Fold AA or call all-n?
$120 MTT, field of 40, 21 left, 6 get paid. I have less than average stack, about 25 big blinds, avg stack is around 34bb. UTG folds, UTG+1, who has stack similar to mine, limps, folds to me on BTN. I have As Ad, raise 2.5 big blinds, folds around to limper, who calls. Flop comes 9, 3, 6 all spades, villain checks, I bet about half pot, villain check raises all in. Do I fold or call?
4 Replies
I'd raise 3x pre and bet smaller on the flop. But there's no way you can fold this, sorry you ran into a set or some random flush.
The reason to always call here is that you are sometimes in the lead and if you aren't you have a decent chance of getting there (25% vs flush, 50% vs 2 pair, 34% vs set). If you fold you would be very short stacked and if you win you will be above average.
Coolers are coolers.
Preflop I would raise to 4 bb's with one limper. I want the blinds to fold and the limper to call.
Thanks, all. Yeah, he had a set of 6's, no help for me on the runout.
