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Examples

Blinds: 600/1200

	Player 1	Player 2
Position	Small Blind	Big Blind
Stack	3400	14800
Cards
Power Index	Power number K = 13 * 2 = 26 + Power number 7 = 33 Power Index = 33	Power number 2 = 2 * 2 =4 + Power number 2 = 6 + 22, since pair = 28 Power Index = 28
R	3400/1200 = 3, as the smaller stack is 3400

The entry in the table for player 1 with an R of 3 is 22, which means that he should move all-in with a Power Index of 22 or higher. His Power Index is 33, it is higher than 22 and he therefore moves all-in.

The entry in the table for player 2 with an R of 3 is 24. The R is 3 as well because for calculating the value of R you only use the smaller stack. If his Power Index is higher or equal to the this value, he can call an all-in of player 1. His Power Index is 28 in this case and he therefore calls the all-in from his opponent.


Blinds: 300/600

	Player 1	Player 2
Position	Small Blind	Big Blind
Stack	3400	14800
Cards
Power Index	Power number K = 13 * 2 = 26 + Power number 7 = 33 Power Index = 33	Power number 2 = 2 * 2 =4 + Power number 2 = 6 + 22, since pair = 28 Power Index = 28
R	3400/600 = 6

This situation is the same as the example above, but the blinds are now half the size increasing R from 3 to 6.

The entry in the table for player 1 is now 25 meaning he should move all in with a Power Index of 25 or higher. His Power Index is 33 which is larger than 25 meaning he therefore moves all-in.

The entry in the table for player 2 with an R of 6 is now 29. If his Power Index is higher or equal to this value, he can call an all-in of player 1. However, his Power Index is only 28 in this case, which is obviously lower than 29 and he therefore can't call and has to fold.

Conclusion

Paying a little attention to SAGE and the table presented in this article should make it clear that there are many players who are too conservative when the blinds are high and that you can increase your advantage against these players by using the introduced SAGE-system.

Nevertheless you should always pay attention to the fact that SAGE can only applied under very specific circumstances. SAGE is only applied in heads-up situations where one of the two players has 10 big blinds or less left and you have to decide whether you should call an all-in in the big blind or move all-in from the small blind yourself.

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