HotDiggy1121

Posting my personal notes from watching this video.

Summary:

• Recognize stack sizes
• Larger structure means playing a few more hands early if the price is right IN POSITION
• Be aware of dead money grabs, but also recognize those players who’ll trap
• Call much tighter than you’d shove in general
• When decision is close, don’t call shoves if you have fold equity – recognize your fold equity versus specific opponents.
• Preserve your fold equity for later rounds. NOTE: In the Moshman book, there is a section about going all in without going “all in” by betting an amount that clearly commits you. Since ranges tighten the more you shove, this may be a tool to help keep those ranges a little tighter.

Early – 10/20

• J9o – Amt would complete from the SB with 3 limpers. 99x, JJx and open ended straight draws will flop enough to justify at that price. This will prepare you for larger tourneys. It’s OK to fold, but reasonable to complete.
• K5o – in larger structure he may call MR from BB. Also would call any suited gappy hands, but in this case the initial raiser had ½ stack early. If his stack was larger he may call. Specifically, calling minraises could be OK, but definitely not in this specific situation with these stack sizes. Minraises give you a great price to stack peeps.
• A9o from SB – if it folded to him he’d raise from SB. NOTE: this is wider than a 9 man structure.

25/50

• KTo BUTTON– with 1 limper with similar stack we want to isolate IP with KT, broadways, suited gapers and connectors with deeper stacks. This is only with deeper stacks.
• 2/2 – fold in EP – would raise 88. Getting raised behind happens too much and you can’t get involved. We only want to play those for set value when we can get in pots cheap. We’d need a deeper stack or multiple limpers in front to play small pocket pairs.
• A9o from SB – 3 limpers, he’d jam with only 15BB. 450 in the middle and 1425 in our stack. A9 rates to be ahead of limping ranges. 1 limper would be too much risk versus reward. A8 may be good enough, but no lower. The 3rd limp pushes it over the top for AMT.
• 75/150
• Kjo from EP. KQ he’d shove but KJ probably not. 10BB stack, he’d shove from middle, but not from early.
• Call only with tight range with 10-15BB…if no fold equity you have to have showdown value. You’ll call based on strength of your hand with no fold equity.
• Don’t call shoves if you still have fold EQ
• A2sSB – with stack sizes around 10BB super standard PUSH.
• The more you shove, the wider your opponents range will become so preserve your fold equity.
• Fold equity, Fold equity, Fold equity.

100/200

• K2sCo – with, 10BB this is a push is we can open due to opponents all have <10BB also.
• 55HJ – Don’t call shoves with small pocket pairs. Especially in marginal spot when we have future fold equity.
• QJoBB – with EP limper it’s close to a shove. 1025 vs. 2370 means we don’t have much fold equity so it’s definitely the bottom of that range. If we had a slightly bigger stack we could open our range proportionally.
• AQo SB 12BB – 2 limpers is a standard push. You have to balance if you are going to get called by shorter stacks and picking up dead money. Picking up the dead money is crucial.
• No one competent would raise 600 from EP when it only leaves him 1860 behind @ 100/200. He’s not folding so shove the AA and expect to get called.

200/400

• 99SB – Call shove because we have everyone MEGA covered. We’ also call with small pairs from 2BBstack when we have 14BB. Even reasonable suited Kings.
• ATsEP w/ 18BB – Good spot to get it in when stacks behind are 12BB and less. That is the bottom of the range for that though. Keep it to the broadways.
• AKsSB – Call push from 3BB stack but not getting it in all that loose. A/rag hands are a fold.
• 46sButton – 8BB stack should be a push when SB and BB also have <10BB. The fact that it’s suited makes the difference.

300/600

• K2s CO 4BB stack – is a push versus similar stacks. Shove pretty wide range when all opponents behind have <10BB.
• KQs MP w/ 8BB – PUSH even with KJ or KTs.
• 44UTG <10BB – FOLD. High blinds and shoving through the entire table. They aren’t laying down their broadways. You have to be aware of calling ranges behind you. Be aware of your fold equity !! 77 or even 66 would be a shove.
• Giving up small edge for large edges later gets shaky when you consider that SNGs are Preflop game. The blinds rise too quickly.

400/800

• QJo – EP Shove 7 handed with 1 fold specifically due to stack sizes. All but 1 opponent have <10BB. This is very stack dependent.
• You need to look for dead money spots (raising over limpers) you have to be aware of fold equity and also when peeps shift to limping with big hands. Be aware of a trap, but not overly wary against most opponents. Don’t like the combo of flop/check and then donk lead. 1200 would be a better bet size.
• Shoving all pairs @ 600/1200 with 6 players left. Everyone has <10BB.
• A3o – you’d have to know he’s shoving a very wide range to call. In general, calling with Ax is unprofitable. You’d have to have a read to call shoves with A3o.
• Stealing blinds with shoves REALLY depends on how you estimate your fold equity.
• Also, be aware of effective stack sizes when shoving.

FINAL TABLE BUBBLE

• Attack blinds if they are EVER going to fold.

FINAL TABLE

• Get a little tighter. Flat payout really impacts the ICM.
• Be aware of stack sizes. Peeps are trying to get ITM. Different effective stacks for each opponent. Also, may try to keep the bubble alive and keep small stacks in to keep taking advantage of average stacks. They will tighten up will they wait for bubble to burst.
• LOTS of maneuvering room on the bubble. Being the big stack on the bubble opens up these opportunities.
• Anyone who has 420 in their screen name is probably bad. The same as those who display their star stats you can make general conclusions about their skill or reads.