einbert

Hey, I am a small stakes player too. I worked my BR up from $300 at .5/1 to about $2000, and I'm currently playing at the 2/4 level. I play basically according to SSHE strategy, and I have to say it has really been working well for me so far. I also understand the reasoning behind the plays I make, and I think this is very important. I would also STRONGLY reccommend that you do go by the 300 BB rule. I think that by playing on a short bankroll, not only do you increase your chance of going broke, but if you are having weekly swings of up to a third of your bankroll (very very possibl

Well let me clarify a little more. Here is the reason I would make this call at any point.Against AA or KK, you have 9 spades + 5 outs to pair or trips twice. Add an additional one out for the backdoor straight draw with one gap (754) and you get a total of 15 outs against only their two redraws. Subtract half an out because if your opponent has an overpair with the As or Ks they have a higher flush redraw, and I think you can come up with a pretty accurate figure of 14.5 outs twice. Hitting a 13 out draw with two cards to come is even money, but 14.5 outs is almost 60%! You're a 3-2 favo

I think you could have folded from middle position to an UTG raise with 78s, but calling for a raise of just the minimum is probably not an awful play, especially early in the tournament if you have more than the average stack. If you play 78s and flop top pair, a flush draw and a backdoor straight draw, you have to be absolutely this flop. On the flop, you absolutely did the right thing by raising the initial bet, I don't think anyone will argue with that. When he reraises you all in, I think you can make an easy call. The only hands that have you beat are a set because you're only drawin

You have to figure all the ways you can beat KK, like by making a straight or a flush if your AK is suited. Your chances of simply hitting another ace (if his cards are KK) are 3/46+3/45+3/44+3/43+3/42 or about 34%. However, your opponent will improve some of that time enough to beat your pair of aces, so you won't win a full 34% of the time. The best way to calculate this situation fully is to take every possible full 5 card board and determine the number of boards that give you the best hand and the number of boards that give your opponent the best hand. The actual figure for AKo against