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The short stack structure of the 235 FPP hold'em hyper turbo satellites into $11 tournaments make for a shove or fold dynamic. While some fiendish opponents may limp a big hand to trap you, in this case I decided the call indicated weakness so I shoved with my decent hand. With 8 bb stacks there is not much room for fancy play. It is of course critical to stay observant and not distracted so that you can most accurately analyze your opponents action and develop individually tailored strategic and tactical responses to their play.
As you get down to a short stack the incentive is to shove wider and wider, lest you be eaten alive by the antes and blinds. These tournaments begin where proper strategy starts to dictate a wide shoving range and as such are a decent primer for mid stage short stack tournament play. The other important factor about the structure of these games is the fact that they are satellites which pay the top two spots.
This hand illustrates an important two part plan for beating your opponents.
Step 1 : Have a better hand.
Step 2 : Make an aggressive action.
In this case I think I have the best hand because the BB is a random hand and the Button limped. So I have only two opponents to contend with, and with the button open limping I think most of the time he will have something pretty marginal. And there is 175 (more than 1/3rd my stack) in the pot already. So while some of the time the button maybe trapping or trapping by mistake with A4o, or the big blind could wake up with AQ or whatever, that is made up for the rest of the time when I have the best hand, or make someone fold a weak off suit ace, or get called by worse or flip or flip multiway.
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