Shoving big stacks early game

27.11.2010, 09:18 0

Hey guys.
I would like your opinion on villains who shoves 50-75bb in early game - I see it a lot in stars 180 man turbos. The problem is that the range is very different from villain to vilain, I see some regs shove QQ and KK never seen AA. The problem is what do we call them with?

Unknown players range: 77-QQ, AQo+, AJs+ - I think this is on the tight side, cause sometimes they shove random hands - your opinion??
If this is the range we call them with equilater says 99+ and AK if we need 48.5% equity.

Regs range: JJ-KK, AKo, AQs+ - really haven't seen regs shove wider and they may not shove AQs - your opinion??
If this is the range we call them with QQ+ and AKs if we need 48.5% equity.

Hope to get some response to this, cause I see the shoves a lot in micros.

6 replies

Tiltberger

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01.12.2010, 14:28 0

i would call those shoves with reads (that player is shoving really wide)
with jj+ and aqs+

i call tighter players with qq+ and ak+

the good thing is they normally don't have aa, kk because they 3bet it or raise it open instead of shoving.

TheRebuz

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04.12.2010, 21:37 0

Originally posted by seeberger
i would call those shoves with reads (that player is shoving really wide)
with jj+ and aqs+

i call tighter players with qq+ and ak+

the good thing is they normally don't have aa, kk because they 3bet it or raise it open instead of shoving.

nope. not true

TT+,AK should be your calling range

villains shoving range is 22+,AT+,KQs (good regs shove only KK,AA,AK on 10/20,15/30 from EP to get max value)

Tiltberger

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06.12.2010, 13:47 0

Originally posted by TheRebuz

Originally posted by seeberger
i would call those shoves with reads (that player is shoving really wide)
with jj+ and aqs+

i call tighter players with qq+ and ak+

the good thing is they normally don't have aa, kk because they 3bet it or raise it open instead of shoving.

nope. not true

TT+,AK should be your calling range

villains shoving range is 22+,AT+,KQs (good regs shove only KK,AA,AK on 10/20,15/30 from EP to get max value)

your calling range depends of course on the reads you have. When you know they ship 22+ even 99+ can be +ev call. Or ajs+ (really depends on the range you give the player)

good regs shove only kk,aa,ak from ep? Good regs shoving kk, aa in first blindlevels from ep? whats good about that?

dubadal

Joined: 05.09.2008

Posts: 239

06.12.2010, 23:14 0

TT+, AQs
you could run into an overpair once in a while, but it's more a question of variance.

I would advise against calling with AJ/99, since there is also plenty of pushing with JTs+ from late positions and those buggers like catching str8s for some reason...

TheRebuz

Joined: 12.10.2008

Posts: 2,077

07.12.2010, 09:49 0

Originally posted by Murn90
Hey guys.
I would like your opinion on villains who shoves 50-75bb in early game - I see it a lot in stars 180 man turbos.

Hope to get some response to this, cause I see the shoves a lot in micros.

@seeberger
we r talking about 180man turbo micros
cos people r calling very wide shoves preflop best play to get max value in early levels from EP is to shove QQ+,AK

chenny8888

Joined: 03.10.2007

Posts: 17,729

08.12.2010, 15:53 0

Originally posted by seeberger

Originally posted by TheRebuz

Originally posted by seeberger
i would call those shoves with reads (that player is shoving really wide)
with jj+ and aqs+

i call tighter players with qq+ and ak+

the good thing is they normally don't have aa, kk because they 3bet it or raise it open instead of shoving.

nope. not true

TT+,AK should be your calling range

villains shoving range is 22+,AT+,KQs (good regs shove only KK,AA,AK on 10/20,15/30 from EP to get max value)

your calling range depends of course on the reads you have. When you know they ship 22+ even 99+ can be +ev call. Or ajs+ (really depends on the range you give the player)

good regs shove only kk,aa,ak from ep? Good regs shoving kk, aa in first blindlevels from ep? whats good about that?

value comes from ppl snapcalling shoves with 53o whereas they don't encessarily stack off postflop

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