Hi,

Yesterday I played the PokerStars Sunday Million Aniversary $10M

Here the hand I lost the tournament.

Comentaries and advices are very welcome.

PokerStars - $200+$15|400/800 Ante 80 NL - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

MP: 12.36 BB (VPIP: 10.89, PFR: 3.06, 3Bet Preflop: 1.82, Hands: 101)
MP+1: 19.13 BB (VPIP: 18.75, PFR: 20.00, 3Bet Preflop: 16.67, Hands: 16)
MP+2: 27.93 BB (VPIP: 50.00, PFR: 50.00, 3Bet Preflop: 50.00, Hands: 4)
Hero (CO): 20.12 BB
BTN: 118.17 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 4)
SB: 33.04 BB (VPIP: 16.00, PFR: 8.33, 3Bet Preflop: 8.33, Hands: 25)
BB: 37.08 BB (VPIP: 9.52, PFR: 8.65, 3Bet Preflop: 2.13, Hands: 105)
UTG: 15.75 BB (VPIP: 13.33, PFR: 6.93, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 105)
UTG+1: 113.28 BB (VPIP: 36.36, PFR: 27.27, 3Bet Preflop: 4.35, Hands: 55)

9 players post ante of 0.1 BB, SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 2.4 BB) Hero has J 8

fold, UTG+1 raises to 2 BB, fold, fold, fold, Hero calls 2 BB, BTN calls 2 BB, fold, BB calls 1 BB

Flop: (9.4 BB, 4 players) 9 4 J
BB checks, UTG+1 bets 5.5 BB, Hero raises to 18.02 BB and is all-in, fold, fold, UTG+1 calls 12.52 BB

Turn: (45.44 BB, 2 players) 2

River: (45.44 BB, 2 players) K

UTG+1 shows Q 9 (Flush, King High)
(Pre 62%, Flop 52%, Turn 32%)
Hero shows J 8 (One Pair, Jacks)
(Pre 38%, Flop 48%, Turn 68%)
UTG+1 wins 45.44 BB

fold pre

fold pre

You've got 20bb and J8s in the CO.

You can't call and make money in that spot, especially against an EP open. (You have very few playable hands with that stack size and situation, and most of them would 3-bet and stack off). J8s is a very clear fold pre.

Fold pre, fold flop

+1

Fold pre

Fold river, he has a flush.

All kidding aside besides folding (which is perfectly fine) there is a point to be made to shove. All players after you have a really awkward stack size especially button and UTG+1 seems to be raising any two napkins. Calling would be the worst option.

If shoving is something you haven't considered then forget all this because it will do you no good before you understand the reasoning.