Headsup - calling range?

dK1NG

Down to the last two of a SnG, chip stacks are fairly even. Your image is tight, but aggressive in position. Any hands gone to showdown have justified your betting.

Your opponent is first to act and goes all-in. What range would you call with?

How mcuh would your range expand if you had a read on him, knowing that he is likely to play atc?

Van Dice

You haven't mentioned by far the most important factor

Mr.Plough

whats stack sizes & blinds

dK1NG

Mr.Plough wrote:

whats stack sizes & blinds

Sorry:o

Blinds are 1 and 2k, 15min levels, and approx. 35k (opponent) vs 50k

Mr.Plough

with him open shoving for 17.5 bbs id need something decent to call.

aa/kk/qq/jj/ak

theres a bit of play so you can just wait for a hand to stack him if hes shoving alot

HeeHawsCantona

Obviously depends on the opponent and your read etc but I'd call 99+ in pp's and AK poss AQ and maybe KJ/KQ suited - probably not AJ or A10

Shadowless

So he open pushes for 17.5 BB's?
He hasn't done this before and we've no reads?

I'd prob give him credit for some sort of hand.
88+ AJ+ maybe?
I'd like to think I could fold AJ here or 8's but not sure I would in reality.

If he's literally playin atc here then I'd call with Ax, K9+, QT+, 66+

Shadowless

Mr.Plough wrote:

with him open shoving for 17.5 bbs id need something decent to call.

aa/kk/qq/jj/ak

You'd fold TT here?

Mr.Plough

i duno. if its the first time hes shoved, and open shoving for 17.5 bbs?

its marginal without any info for me but im a big nit

HeeHawsCantona

To Be Honest You Cant Answer This Without Being In The Situation

Ace2007

Shadowless wrote:

So he open pushes for 17.5 BB's?
He hasn't done this before and we've no reads?

I'd prob give him credit for some sort of hand.
88+ AJ+ maybe?
I'd like to think I could fold AJ here or 8's but not sure I would in reality.

If he's literally playin atc here then I'd call with Ax, K9+, QT+, 66+

In reality u couldn't fold 88's - lol - u mean in a live game ......:D

dK1NG

Mr.Plough wrote:

with him open shoving for 17.5 bbs id need something decent to call.
aa/kk/qq/jj/ak
theres a bit of play so you can just wait for a hand to stack him if hes shoving alot

he's shoving every second hand, when he is first to act.

HeeHawsCantona wrote:

Obviously depends on the opponent and your read etc but I'd call 99+ in pp's and AK poss AQ and maybe KJ/KQ suited - probably not AJ or A10

one time i called him with AQs - going by my reads, I thought I could well be ahead. Good/bad call??

Shadowless wrote:

So he open pushes for 17.5 BB's?
He hasn't done this before and we've no reads?

I'd prob give him credit for some sort of hand.
88+ AJ+ maybe?
I'd like to think I could fold AJ here or 8's but not sure I would in reality.

If he's literally playin atc here then I'd call with Ax, K9+, QT+, 66+

My reading of him is that he's loose, and aggressive. He knows how to use his chips when he has a nice stack. I had turned him over a few times with my aggressive bets, and he was getting wound up over it - so his range was getting increasingly wide.

The past four orbits he has pushed pre-flop.



Would sort of difference would it make if the blinds were going up within the next minute? - next up was 2 and 4k.

Mr.Plough

if hes shoving every 2nd hand im calling with any ace, suited king, kq,kj,k10

connie147

You said you called him once already when you had AQ, but you neglected to tell us what he showed then. Its impossible to give constructive advice if your gonna leave out important information.

Also, youve not told us how much moneys at stake.

dK1NG

connie147 wrote:

You said you called him once already when you had AQ, but you neglected to tell us what he showed then. Its impossible to give constructive advice if your gonna leave out important information.

Also, youve not told us how much moneys at stake.

This is only an example scenario that springs to mind - what I'm wondering in general is what type of hand range you would call with if the opponent is going AI every second hand.

I know it depends on blinds, stacks, etc etc.

It came to mind after a home game we played last night, no major money involved, just a friendly game amongst friends (if there is such a thing:D ).

The time I called with AQ he showed pocket 6s, but that particular player is also likely to turn over 2,7o. Another hand that went to showdown was my AKs getting busted by AQo when the Q hit the turn.
I caught him a few times with hands such as K,Js against his A,2 (flsuh draw on flop which hit on turn); pocket 9s beating his 4,5 (5BB raise then slowplayed on a low flop for a nice double up on river after teh AK hand above); pocket 10s against his 2,7o - it was a long heads up, a lot of the time that it went to showdown I had the best hand going in, but he hit his cards...

the game that got me thinking bout this is maybe not the best example to give, seeing how wide the players range was in that game.

but in general, if both players had around 20-25BB, and your opponent was raising A.I. a lot would you be happy with K,Js; pocket 6s+ etc.

Would you call with Ax or would you require say A,10+??


Sorry if this is all over the place, just me wondering out loud....:o