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Re:$16 18 MAN TURBO PS. Are my shoves +EV
No one can really censure you for making those shoves. They are pretty much standard plays in online poker -- especially a short-stack like you. The only thing I would say is that if your read was strong enough to know he had a pair in hand 1, you are shoving knowing that he is not going to fold and you are going to be behind (in this case, wayyyy behind). Only thing I'd say is that AQo and KQo are good hands to die with. What I mean by that is you are going to lose the majority of races with these hands, but at least you won't look like a donk by shoving with 95 (even though knowing ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		silverscull
Mar 22nd, 2010
Re:Opinion: Was this the right move?
You made the right move. I play these bar league tournaments too and in terms of point structure, there isn't much difference between 5th place and 4th place. With <4 BBs, you were by far the short stack. And as cold-decked as you were, pocket fives looks like two Jokers. Guess you were hoping for AK and AQ from UTG and Button. You just ran into a meat grinder.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		silverscull
Feb 3rd, 2010
Re:Called a Donk?
Hi: You played it well considering the limits. Joe is a dooshbag.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		silverscull
Nov 11th, 2009
Re:% of hands to play?
Hi Yimmy: It's a good question and worth a thoughtful answer. Unlike blackjack, where you will always split aces or stand on a hard 16 against a dealers 6, Texas Hold'em does not have many hard and fast axioms. Even between Limit and NLH, the starting hand selection varies greatly. And tournament vs. cash games adds different wrinkles. I'll only address my thoughts on starting hand selection in a No Limit Hold'em tournament (or Sit&Go), where the blinds increase over time. Early in the tournament, where you typically have about 30 to 50 Big Blinds at the onset. You should ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		silverscull
Nov 11th, 2009
Re:Is this terrible?
Hard to say without your assessment of Wendy's range of hands. But if you thought you were ahead at that point, the all-in pre-flop may have gotten her to fold. All things considered, I think your pre-flop 3-bet was an okay play and something I might have done as well, because I hate Ace-Queen. Unfortunately, you got enough of the flop to hang yourself. The King was a danger card; there's also draws out there. The younger, more inexperienced Silverscull would have shoved this every time. The more experienced Silverscull either wouldn't want to risk his tournament life on second ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		silverscull
Oct 14th, 2009
Re:Turbo Hundo, How to play these speculative hands?
First Scenario: Unless you are 99% certain that one of the big stacks only shoves with monster pairs, Call. You are getting almost 4-to-1 for your call. Maybe somebody has 2 Kings and you won't be happy. But in a Turbo, with Blinds going up, you may just be up against AK vs AQ vs KQs. [It looks like you folded this hand based on the second scenario] Second Scenario: Shove em' all in. You gotta pee or get off the pot with less than 12 BBs left.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		silverscull
May 28th, 2009
Re:deep in MTT what would you do here?
In this situation, I'm considering 2 things: 1) He is the one player at the table, whose stack size can really put a deep hurting on you. If it were one of the short-stacks, I'm 3-betting 2) What is your assessment of dude's raising range: Ace Big' Pair' Any Two' 3-Bet out of the question. You have to assume you are a dog in this situation. I'd probably lean towards the call and see a flop. Lots of possibilities on the flop with KQs -- also the possibility of losing a lot of chips. Folding is okay, but I'm sure you didn't accrue that monster stack folding hands like ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		silverscull
May 27th, 2009
Re:Is this line Okay, 28K on FTP 27 left
No time to play it cute with Stop&Go. You go all-in. What an awful beat.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		silverscull
May 27th, 2009
Re:AKh on 2h low flop
You played it right both pre-flop and post-flop. Or let me put it this way, I would have played it the same way. Not too long ago, I was playing a live tournament at Hollywood Park and was near the bubble with a short stack when I got AKs. Had the same kind of flop (only difference was that I shoved pre-flop), and unfortunately the same turn and river (lost to J3). The Poker road is littered with carcasses holding the 4-flush.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		silverscull
May 27th, 2009
Re:Did I overplay this hand or a standard call?
