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A couple of sng hands, ideas?

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  1. m4ch1n3 m4ch1n3 is offline

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    Jan 30th, 2008 (1/30/2008 10:40am)

    Last night I was playing some single table sngs and had a couple of interesting hands come up. Hand 1 is the very first hand of the sng. I know you should play tight early in sngs, is AQ strong enough with this action?

    1)
    pokerstars Game #14923519437: Tournament #75635798, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2008/01/29 - 22:35:38 (ET)
    Table '75635798 1' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
    Seat 1: m4ch1n3 (1500 in chips)
    Seat 2: mouse78 (1500 in chips)
    Seat 3: Kedewa (1500 in chips)
    Seat 4: brunolimao (1500 in chips)
    Seat 5: OCEANFLUSH (1500 in chips)
    Seat 6: JimmiejoeX (1500 in chips)
    Seat 7: headstash08 (1500 in chips)
    Seat 8: Mr.Scruples (1500 in chips)
    Seat 9: AdeVaDancer (1500 in chips)
    mouse78: posts small blind 10
    Kedewa: posts big blind 20
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to m4ch1n3 [As Qc]
    brunolimao: raises 20 to 40
    OCEANFLUSH: calls 40
    JimmiejoeX: folds
    headstash08: folds
    Mr.Scruples: raises 80 to 120
    AdeVaDancer: folds
    m4ch1n3: ????

    2)
    PokerStars Game #14923918901: Tournament #75635702, $6.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2008/01/29 - 22:53:43 (ET)
    Table '75635702 1' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
    Seat 1: AAmuckit (1350 in chips) is sitting out
    Seat 3: tonto3 (2365 in chips)
    Seat 4: True Q (905 in chips)
    Seat 5: m4ch1n3 (1220 in chips)
    Seat 6: mathijs8 (1660 in chips)
    Seat 7: peace flows (1320 in chips)
    Seat 8: BostonScott1 (3225 in chips)
    Seat 9: Mustaine (1455 in chips)
    mathijs8: posts small blind 50
    peace flows: posts big blind 100
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to m4ch1n3 [Jh As]
    BostonScott1: folds
    Mustaine: raises 200 to 300
    AAmuckit: folds
    tonto3: folds
    True Q: folds
    m4ch1n3: ????

    What is your play for these hands?
  2. the devil01 the devil01 is offline

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    Jan 30th, 2008 (1/30/2008 10:51am) in reply to m4ch1n3

    Ace Paint on the button?

    game 1 pop it to 320. It's early and you have position. get bruno and Ocean out of the pot.

    game 2 is all in or fold. He has done a standard rase but is in early positon. What was your read on him. that will answer the question.

    I'm interested to see what you did. Your av. roi is quite strong at that level.
  3. m4ch1n3 m4ch1n3 is offline

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    Jan 30th, 2008 (1/30/2008 1:14pm) in reply to the devil01

    I ended up folding both hands. For hand 1, I actually figured that since it was early I could find a better spot. As it was Mr.Scruples ended up knocking someone out with KK (incidently I would have won with a rivered Ace, but that's beside the point.

    Hand 2, I thought that the raiser was playing a little tight, and I didn't think that I had much Fold Equity if I reraised him. I figured I'd rather be the first one in rather than shove over a raiser.

    Anyone think that playing this way is too tight?
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  4. the devil01 the devil01 is offline

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    Jan 30th, 2008 (1/30/2008 1:24pm) in reply to m4ch1n3

    You were not playing too tight. with low blinds it's better to be tight than overly agressive. How did you end up in this sng?
  5. m4ch1n3 m4ch1n3 is offline

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    Jan 30th, 2008 (1/30/2008 1:29pm) in reply to the devil01

    I played 3 sngs last night (a lot for me, I don't have any time any more :( ) I came in 2nd in the 6.50 and I think I came in 2nd in the 5.50 (it was either 2nd or 7th or 8th... obv AQ>KK)
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  6. Goodburger Goodburger is offline

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    Jan 30th, 2008 (1/30/2008 1:43pm) in reply to m4ch1n3

    fold

    shove
  7. CM_Smith CM_Smith is offline

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    Jan 30th, 2008 (1/30/2008 2:37pm) in reply to m4ch1n3

    Both are folds.
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