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$1.50 9-Max SNG Bubble w/ A9o UTG

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  1. #1

    Default $1.50 9-Max SNG Bubble w/ A9o UTG

    Top three money. Shove?


    Winning Poker Network (Yatahay) - 200/400 NL - Holdem - 4 players
    Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

    SB: 10.41 BB (VPIP: 23.14, PFR: 17.95, 3Bet Preflop: 3.70, Hands: 123)
    BB: 8.11 BB (VPIP: 24.14, PFR: 7.27, 3Bet Preflop: 7.14, Hands: 60)
    Hero (CO): 4.18 BB
    BTN: 11.06 BB (VPIP: 37.50, PFR: 11.11, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 60)

    4 players post ante of 0.06 BB, SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

    Pre Flop: (pot: 1.75 BB) Hero has A 9

    Hero raises to 4.11 BB and is all-in, fold, fold, BB calls 3.11 BB
  2. #2
    standard shove here with 4bb in 4 handed...
  3. #3
    dito what pc said, and probably should have been shoving before now depending on what the circumstances are that got you down to 4bb
  4. #4
    Quote Originally Posted by BluffMeAllIn View Post
    dito what pc said, and probably should have been shoving before now depending on what the circumstances are that got you down to 4bb
    I don't even recall what exactly happened before this at this point but I do know that I need to work on my blind stealing around the bubble. After trying out all of the different styles a bit, I'm settling in with focusing on cash games and MTT's. I love the SNG's and may revisit them soon (if not tomorrow ) but I think I'll get a better ROI and much faster by focusing on those other main variants of the game. I am starting to develop an edge over my competition at these stakes (noticeably) and the low level SNG's feel, to me, like they give bad players a way to hide their poor post flop skills. I think there's more money in sitting at cash games with them and then going for big pools in MTT's. I also like cash and MTT's the most because you can really play aggressive, cut throat poker. Lots of the SNG's available to a US player are double or nothing's and once again - I don't feel they're profitable enough for a good player. If I'm wrong about this as the stakes increase please let me know but the variance and fact that we're talking about limited post flop play once again seems to be where a lot of the biggest fish seem to go to hide losing a lot of money or having to worry about silly things like floating, peeling, calling 3B's IP, etc. They just want to shove.

    If I take out the variance of SNG's (which I'm still playing profitably) I'm winning about 15-20% of my total bankroll's worth per day. The availability of the cash games, fact that I can put in mass volume, and play the game "free" and strategically against whales, all point me in the same direction. When WPN puts out their next reload bonus (should be any day) I'm going to deposit a few hundred on their and grind it out with cash games and MTT's, too. Should turn into a nice, steady stream of income as I continue to put in a lot of play time and learn the game.
  5. #5
    yer automatic shove with 4bb . its a case off getting your chip count up before the blinds beat u
  6. #6
    Yeah with that stack for sure! All-in!
  7. #7
    Snap shove with A9 with 4 bb
  8. #8
    Just to make it slightly more clear for you, you should be shoving (ICM):
    CO 24.3%, 22+ A2s+ A3o+ K9s+ KTo+ QTs+ JTs

    A9 is well within that range so fire away and don't look back!
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    Fistpump shove imo
  10. #10
    easy shove, why are you thinking it can be a fold?

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