Daily Hand Quiz

You have 20BBs, which looks healthy, but it’s a bit misleading. First off, you only have an M of 10, and your effective M is actually lower as you’re six handed. Second, you’re at a tough table, and you’re probably not going to get a lot of opportunities.

So, I think you have to play this hand. I hate calling, as you’re asking to get bet off the hand or to play an awkward flop. I don’t love raising small, because you’re really asking for a three bet, and I don’t think you can fold.

I’m shoving here. I know it looks like an overbet, but you need the chips and I don’t think you’re looking to take a race here (which is the likely outcome if you get three bet). Shoving will fold out some hands that you’re racing with that might otherwise three bet, and you’re getting a fold an overwhelming majority of the time (probably 75-80% or so). When you do get called (I’d say 77+ and AJs+ will call you here), you’re only a 2-1 dog. So, most of the time you pick up 10k, about 14% of the time you get knocked out, and 7% of the time you win a pretty massive pot.

What actually happened: you shoved and the BB called, showing AA. You failed to improve and lost the hand.

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Against weak or tigth players, raise/folding migth seem like the proper move. However, I have learned that this vs. aggro players it is not really a good option with any hand with a 20BB stack in late position.

So if you raise, you either openshove or raise call. (I cant see myself limping here)

Folding a pocket pair is pretty weak here. If the other tables has a WAY lower average stack, you migth consider floating to the final table where you get full ring and can play better hands. Even then it would be weak, but at least it would make some sense. But we are not told anything about the other table, so for all I know I am the shortest stack. This means that we cannot slow down at this point, we have to gamble.

I voted raise/call, but I am also kind of a tour donk. I guess openshove is smarter, and that is why I haven’t won any tours for months.

But damned, how I miss those tours where the oponents are weak so raise/fold would be the move. I have to stop playing tours on ladbrokes…

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If you dont shove here the better output is quitting poker.

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I voted raise/call. I think we have to try to get some chips and folding pocket pairs is not the way to do that. I can understand the reasoning for a shove, but it just seems like too much of an overbet and might smell scared to opps. When I see stuff like that, I usually put villain on medium hand that doesnt want to see a flop. By raising, we signal we have a hand, we keep an even keel about our play for future plays, and if we’re forced to race we race. Hopefully they either fold or call, and we play a favorable board in position maintaining a strong image. Its just bad luck that one of the 3 remaining hands found a big pair. What’re you gonna do… “thats poker”

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Wow, after voting, I realized I am certainly in the minority here. With your M around 10, yes, you do need to be more active. However, hands like small pocket pairs and suited connectors become less playable. If you’ve read Harrington’s theory, you already know it’s because these hands only hit the flop a small percentage of the time, and with your stack so short, there isn’t enough money to make up for the myriad of small losses you’ll encounter. So, in my book, raising small isn’t an option here.

However, a hand like 66 instantly regains its strength when you’re contemplating an all-in move. The only question here is, is this the right time to shove?

My answer is no. I’m not risking my tournament life on 66. I’m either way behind or racing with any caller. I realize this is a tough table and you need to accumulate some chips, but you can still afford to wait for a better situation. I vote fold (and I’m certainly one of few who would fold here).

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I voted raise/fold. Hero’s image of TAG will get folds a large majority of the time. A 3x BB raise nets a return of ~67%. Shoving with 66 against the bubble seems reckless (maybe my game needs some of that?). Folding is weak in a 6-handed game. Sooner or later you’ll need to learn to play a flop with 66. Folding to a re-raise still leaves me with 17 BBs and although a small M, I’d rather wait, hope, and shove with something better card.

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rhycar…you are not alone!
I’ve voted fold also. Against strong players I don’t want to risk get kicked out so near the money. I want no race with 6′s now. Once in the money there is no doubt it is raise-call or shove.
the button has a lot more of chips than we do here, and if we raise he can try to make us fold with a lot of cards.

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play for win tourneys, shoooooooooove

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