Preview of Crushing Small Stakes Poker Tournaments, Volume 1 · The book contains 50 hand examples...
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Preview of Crushing Small Stakes Poker Tournaments, Volume 1
Rather than tell you about my Kindle book, Crushing Small Stakes Poker Tournaments, Volume 1, I created this PDF
to let you experience it for yourself.
This PDF contains 5 complete hand examples taken from the book. The book contains 50 hand examples taken from small
stake, fast structured tournaments.
If you want to become a large winner at the game, you must learn to think for yourself. My book is laid out so you can
think about the play you would make before going to the next page, where my actual play is revealed.
You should spend a lot of time thinking about each and every decision in order to come up with your answer, as well as the
reason for your answer, before looking at my answer. If your answer differs from mine, try to figure out why.
My Kindle book, which includes 50 complete hand examples, is available on Amazon:
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You can read my Kindle book on your PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, or Android device.
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Situation 003
Game: Short Stack MTT Players Remaining: 180
Blind Level: 1 10/20 Blinds: 30 Antes: 0
Position UTG +1 +2 MP HJ CO Button SB BB
Hero’s Hand AQo
Starting Stacks 1500 1380 1500 1500 1500 1460 1700 1460 1500
Pre-Flop Bets Raise
to 60
???
Action leading up: There is one raise and the action folds to Hero in MP.
What should Hero do?
Response 003
Game: Short Stack MTT Players Remaining: 180
Blind Level: 1 10/20 Blinds: 30 Antes: 0
Position UTG +1 +2 MP HJ CO Button SB BB
Hero’s Hand AQo
Starting Stacks 1500 1380 1500 1500 1500 1460 1700 1460 1500
Pre-Flop Bets Raise
to 60
Call 60
Hero’s action: Hero calls.
Strategic Concept: Implied Odds
Analysis: The tournament is in the Early Stage. With a hand like AQ, you don’t want to reraise because if you
get 4-bet, you are often in trouble. With a hand like AQ, you don’t want to see the flop with too many people
because someone is likely to flop a better hand than you. If you call and multiple other players call, be prepared
to get away from your hand unless you flop top pair.
Situation 007
Game: Short Stack MTT Players Remaining: 160
Blind Level: 2 15/30 Blinds: 45 Antes: 0
Position UTG +1 +2 MP HJ CO Button SB BB
Hero’s Hand 22
Starting Stacks 1450 580 1470 805 2160 1590 1455 2585 1338
Pre-Flop Bets Raise
to 90
???
Action leading up: There is a raise before the action gets to Hero in MP.
What should Hero do?
Response 007
Game: Short Stack MTT Players Remaining: 160
Blind Level: 2 15/30 Blinds: 45 Antes: 0
Position UTG +1 +2 MP HJ CO Button SB BB
Hero’s Hand 22
Starting Stacks 1450 580 1470 805 2160 1590 1455 2585 1338
Pre-Flop Bets Raise
to 90
Fold
Hero’s action: Hero folds
Strategic Concept: Implied Odds
Analysis: The tournament is in The Early Stage. Facing a raise to 90, Hero is not getting the implied odds
required to call. Hero needs to get odds of at least 10 to 1 and because of Hero’s short stack, he is only getting
about 9 to 1.
Situation 014
Game: Short Stack MTT Players Remaining: 95
Blind Level: 6 100/200 Blinds: 300 Antes: 0
Position UTG +1 +2 MP HJ CO Button SB BB
Hero’s Hand 66
Starting Stacks 1820 2335 3655 2585 4235 722 3758 670 3640
Pre-Flop Bets Raise
to 400
???
Action leading up: There is a min-raise and the action folds to Hero in MP.
What should Hero do?
Response 014
Game: Short Stack MTT Players Remaining: 95
Blind Level: 6 100/200 Blinds: 300 Antes: 0
Position UTG +1 +2 MP HJ CO Button SB BB
Hero’s Hand 66
Starting Stacks 1820 2335 3655 2585 4235 722 3758 670 3640
Pre-Flop Bets Raise
to 400
Fold
Hero’s action: Hero folds
Strategic Concept: Easy Fold
Analysis: The tournament is in the Middle Stage. A min-raise from early position is either very strong or very weak, and Hero has no read on this opponent. Assuming UTG+1 will call a push, Hero puts UTG+1 on something like 55+, A9s+, KJs+, ATo+ so Hero needs something like 77+, AJs, KQs, AJo+ to push. 66 is a little too weak. Hero is not calling with marginal hands because there are no implied odds and 66 will usually flop poorly. Hero decides to fold in order to maintain fold equity and not risk his entire stack against a likely strong raising range.
Situation 017
Game: Short Stack MTT Players Remaining: 80
Blind Level: 7 125/250/25 Blinds: 375 Antes: 200
Position UTG +1 empty MP HJ CO Button SB BB
Hero’s Hand Q9o
Starting Stacks 2690 2785 4330 2410 2135 4420 8675 2320
Pre-Flop Bets Call
250
???
Action leading up: The action folds to the SB, who completes. The action is now on Hero in the BB.
What should Hero do?
Response 017
Game: Short Stack MTT Players Remaining: 80
Blind Level: 7 125/250/25 Blinds: 375 Antes: 200
Position UTG +1 empty MP HJ CO Button SB BB
Hero’s Hand Q9o
Starting Stacks 2690 2785 4330 2410 2135 4420 8675 2320
Pre-Flop Bets Call
250
Push
Hero’s action: Hero pushes.
Strategic Concept: Playing the Odds
Analysis: The tournament is in The Middle Stage. Hero’s concern is that the SB has a deep stack and he might
call a push with a marginal hand, like Kx. Still, there are already 700 chips in the pot. If Hero had more chips,
like 2800, Hero would almost always check. With this stack size, Hero should push and try to pick up the pot.
Situation 031
Game: Short Stack MTT Players Remaining: 16
Blind Level: 14 800/1600/150 Blinds: 2400 Antes: 1200
Position UTG +1 empty MP HJ CO Button SB BB
Hero’s Hand 76o
Starting Stacks 22931 29008 10065 2855 37367 13695 8471 14851
Pre-Flop Bets ???
Action leading up: The action folds to Hero in the CO.
What should Hero do?
Response 031
Game: Short Stack MTT Players Remaining: 16
Blind Level: 14 800/1600/150 Blinds: 2400 Antes: 1200
Position UTG +1 empty MP HJ CO Button SB BB
Hero’s Hand 76o
Starting Stacks 22931 29008 10065 2855 37367 13695 8471 14851
Pre-Flop Bets Push
Hero’s action: Hero pushes.
Strategic Concept: Running Over The Table, Pound on Them and Free Rolling
Analysis: The tournament is In The Money. Hero is going to keep pounding away on the medium stacks who are
trying to outlast the shorter stacks in order to make it to the final table. Hero should have considerable fold
equity. If Hero gets called and loses, he will still have considerable tournament equity. Notice that every time
Hero wins the pot preflop, he wins 3600. If he succeeds at stealing a few times in a row, he will freeroll all later
steal attempts.
My Kindle book, which includes 50 complete hand examples, is available on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BL9B6KC
You can read my Kindle book on your PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, or Android device.
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