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06-26-2016 , 11:18 PM

CleanoutKid

adept

Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 1,109

This took place during the Sunday Storm. How could I have played this better?

I'm a cash game player so sorry if the spot seems dumb and trivial

Villain is 10/10/1.0

Poker Stars, $10 Buy-in (500/1,000 blinds, 100 ante) No Limit Hold'em Tournament, 9 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite. View Hand #37365471

CO: 11,692 (11.7 bb)
BTN: 45,110 (45.1 bb)
Hero (SB): 29,143 (29.1 bb)
BB: 16,448 (16.4 bb)
UTG+1: 28,380 (28.4 bb)
UTG+2: 21,630 (21.6 bb)
MP1: 12,456 (12.5 bb)
MP2: 26,007 (26 bb)
MP3: 22,992 (23 bb)

Preflop: Hero is SB with J

2 folds, MP1 raises to 2,000, 4 folds, Hero calls 1,500, BB folds
(I called mainly to setmine although I didn't notice his stack size until after the call. Pretty big blunder on my part But I also didn't raise because I didn't think I'd be able to get called by worse. and I'm obviously not folding)

Flop: (5,900) T

(2 players)
Hero checks, MP1 bets 10,356 and is all-in, Hero calls 10,356
(Even though he's tight I didn't think he'd have Tx or 55 here ever. TT is probably checking the flop. Overpairs and AK/AQ/AJ made the most sense but I feel like he woulda just shoved preflop with an Overpair.)

Turn: (26,612) Q

(2 players, 1 is all-in)
River: (26,612) 2

(2 players, 1 is all-in)

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06-27-2016 , 02:22 AM

Puzo

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 3,657

Shove pre with these eff stacks

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06-27-2016 , 02:51 AM

Madsaac

grinder

Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 669

Shove pre and call flop

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06-27-2016 , 03:02 AM

Glaciem

old hand

Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 1,830

Jam pre.

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06-27-2016 , 10:44 AM

CleanoutKid

adept

Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 1,109

When you guys say to shove are you saying that in this spot just because of stack sizes? Or would it still be a shove vs this particular villain if they had the same stack size as me?

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06-27-2016 , 12:32 PM

kokgr79

enthusiast

Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 88

very typical play with AK in these stakes.

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06-28-2016 , 04:37 PM

fish lips

stranger

Join Date: Dec 2014 Posts: 2

I will echo the previous comments as well and shove pre.
As played, you basically induced a bet once you check the flop. Villain only has 10BB left and will shove very wide unless we are around the money bubble and he is tight. Once we induce a bet, we have to call it off.

Generally, if villain had 30BB (same as you), and shoved on the flop, I would be a little worried because villain shouldn't feel like he is under pressure to make a move yet. A check or small c-bet by villain would seem to make more sense on the flop with two over cards.

Last edited by fish lips; 06-28-2016 at 04:51 PM.

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06-28-2016 , 10:43 PM

NoLetMeUnreg

centurion

Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 167

Generally players shoving wide off 12bb so it is scary when they min open but you have him well covered so it's pretty standard to just get it in here

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06-29-2016 , 01:52 AM

BlitzMonkey

journeyman

Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 307

Just one of those hands you gotta go with, as for a better play than what you did is to just shove over top his raise, and iso him from anyone else trying to call his raise. But I think you played it fine.

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