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Call or fold with Axo?

by Freddy

Calls in the push-or-fold phase of an SnG are already a nasty business in itself, because sometimes it's very hard to determine the opponent's pushing range in an exact and meaningful way. At the same time, from my experience, off-suit aces are also amongst the biggest sources of mistakes for SnG beginners. Accordingly, you will find some problems in the following quiz that simultaneously cover both of these situations, allowing you to wrap your mind around this kind of spots.

Question 1

Blinds 200/400
UTG 5100
CO 2100
BU 1200
Hero 2900
BB 2200

Preflop: Hero is SB with AJ
UTG pushes all-in for 5100, 2 folds, Hero???

You're guessing that UTG pushes around 44% of his hands here.

What do you do?



Question 2

Blinds 200/400
UTG 2100
CO 2100
BU 1200
Hero 5900
BB 2200

Preflop: Hero is SB with AJ
UTG pushes all-in for 2100, 2 folds, Hero???

You estimate the UTG pushing range being at about 22%.

What do you do?



Question 3

Blinds 400/800
CO 2700
BU 3200
SB 4300
Hero 3300

Preflop: Hero is BB with A3
2 folds, SB pushes all-in for 4300, , Hero???

You assess that SB is pushing any two cards here.

What do you do?



Question 4

Blinds 400/800
CO 3200
BU 700
SB 5300
Hero 4300

Preflop: Hero is BB with AK
2 folds, SB pushes all-in for 5300, Hero???

Again, you think the SB pushes any two cards here.

What do you do?



Question 5

Blinds 400/800
CO 3200
Hero 700
SB 5300
BB 4300

Preflop: Hero is BU with A6
CO pushes all-in for 3200, Hero???

You're putting the CO on a 20% range here.

What do you do?



Question 6

Blinds 400/800
CO 3200
BU 700
SB 5300
Hero 4300

Preflop: Hero is BB with AJ
1 fold, BU pushes all-in for 700, SB pushes all-in for 5300, Hero???

You assume the BU pushes a wide range here and also that the SB realizes this and shoves about 85% of the time.

What do you do?



Question 7

Blinds 100/200
UTG 2000
UTG1 1600
CO 3050
Hero 2300
SB 1200
BB 3350

Preflop: Hero is BU with AT
1 fold, UTG1 pushes all-in for 1600, 1 fold, Hero???

He will probably push around 20% of the time.

What do you do?



Question 8

Blinds 300/600
UTG 2000
UTG1 1600
CO 3050
Hero 2300
SB 1200
BB 3350

Preflop: Hero is BU with AT
1 fold, UTG1 pushes all-in for 1600, 1 fold, Hero???

Again, he will push about 20% of the time.

What do you do?



Question 9

Blinds 100/200
UTG 2000
UTG1 1600
CO 3050
Hero 2300
SB 1200
BB 3350

Preflop: Hero is BU with AQ
2 folds, CO pushes all-in for 3050, Hero???

He won't push more than 9% of the time here.

What do you do?



Question 10

Blinds 200/400
SB 6500
Hero 7000

Preflop: Hero is BB with A7
SB pushes all-in for 6500, Hero???

He will probably push around 45% of the time here.

What do you do?