Some stealing spots from the SB

[Raoni_Poker]

Hi all,

I feel that I should steal more often from the SB. I try to preserve my stack and just raise with better hands. Once in a while, I steal with 8-4o or something like that.

The following hands are from 1.20SnGs at Absolute Poker. I wonder if you would try to steal in these spots (shove or raise) and why.

HAND 1: villain was 51/5 over 39 hands. I folded because I think he would call loose. In retrospect, I should push here (I was getting used to multitabling).

No-Limit Hold'em, $100.00 BB (5 handed) - Hold'em Manager Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

BB ($2235)
UTG ($1380)
MP ($6000)
Button ($2270)
Hero (SB) ($1615)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 3, A
3 folds HERO???

Total pot: $100

HAND 2: Villain was pretty tight (10/2). However, given his low stack, I think I would not have fold equity here. He would call with any high card and my hand was pure trash.

No-Limit Hold'em, $150.00 BB (6 handed) - Hold'em Manager Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

CO ($4565)
Button ($2445)
Hero (SB) ($2835)
BB ($1035)
UTG ($1615)
MP ($1005)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 6, 3
4 folds HERO???

Total pot: $150
HAND 3: The BB is the same villain of hand 2 (he won a huge pot). Here I knew he was tight and my stack was big enough to cripple him. I shoved here.

No-Limit Hold'em, $200.00 BB (6 handed) - Hold'em Manager Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

CO ($4840)
Button ($1510)
Hero (SB) ($1960)
BB ($2595)
UTG ($1190)
MP ($1405)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 3, 7
4 folds, , 1 fold HERO??

Total pot: $400

[taipan168]

Maybe I am over-aggressive, but I shove all three.

[Nakamura]

Hand 2 and 3 are easy shoves for me. Shoving 16 BB in hand 1 seems like an overshove to me, but this is probably better than just raising a player who is going to call with a wide range and therefore have position on us.

[Extremophile]

1. push
2. call & raise mixed depending on the opponent
3. fold

[Fortitude]

tai and extremophile
you guys really push hand 1?
Ax with 16BB? I standard raise and play a flop. I think there's too much variance shoving with 16BB

[rspeirsmlb]

Hand 1: Easy shove
Hand 2: Shove, then lay off HIM for atleast 1 orbit unless you pick up a good hand.
Hand 3: Fold.

............in my opinion.

[taipan168]

tai and extremophile
you guys really push hand 1?
Ax with 16BB? I standard raise and play a flop. I think there's too much variance shoving with 16BB

On reflection, you're probably right - I'd rather make it 2.5x BB to go and take it from there. If blinds were 75/150 I would definitely shove it though.

[Extremophile]

tai and extremophile
you guys really push hand 1?
Ax with 16BB? I standard raise and play a flop. I think there's too much variance shoving with 16BB

yeah, after your warning I realized that it is a little bit early to shove here. Still, I am assuming that BB's calling range is narrow because our stack can hurt him.

[Lance]

Before using Wiz...i would fold the last one. After Wiz....it is an easy push


break even if villain folds those and worse

Hand 2: K2, Q8, J9, T8s, Q3s, K2s
Hand 3: A4, A2s, KTs, KQ