Players have agreed to straddle 1 round.

Hero JJ is straddle with 1k. Just got to table and havent played

UTG (3k) limps, MP1 (1k) limps, Button (500) limps, both blinds complete

Hero raises to 70, UTG and MP call, button shoves, blinds fold, hero shoves

Did you get all that? Anything amiss?

Fine and high variance.

you are unknown and so is BTN correct?

Getting in 50 bigs with JJ can't be bad at all and with the free dead money - they are almost never calling - it seems like a good spot.

Super standard

Standard. Obviously don't expect to always be a big favorite here (or a favorite at all for that matter) , but getting 50bb in PF with JJ against an unknown is pretty trivial.

This is a fistpump gii. We really think he flatted QQ+/AK/AQ over 2 limps? Yes it happens sometimes, but not often enough for me to worry. I'd fistpump gii 99 in this spot.

What's so crazy about it? He only shoved $500.

I would get my chips in here.

That's kind of standard play. OK with me for now. I hate standard plays because those plays don't show great profit over time. If we just play all the standard in the universe, we will just break even because everybody's doing the same standard play. I really don't see the upside of this play. It may be a good play for 50bb. I don't know.

What I know for almost sure .. or wtf they call this word? (almost sure? ...LOL)
Your JJ will be even money against KQ, AQ, AK, and be crushed by QQ, KK, AA.
So, my question: Is the TT or less of a pair ever call you?
or, AJ, KJ, QJ ?
or any hand that you dominate will ever call for 50bb?

Do we know the answer to those questions?


What we need to figure out where the reciprocal edge is.

Pipe down guy

TT and JJ are close to the same hand. I am actually pretty happy to get 99 in vs the button.

On the other hand, im flipping/dominated by the calling ranges behind me. There are 2 still to act.