Short-Handed Sit and Go Example: part 4
This is the fourth part of the series about the following tournament:
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 #4
With the blinds at 300/600 only one player away from the money and the chip stacks being very close together it’s time to switch into hyper aggressive mode and start stealing blinds.
Here is the chip count at this point:
- Player 1: 3,750
- Me: 3,225
- Player 2: 2,025
- Blinds: 300/600
- Chip Stack: 3,225
- Position: Dealer
- Hand: Q♥ 10♦
Q♥ 10♦ is not a hand I would normally consider raising with, but it’ll do the job for stealing the blinds. Sitting under the gun pre-flop is also not the ideal position to attempt a steal either but my logic for doing so is that the players against whom I am playing are fairly experienced and a raise in the BB at this stage of the tournament would raise some alarms. Instead by raising under the gun I am sending out a message that I am holding a strong hand and I’m ready to follow through.
I raise to 1,800 and just as expected both players fold immediately, and I pick up 900 in chips to put me over the 4,000 mark and regain the chip lead.
The important thing to remember when stealing the blinds is to constantly vary your bet amounts, and the position from which you raise. If you constantly raise 3x the BB from the BB position players will quickly recognize a pattern and it won’t be long before players start calling or raising you.
Another point to consider is that when you’re on the bubble, one away from the money, most players tighten up and only play premium hands. This presents a great opportunity for me to come in and steal their blinds which they so easily relinquish.
A few hands later I’m in the BB and I’m ready to attempt another steal.
I’m holding J♠ 8♣, player 2 folds, and player 1 raises in the SB to 1,200. I’m determined to steal this pot and I re-raise to 1.800. He thinks for a second and pushes all-in. Even though I’m nearly certain this is an attempt to steal the pot and to test me, I lay my hand down.
Never become confrontational when you’re faced with resistance during an attempt to steal. In this case perhaps Player 1 had nothing but napkins, but I was not willing to put my tournament life at risk just to find out.
This series continue in: Short-Handed Sit and Go Example: part 5
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