

Hero played it fine.

i'll take the "high road" here and ignore mentioning all your frustrated posts about "shorting" in spots just like these.

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Originally Posted by Chopper

i'll take the "high road" here and ignore mentioning all your frustrated posts about "shorting" in spots just like these.

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euphoricism is right, Hero played it fine post-flop.

Pre-flop I wouldn't 3-bet as much in this particular situation so that we set up more FE on the flop. I'd prefer for the effective stack sizes to be around the same size as the pot.

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Originally Posted by d0zer

Shortie's stack was 2/3rds of the pot on flop so if I was c-betting I was pushing him.

Check/fold flop I guess... :o

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i shouldnt have implied i was folding. thats not the case, you cant fold here. but, to extract any value out of this hand, you need to let HIM do the pushing, and hope you spike a "good" A or K to take the pot away.

his pp's arent folding here. but, if YOU do the pushing, you could drive off AT+, KQ, QJ...stuff that you beat that may bluff at you. hell, you may even minbet this flop to see if he raises you. either way, you are going to showdown with this. you just dont want to drive off weaker A's and K's.

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Originally Posted by Chopper

they call tight and push light.

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I think you both might be missing Chopper's point. He is basically saying anything that calls your push has you beat, but worse hands may push if you c/c.
This would trap more money in the pot when ahead, and it's not like we mind seeing a free card here. I agree with him. I think an open push is OK, but a c/c is better.

I wouldn't 3bet this situation if we can get the SS all in anyway post flop. With the limper, an smaller isolation raise($3) as proposed by spoonitnow is probably best.

**EDIT** Nevermind he came back and posted a reply before me.

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Originally Posted by spoonitnow

Pre-flop I wouldn't 3-bet as much in this particular situation so that we set up more FE on the flop. I'd prefer for the effective stack sizes to be around the same size as the pot.

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That's interesting...more food for thought. I was just thinking: "OOP? 3-ball!"