MSMTT quick checkup thread
please post the straight forward spots here, given that this is the simple stuff no trolling please keep it on topic
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I don't like 3 betting here because what's our plan for the flop? Fire a cbet vs his strong range on boards containing an overcard, which will be most of them? Slow down and check multiple streets? 99 is barely strong enough to 3 bet pre against an UTG raise, never mind the 5x, which is presumably a very tight range.
As the above poster said I don't even hate folding since we have a huge raise + awkward hand + just doubled up the hand before, so can take a breather. But I'd probably call and hope for a decent flop.
I think I just fold unless he has a history of making goofy large raises like this from UTG with weak or marginal hands. But working from my own live experience, you're basically hoping it's AK/AQ and not TT+. I mean we're not gonna see him turn over ATo or 66 or JTs at that size, I can't imagine.
The specifics of the tendencies you've talked about would help here. Do you ever think he shows up with a worse pair or an overcard hand he would raise/fold?
Satellite Tourney
9 Left 8 advance
Action folds to hero in SB i have 6.5 BBs
I look down at J6 spades
BB has about 4 bbs left after posting BB + Ante
There is one other small stack that also has about that have to pay blinds 5 hands from now.
Do i jam in this spot?
Satellite Tourney
9 Left 8 advance
Action folds to hero in SB i have 6.5 BBs
I look down at J6 spades
BB has about 4 bbs left after posting BB + Ante
There is one other small stack that also has about that have to pay blinds 5 hands from now.
Do i jam in this spot?
The other small stack has about 4 big blinds
5 off the money in a $1.5k buyin live MTT.
Hero has 20bb utg, 7 handed.
Hero opens to 2bb, MP ( approx 40bb) calls. SB (>50bb) raises to 8bb. SB just moved to the table so no reads.
There are at least 5 stacks shorter than Hero. While hero tries to just play well and not worry about the stakes, cashing here would mean a lot.
Jam or fold?
Alternatively, one poker buddy said that they would open jam this spot. I don't like this play, but I'm open to discussion on it.
What's your hand?
Since you didn't give a hand, I'll say that I am jamming JJ+ and AK.
Being '5 off the money' is incomplete; are there 100 players or 20? That matters as to how close the bubble is, and also how valuable a double would be.
If there are only 20 players left; then we aren't especially close to the $; we are also close to the big payouts. That would expand my jamming range. In a very large field, neither of the above is true, and I'd tighten my range...
Since you didn't give a hand, I'll say that I am jamming JJ+ and AK. Being '5 off the money' is incomplete; are there 100 players or 20? That matters as to how close the bubble is, and also how valuable a double would be.If there are only 20 players left; then we aren't especially close to the $; we are also close to the big payouts. That would expand my jamming range. In a
23 players left, 18 paid. Hand is AQo.
5 off the money in a $1.5k buyin live MTT.Hero has 20bb utg, 7 handed.Hero opens to 2bb, MP ( approx 40bb) calls. SB (>50bb) raises to 8bb. SB just moved to the table so no reads.There are at least 5 stacks shorter than Hero. While hero tries to just play well and not worry about the stakes, cashing here would mean a lot.Jam or fold?Alternatively, one poker buddy said that th
I’m with the buddy that jams, but as played I think it’s a fold.
At best you’re flipping (SB shouldn’t have any AJ or lower) and although a double up would have some value, playing on with 18BB has more.
Open ripping AQos utg off 20bb is fail. I like the raise/fold if ITM is our first priority.
I mean tbh if ITM is super important to you no one can stop you from folding your way there.
I think AQo is too good to fold facing the squeeze play from the big stack. I would consider 4 bet jamming. Occasionally we're going to run into a monster but the big stack may just be putting pressure on us.
Our stack is a little large for the open jam, though I don't hate it. I'd probably do it if I didn't feel I had a skill edge.
Overall, I don't think we should think about the money yet as 20% of the field has to bust before we get there. I hate ending up with a micro stack and min cashing because I've played too tight in these spots.
Open ripping AQos utg off 20bb is fail. I like the raise/fold if ITM is our first priority.
I mean tbh if ITM is super important to you no one can stop you from folding your way there.
We’re seven handed, utg is MP. So yeah, maybe 20BB is a bit too big, but we’re jamming a hand at the bottom of a range that is the top 6 or 7%.
Raise/fold is fine.
When the ICM is heavy, everyone with decent stacks is disincentivized from flipping; a jam can fold out mid-pair type hands that could 3-bet jam over you and force you to fold. (If you're really lucky, you might get an AKo fold from someone who thinks you'd never do this without a pair, but I wouldn't bank on it.)
I think UTG/7 is too early to do it with, though. Too many people to get through, and thus too high of a chance of running into a premium hand. (It's still not super high in the aggregate, but with your lead over the shorter stacks and 7 people to get through, I still think it's too risky.)
As played, I'd just fold-- we have 0 fold equity at this depth. As I calculated it, assuming BB ante, SB would be calling 12BB to play for 32BB-- 2.66:1, 27.27% equity needed by cEV, and as a healthily covering stack villain doesn't face much ICM pressure against you. Villain can't really fold anything they 3-bet with, and there's no reason yet to assume he's 3-betting light enough for that to be good for you. Plus, there's always the very slim chance MP was trapping. It's not fun to raise/fold this, but as the hand played out, I think it's okay.
Hi- i'm newbie can someone explain' if i took the right decisions here?
Hi- i'm newbie can someone explain' if i took the right decisions here?
I think you played them all good, but I think I would of called the set of tens but I'm not a pro so take my comment with a grain of salt
Is there somewhere I can go to read about the format you guys are posting? I'm new to poker forums...i understand most of it, but not sure what this part means:
STATS:
HERO 22/11
MP 44/22/2.0 NINE HANDS
Is there somewhere I can go to read about the format you guys are posting? I'm new to poker forums...i understand most of it, but not sure what this part means:
STATS:
HERO 22/11
MP 44/22/2.0 NINE HANDS
Do you mean posting guidelines? Read the FAQ. upswing.com has a great hand converter where you can take your hand history text and convert it for these forums. If you have a really basic question just go to the beginner forums - very user friendly over there.
Don't post results. End your thread at the decision point. I'll post an example (which is what I was gonna do anyway 😉
Hello - since I won a seat to the WSOP ME this summer I'm upping my game. Trying to play more and condition my patience and time it takes to sit on my ass for long periods of time w/o loosing my mind lol! I have been going up to the local card room and playing their old man coffee morning dailies - typical 20min/20k double digit morning buyins.
150bb effective (1st or 2nd level)
Vil is a seemingly tight passive type - he open raises 3x from early position and I am in the CO w KcJc - I call...
I have other passive players on my left so I am confident that by calling I will not get a squeeze behind, and if I do then I can comfortably fold or call depending on how the opener reacts to the squeeze.
... everyone folds.
OTF 2 PLAYERS - Kd 9s 3h: Vil bets 30% pot; I call.
OTT 2 PLAYERS - Kd 9s 3h (4h): Vil bets about 60% pot; Hero ?
please keep in mind I have no idea if he's going to give up OTR. My feeling is if he is gonna 3barrell I should fold here right? Not knowing - call and reevaluate OTR yes?
I think you need to call and evaluate the river. If he barrels on the river you need to give up (unless sizing is ridiculously small). But you need to put him to that test.
You're 150BB deep with a strong top pair; seems like an easy decision to call and re-evaluate the river.
