HU at end of MTT

DeucesLive

Ok, so I think this is a weakness I have, mainly due to lack of HU experience. End of MTT stacks are generally fairly shallow compared to blinds, so not much room for moves- but how aggressive is correct? I get streams of useless cards like 73/43/82/52 etc etc and know that being the shorter stacked, I'm going to be called exceptionally light. I have no problems getting my chips in on marginal hands (shoving range is any A, probably any K, any suited connectors, any pair, any 2 pain) but should I be more aggressive in other spots? My opponent wasn't overly aggressive either, but I knew that it only took one mistake and I'm gone- I didn't want to shove with any hand that at least doesn't have some value post flop.

Here's a few of the key hands- a lot of times when I got marginal hands (K10 etc) they were on the BB and folded to me, so I never got a chance to play them.

Player	Action	Cards	Amount	Pot	Balance
xxxx	Small blind		3000.00	3000.00	76325.00
DeucesLive	Big blind		6000.00	9000.00	40675.00
	Your hole cards	K 3
xxxx	Call		3000.00	12000.00	73325.00
DeucesLive	???

Player	Action	Cards	Amount	Pot	Balance
xxxx	Small blind		3000.00	3000.00	76325.00
DeucesLive	Big blind		6000.00	9000.00	40675.00
	Your hole cards	J Q
xxxx	Raise		27000.00	36000.00	49325.00
DeucesLive	???

Player	Action	Cards	Amount	Pot	Balance
DeucesLive	Small blind		3000.00	3000.00	90350.00
xxxx	Big blind		6000.00	9000.00	26650.00
	Your hole cards	2 9
DeucesLive	???

Player	Action	Cards	Amount	Pot	Balance
DeucesLive	Small blind		3000.00	3000.00	72350.00
xxxx	Big blind		6000.00	9000.00	44650.00
	Your hole cards	6 8
DeucesLive	???

Most of the other hands were too garbage to consider, and played themselves.

LOL_RAISE

jam fold fold jam
but im bad at short stack hu

FlashFlush

I think position becomes even more important at the end of an MTT. My general advise, if you like you hand and you are BB then shove if not then just check it, otherwie your at a disadvantage for the rest of the hand, if your SB (button) you can afford to be a bit more cute and try take pots on the flop.

Hand 1. Check and see what kind of flop u get
Hand 2. Fold - Raise is way to high to be a steal
Hnad 3. Tough - All depends how tight he has been playing, you said he was fairly tight so put pressure on his small stack, keep putting him all in with any cards that have potential (str8/flush)
Hand4. Raise to about 15k, if he calls re-asses on flop (have u hit, does he check to you) he has enough chips to call pre and fold post flop.

Remember this is his tournament life as well, I love tight players HU, the blinds kill them in second, just pressure, if u get caught you always have outs

unknown_username

 Hu I can call, fold,raise or re-raise with any hand with a good hand I can call, raise, or re-raise. On the flop some times raise with nothing sometimes with the goods or then I could just check with either. Basically I just try to be as unpredictable as possible!

DOHHHHHHH

The first hand with less than 10 big blinds and an above average starting hand, + fold equity, is a very easy shove for me.

The 2nd one, is a fold, just because I want to get my money in ahead, and Im still clinging on to my fold equity even if I fold.

The third one, the stacks have reversed, and you are now the chip leader, so you're looking for a spot to finish the guy. This isn't it, fold.

The last one is auwkward, for me it depends alot on momentum, have u stolen the last few pots? Is he either fold/jamming? Or is he calling to see flops? If I felt I was on top, I'd fold it, if he's got the momentum, and i feels like he's outplaying me, I'd jam.

beaneh

In Response to Re: HU at end of MTT:

The first hand with less than 10 big blinds and an above average starting hand, + fold equity, is a very easy shove for me. The 2nd one, is a fold, just because I want to get my money in ahead, and Im still clinging on to my fold equity even if I fold. The third one, the stacks have reversed, and you are now the chip leader, so you're looking for a spot to finish the guy. This isn't it, fold. The last one is auwkward, for me it depends alot on momentum, have u stolen the last few pots? Is he either fold/jamming? Or is he calling to see flops? If I felt I was on top, I'd fold it, if he's got the momentum, and i feels like he's outplaying me, I'd jam.
Posted by DOHHHHHHH

surprisingly good post, will quote this just because i'm in shock and feel lazy.