CasuallyAwesome

@Dennis_ Yeah, I am defo on the nitty side, however not quite sure whether it's a leak or not (i.e. whether It's burning money or not, at least at these stakes where fold button is sometimes forgotten). Anyway, I've actually been looking for updated SNG materials and haven't really found much. I've taken the OP Poker spins course which applies really well in later stages of the sng, but other than that I haven't seen good material yet. Do you usually study anything currently?

P.S. since I can't edit my post, good job on hitting a positive ROI on the 25s :D L.E.@FreedoM I'm blind, thanks haha!

I look at it this way, cash game 100BB defending vs CO is 22+, T9o+, suited connectors, K2s+, Q7s+, A2o+, naturally at 30-60bb I'd narrow those down a bit and expand/narrow depending on the raiser's position. It also depends on your confidence in playing those hands postflop. Personally, I tend to be on the nittier side, since I feel my edge comes from short stack play and heads-up. Therefore, when I play a hand, I should have a range advantage (which tbh has happened pretty frequently as villains tend to play too loose, with weaker Ax and Kx). Re 2x vs 2.5x, I generally wouldn't consider them differently unless I have specific reads on villains. Yes, you obviously do get better odds vs 2x, but nowadays smaller raises are more frequent, so I don't adjust too much my ranges (although I am aware of the counter arguments). Personally I 2x 80% of the time, the rest being mostly isolating specific villains which I consider calling stations, with stronger holdings and a very small percentage of limping for set mining. So far I've only done ~130 games, trying to do 30 per day 6 tabling x 5 mini sessions :) But I think my winrate comes a lot from winning HU games all in all.

Just found your blog, as I've also started with 5 mans and finding them somewhat of a good grinding place at 4's, albeit maybe running hot (20%+ ROI) although not necessarily feeling it. Would be curious how 10's are as compared to 4s. Anyway, re the hand below, Q7o is too wide to defend in the bb even 40bb deep. As you played it, the flop call is alright, but it's a fold on the turn. At that point we can narrow down villain range to 77+, suited connectors + an undercard to yours has doubled up (since you block the 7s) and a flush has been completed. At half pot bet it just looks like he's value betting you and your hand is too weak to continue.