3.40 $ Tourney review

Hello everyone

I took a random 3 $tourney I've been playing lately. Dont got a question on a particular hand, if you find a hole in my game please help me out


Thanks in advance

$3.30 Buy In

Some thoughts. I'm sure others will have more and probably better thoughts.

#1: usually need to raise a little more in MP when blinds are so low. AJs is not necessarily a hand you want action with.
#2: fold UTG, maybe raise if you're in stealing position, QJo is a pretty mediocre hand
#3: same, fold
#9: I'd think about 3-betting QQ here pf, but yeah with other big stack calling on the bubble, your play might be better
#10: bet 250 you'll get more folds than with a min-raise
#12/13: 400 (2.5bb) is usually enough and will save you some chips if you have to fold
#16: I wouldn't bet again on the turn after he raised the flop, or if you're going to bet, bet more. I might just put him all in pf here if you're going to play, then he's folding T5o. Your min-raise gives him odds to mess around with junk cards.

2 - fold pf
3 - fold pf
5 - just shove flop, i don't get the 200 bet
7 - your cbets are too small
9 - 775 to go preflop
10 - if you're raise preflop here follow up on the flop
16 - i would just shove pf
17 - why make it 750? just raise standard
18 - cbet too small again
19 - i would cbet here, but once i check it would be to c/f
20 - i don't like the huge shove. i would make it like 2k and get it in on the turn if he calls.
21 - why minraise 84o? he absolutely has to call and you're oops with garbage.
22 - why so large?
23 - almost always always check here. he has shown that he likes to stab at pots, win some more money by checking and calling his bluff.
24 - again why so large?
25 - meh, fold pf. postflop seems okay but i'm half tempted to shove on the turn.
28 - i would call here and expect him to check down a lot of rivers. with so many draws you are ahead here quite often even with bottom pair.
30 - an example were raising so large cost you more chips. why do you vary your pf raises so much?
34 - i like it even though it didn't work.
35 - less pf, and you have to fold on the flop. i think you made a frustration call.
39 - every chip matters here, raising/folding with your stack is ugly. this is where i become a huge nit fold a lot of hands.
40 - i'm shoving pf. postflop, hmm, i'm calling the turn shove. you probably have any ace, queen, diamond, maybe even ten. he might also be on a naked fd. you already burnt 800 chips and are left with next to nothing. gamboooool!
41 - nice shove.

Thanks you givememyleg and ManicLombax for taking your time!

About the QJ hands I've started to realise that I should fold them pre flop in early positions. Does that even go for KJ and KQ ?

I've got a couple of questions tho. How big should my c bets be on the turn ? Half the total pot ?

Hand 5 Is that a standard play to always shove the flop at that situation ? Ofc not if the flop is scary but wouldnt he be more likely to call lets say 200 more than calling a shove there ?

Hand 9 Why make it so big ? What if someone shoves do I call because I already have 800 in the pot ?


From like hand 16 and down I really have no excuse or what ever. Playing in the money or heads up is my really really really weak side, as you can see.
I dont know, I make stupid raises pre flop or shove at stupid times etc but that is because sooner or later I get frustrated. I feel like I miss out on alot of 1st and 2nd places because of my bad end game.

So should I keep playing like I did to get into the money ? or loosen up more and try to steal more blinds pre flop ? And should the raises pre flop be higher than during the "normal" game ?
ANY help about the playing when 3 left and heads up is welcome!

I'll go through my end game once more and hopefully it will be better next time Thanks again for your time !

Originally Posted by adii

Thanks you givememyleg and ManicLombax for taking your time!

About the QJ hands I've started to realise that I should fold them pre flop in early positions. Does that even go for KJ and KQ ?

i'm pitching KJo and KQo from utg but raising KJs and KQs.

Originally Posted by adii

I've got a couple of questions tho. How big should my c bets be on the turn ? Half the total pot ?

it depends on a number of things. board texture, your stack size, opp stack size, size of the pot etc. on hand 7 the pot is 750 and you bet 300. i wouldn't bet less than 400-450.

Originally Posted by adii

Hand 5 Is that a standard play to always shove the flop at that situation ? Ofc not if the flop is scary but wouldnt he be more likely to call lets say 200 more than calling a shove there ?

looking at this hand closer, i would have made it 550-600 pf. i don't mind a small bet here rather than shoving since it's so safe, but 200 is too small. maybe like 400-500. but if for example the flop came down JT5 or something scarier i'm shoving. 664 rainbow is one of the safest flops ever so it has merit to bet less.

Originally Posted by adii

Hand 9 Why make it so big ? What if someone shoves do I call because I already have 800 in the pot ?

there are times when you want to be super tight on the bubble and fold hands like tt-qq. this is not one of them. you have a monster preflop, build the pot and get the chips in. and yes, you would call a shove, but not just because you have 800 in the pot. because you have QQ and a double up here greatly increases your chances to win.

Originally Posted by adii

From like hand 16 and down I really have no excuse or what ever. Playing in the money or heads up is my really really really weak side, as you can see.
I dont know, I make stupid raises pre flop or shove at stupid times etc but that is because sooner or later I get frustrated. I feel like I miss out on alot of 1st and 2nd places because of my bad end game.

seems like you do have an understanding of one of your leaks. be patient. i suggest playing some 6max sngs or hu sngs and get more practice in 2-4 way.

Originally Posted by adii

So should I keep playing like I did to get into the money ? or loosen up more and try to steal more blinds pre flop ? And should the raises pre flop be higher than during the "normal" game ?
ANY help about the playing when 3 left and heads up is welcome!

your play until the money wasn't bad, there are definitely a few places you can improve, but for a $3 sng it was good.

it's always tough to give general advice, just keep playing, posting hands, and adjusting your game.

Originally Posted by givememyleg

i'm pitching KJo and KQo from utg but raising KJs and KQs.

Haven't looked at the hands, but I pitch all of these hands from UTG. At early levels I am looking for 88+, AQ+ to raise from UTG at a full table.

nit

Ha, yeah I'm with tai, I'm not raising KQs and KJs UTG at a full table. I'm also usually folding AJo here. Maybe when we're down to 6-7 I'll raise these UTG.