I have to agree with the previous poster, you have to do at least a 3X raise -- even more if you are getting multiple callers when you raise. Don't think it would have mattered anyway; it looks like Oly was going to make a stand defending his big blind as a shortstack. If Oly is totally clueless about what your raising range is, he's thinking QJs is not that bad of a hand to risk your tournament life. I think it is a moot point whether you put him all-in or call his re-pop pre-flop. He made an obvious error not going all-in pre-flop, thus losing out on fold equity. I can't ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		silverscull
May 27th, 2009
Re:JJ early
Two all-in shoves in front of you is never a good sign. Jacks typically don't fare too well when I've faced these situations. But it's all in the reads. There are times when I toss the Jacks in the muck quickly and there are times when I insta-called. I would also consider the buy-in. If this were a $4.40/180 or a 5-buck tourney, I might be more compelled to call. But a $33 investment gives me pause to think a bit longer. All things considered, it's not likely you are going to see AT vs 99. Best case, you might have to go up against 3 overs (AK vs KQs), and worst case -- you ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		silverscull
May 24th, 2009
Re:2 hands I'm confused about-HELP?
First hand: With less than ten big blinds, and your assessment of Miami's holdings, I think you made the right play. And you did make the right play -- just didn't work out for you. Second Hand: Most P5ers will concur with your pre-flop push with Big Slick. It's an okay play and Palpie looks like he has the stack and temperment to call you down with any Top-40% hand. I think the 2.5X raise is an alright play too. Assuming you're the last 3 in the tourney (good on you), you have to consider second place cash in your decision. You can c-bet, or even check and go the small ball ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		silverscull
May 16th, 2009
Re:Anyone making this laydown?
You're between a falling rock and a hard place. I'm guessing best case for you is JJ/TT or coin flip with AK; but KK/AA is a definite probability from someone shoving after a raise and re-raise. Based on your stack size, pot odds (2.5-1) and no reads, QQ is a good hand to die with. Hope it worked out for you.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		silverscull
Dec 19th, 2008
Re:Poorly played on my part?
Ace-8 are hands where for every three times you play it, you win two small pots and lose 1 big pot for all your chips. It looks like you were trying to steal the blinds, which is okay. The caller could have anything, but A9 or better should be a consideration. I think the one thing I would be critical about is that you should have bet out at the flop -- just to see where you are at. If he folds, you get the pot. If he raises, you have to assess you may have a problem. If he calls, you may still have a problem. At the turn, I would just try to value bet. If he's still around, just check ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		silverscull
Dec 19th, 2008
Re:I need help
The Big Blind Special blew up in your face. Even with having the benefit of knowing Kylic's range of hands, I don't see too many players extricating themselves out of this one without spewing chips. Considering that you were falling behind and tilty, I don't know how you could have escaped this mess. The only thing I might have done is lead with a 2/3 pot bet and call the raise vice shoving. There were 3 others in the pot and you know people do limp with hands like Q9s, KQ and even AQ. Maybe one more bullet at the turn, and then shutdown if it means going under 1000 ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		silverscull
Dec 18th, 2008
Re:KK Preflop, medium stack all-in and biggest stack calls in front of you
Shove 'dem Cowboys. The big stack (pnut) was just flipping a coin against someone who couldn't hurt him too bad. I bet his sphincter puckered when you went all-in. He caught a 2-outer to bust you. What are you going to do'!' Though I hear how Phil Hellmuth brags about how he has folded KK to AA preflop every time, at an online table with no visible tells, ain't no way I can ever lay down KK. Big slick and Queens maybe, but not KK.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		silverscull
Dec 18th, 2008
Re:Constructive Criticism Please
No criticism here. I see it all the time. It's the classic death struggle in NLH: two overs vs. a pair. Though the math says the pairs should win 56% of these, with me it almost seems like the villains always gets their A or K against my TT to 44. I'd have to say that I may have done the same exact thing you did with three caveats: 1) My personal EV for 77 is overall negative. Pocket 8s or better, I'd feel better. 2) Calling a raise with middle pairs is always tougher than opening with a raise. 3) There were two players with smaller stacks than you. That might have influenced my ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		silverscull
Dec 17th, 2008
Re:Call because of pot odds or fold?
Hi Easy: The pot is giving you a little over 4:1 for your 900-chip call. Pot odds sez make the call. Q9o ain't a great hand, but it's not totally hopeless. It's hands like this that are good enough to call in these: a small pair to make a set, an Ace-rag-suited, a suited connector. For me, Q9 is one of those hands that, for some unexplained reason, takes down big multiway pots. You may have to fold it on most flops, but when you flop Q 9 2 rainbow and Randy's got AQs or J T 8 vs his JJ, you can get a lot of his chips. While pot odds might warrant a call on any hand in this ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		silverscull
Dec 16th, 2008