Table ‘73664423 1′ 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 3: kalle0406 (1390 in chips)
Seat 4: Suehsa (2435 in chips)
Seat 5: fischbo (1435 in chips)
Seat 7: GABONOV (5605 in chips)
Seat 8: tightbuthold (1470 in chips)
Seat 9: evo.com (1165 in chips)
evo.com: posts small blind 75
kalle0406: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to evo.com [3c Qs]
Suehsa: folds
fischbo: folds
GABONOV: folds
tightbuthold: folds
evo.com: folds
kalle0406 collected 150 from pot
kalle0406: doesn’t show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 150 | Rake 0
Seat 3: kalle0406 (big blind) collected (150)
Seat 4: Suehsa folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 5: fischbo folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 7: GABONOV folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 8: tightbuthold (button) folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 9: evo.com (small blind) folded before Flop
Hand 1 (Mistake 1): Was this a good fold? No.
According to SNG Powertools, I should be shoving with ATC here. My equity diff is $+1.43.
Ok, so lets discuss this further. Lets change the stack sizes and see how does it effect the EV if I were to push in this spot.
Change my stack size to 1500 (10BB) : EV diff = $+1.14 (still a +EV shove)
Change opponent stack size to 4000, my stack size remain the same 1165 : EV diff = $+1.13 (still +EV shove but down from before when it was $+1.43)
Change opponent stack size to 500, my stack size remain the same 1165 : EV diff = $+2.17 (huge increase !!!)
Change opponent stack size to 500, my stack size changed to 500 : EV dff = $+2.6 (even better !!!)
The less chips the opponent has, the bigger the diff in EV. The less chips you have, the more hands you should be pushing with as the EV diff is much greater.
Table ‘73664423 1′ 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 3: kalle0406 (2900 in chips)
Seat 4: Suehsa (2210 in chips)
Seat 7: GABONOV (5830 in chips)
Seat 8: tightbuthold (1470 in chips)
Seat 9: evo.com (1090 in chips)
GABONOV: posts small blind 75
tightbuthold: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to evo.com [9h Kh]
evo.com: folds
kalle0406: folds
Suehsa: folds
GABONOV: folds
tightbuthold collected 150 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 150 | Rake 0
Seat 3: kalle0406 folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 4: Suehsa (button) folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 7: GABONOV (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: tightbuthold (big blind) collected (150)
Seat 9: evo.com folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Hand 2 : Ok, so we have concluded that I should’ve pushed Q3os from the SB from the hand before. Now we are dealt K9s and we are CO+1 (UTG with 5 players remaining). Is this a good fold? Well we shall see.
According to SNG Powertools, if i shoved here it would actually be a -EV shove as the EV diff is $-0.12
So what hands should I be shoving here?
Push hands: 66+,AJo+,ATs+ (8.0%)
So what happens if I change my stack size to 600 chips?
EV diff : $+1.01 where my shoving range should be:
Push hands: 22+,A3o+,A2s+,K9o+,K2s+,Q9o+,Q4s+,J8o+,J5s+,T8o+,T6s+,98o,96s+,86s+,75s+,65s (42.4%)
Change my stack size to 1500 (10BB):
EV diff : $-0.95 Push hands: 88+,AQo+,AJs+ (5.9%)
Lets try to change the stack of the BB to 500 with our stack at 1090 :
EV diff : $+0.06 (too small of an edge to be considered a profitable shove) Push hands: 66+,AT+ (8.9%)
Now another interesting hand :
Hand 3 (mistake 2):
- Level V (75/150) – 2008/01/13 – 07:37:51 (ET)
Table ‘73664423 1′ 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 4: Suehsa (2210 in chips)
Seat 7: GABONOV (8655 in chips)
Seat 8: tightbuthold (1470 in chips)
Seat 9: evo.com (1165 in chips)
evo.com: posts small blind 75
Suehsa: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to evo.com [3h 2c]
GABONOV: folds
tightbuthold: folds
evo.com: folds
Suehsa collected 150 from pot
Suehsa: doesn’t show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 150 | Rake 0
Seat 4: Suehsa (big blind) collected (150)
Seat 7: GABONOV folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 8: tightbuthold (button) folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 9: evo.com (small blind) folded before Flop
Should I shove here? Absolutely.
EV diff : $+1.05 Push hands: 22+,A2+,K2+,Q2+,J2+,T2+,92+,82+,72+,62+,52+,42+,32 (100.0%)
Change my stack size to 1500 (10BB) :
Push hands: 22+,A2+,K2+,Q4o+,Q2s+,J4o+,J2s+,T6o+,T2s+,96o+,92s+,85o+,83s+,75o+,73s+,65o,63s+,54o,52s+,43s (75.0%)
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I hope the analysis of these few hands will help you guys understand more about ICM. It is said that with SNGs, all you need is to learn the optimal play and
