Multi Fun - September 12, 2005
I've been playing SNGs and studying limit ring game play, but yesterday I decided to play a $33 Multi for a change of pace. 1100 people entered the tourney and I made it past the first breaks. In the third break I started to daydream about the first prize of $6,500 or a top six finish with prizes all in the $1000s when this hand came up...
I'm sitting on 20,000 (average around 17,000) and we are down to 120 people, blinds at 500/1000. The bubble has burst so I feel the need to make my move, but I don't want to be a maniac either. I pick up As Js in the bb and the table leader (I had 3 of top 4 at my table) raises 3x to 3000 from MP. He has been fairly loose and aggressive, playing the bully pretty well. Small stack (no read) raises AI behind him to 8000. Button (fairly loose, calling station) calls and it is my decision.Easy fold right? I figured I have to be dominated, I can't force anyone out on a reraise and I don't want to call 1/3 of my stack with AJ even if it is suited.
Result? I fold and MP calls. Flop is all spades. MP bets a small amount, Button reraises AI (total of about 15,000 more) with a OESD and MP calls with his top pair (he had QTo) and it holds up against the OESD and the short stacks 77. I made the right decision but you can't help but wonder, what if?. It would have been very, very nice to get into the top ten in chip count.
I finished 42/1100 when I move all in from the button for 6x BB with my A4s and ran into pocket 9s. Didn't want to move in with Ax but only two players to fold and I needed to make a move. By far the most fun I've had playing in a while.
I'm sitting on 20,000 (average around 17,000) and we are down to 120 people, blinds at 500/1000. The bubble has burst so I feel the need to make my move, but I don't want to be a maniac either. I pick up As Js in the bb and the table leader (I had 3 of top 4 at my table) raises 3x to 3000 from MP. He has been fairly loose and aggressive, playing the bully pretty well. Small stack (no read) raises AI behind him to 8000. Button (fairly loose, calling station) calls and it is my decision.Easy fold right? I figured I have to be dominated, I can't force anyone out on a reraise and I don't want to call 1/3 of my stack with AJ even if it is suited.
Result? I fold and MP calls. Flop is all spades. MP bets a small amount, Button reraises AI (total of about 15,000 more) with a OESD and MP calls with his top pair (he had QTo) and it holds up against the OESD and the short stacks 77. I made the right decision but you can't help but wonder, what if?. It would have been very, very nice to get into the top ten in chip count.
I finished 42/1100 when I move all in from the button for 6x BB with my A4s and ran into pocket 9s. Didn't want to move in with Ax but only two players to fold and I needed to make a move. By far the most fun I've had playing in a while.
posted by Steve K at 3:38 PM
3 Comments:
To be honest, you might think about pushing here. You crush first raiser's range of opening hands. Short stack, A) could have just about anything, B) can't really hurt you that much. The problem is whether the donkey button will call? (Do you care? he doesn't have you dominated often because even calling station pushes AQ+, JJ+ if he's playing in this spot.) So, you get yourself heads up in a situation that you are probably 60-40 against short stacks range of hands with tons of dead money in the pot. Of course, this is very dependant on your reads of the two players with chips hands...
Calling wouldn't be terrible if it wasn;t for the big stack still to act behind you. To finish in the top spots, you need to build up a huge stack sometime. This doesn't look like a terrible spot...(plus, you've already made the money, and how much difference is there between 40 and 120? $30? who gives a crap...)
Thanks for your comments pooh. I folded because I was scared of the big stack. But playing scared doesn't help, especially when you need to build your stack. I posted this hand on my actuarial poker website and everyone said it was an easy fold. I don't think they considered the reads I had.
I thought the hand was very interesting because it comes down to how much to trust your read on the players. I don't think I should call because AJ is a drawing hand and we need to eliminate players. The question comes down to whether I can get these guys to fold against a reraise. However, I do like your comment about the extra $30. Once you get in the money, maybe it is time to gamble.
Thanks.
without the calling station, it's an EASY push, FWIW...
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