Is this a standard play in this spot?



No-Limit Hold'em Tournament, 8000/16000 Blinds (8 handed) - Hold'em Manager Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

BB (t720484)
Hero (UTG) (t231992)
UTG+1 (t235898)
MP1 (t339036)
MP2 (t324178)
CO (t551324)
Button (t1196382)
SB (t709296)

Hero's M: 9.67

Preflop: Hero is UTG with 10, 10
Hero bets t230392

You only have 15BB. This is absolutely 100 percent a shove.

Your M is kindof an illusion because there are no antes. So while an M of 10 normally wouldn't be open shoving, in this case it's okay.

There were antes I'm not sure why it's not showing... the pot was 36800. Also could you tell me what the M is, you're speaking to a noob when it comes to poker software lol..

For a better explanation than I can give, refer to Harrington on Holdem Part 2: The Endgame.

M is a concept coined by Dan Harrington. It represents the ratio of your stack to the pot after all the antes and blinds are in. Simply put, it's your cost to play one round of the blinds.

To calculate your M, divide your stack by the starting pot. So 230000/37000 is an M of 6.2. A rough estimate will do in most situations.

As I mentioned, an M of 10 (if antes are included) is too big to open shove. You'd normally be making a standard raise with that size stack. However, your M is actually 6 which pretty much puts you in the shove-or-fold zone. So as I said, your play is perfect :-)

Hey thanks buddy I appreciate it.

Definite shove