Short-Handed Sit and Go Example: part 1
We will start today a five part article series about a sit-and-go real situation, with strategy advice and explanations.
Details:
Full Tilt Poker > $22+$2 Texas Hold’em Sit and Go Tournament
6 Players; Starting Chips: 1,500
Prize Pool: $132 (1st $85.80 2nd $46.20)
Part #1
- Blinds: 15/30
- Chip Stack: 1,500
- Position: Small Blind
- Hand: A♦ A♣
Normally in the early stages of a tournament I like to sit out the first 5 or so hands to get a feel for the other players, but there’s no way I’m going to give up the opportunity of gaining an early chip lead with aces.
Everyone calls the BB and the action comes around to me. Normally in a spot like this I would raise with the pocket rockets but since the blinds are just at 15/30 I want as many players to the flop as possible. The BB checks and we have ourselves a family pot.
Pot: 180
The flop comes
K♦ 7♣ J♠
A rainbow flop with no possible straight draws, the perfect opportunity to slow play my Aces.
I check
BB raises to 90
The action folds around to the dealer who calls.
I call as well.
Pot: 450
The turn
10♣
Two ♣ on the board, and I’m going to value bet half the pot for 225 to represent a flush draw.
The BB bites and re-raises to 450, the dealer gets out of the way, and I call.
Pot: 1,350
River
2♦
A total blank but I still want to represent a busted flush draw so I bet another 450. The BB pushes all-in for 930 or an additional 480 and I make the call.
He flips over A♦K♣ and I show him the A♦ A♣. My chip stack is now at 3,210 with one player down.
Post Game Analysis
Moving all-in on the first hand was very risky. While I had put my opponent on a King with a strong kicker I did not have any tangible information about what type of player he was and he easily could have been slow playing a set on the flop by making a weak raise.
This series continue in: Short-Handed Sit and Go Example: part 2
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