$250 MTT 3 players remain
Join Date: Mar 2019
Posts: 23
We are 3 players left. I am the chip leader with 40bb 2nd has 22 bb 3rd has 10bb. I am in a situation to put ICM pressure and get a lot of blinds and antes The pay outs are 1st 33K 2nd 20K 3rd 15K.
I am in the bb with A-5 suited. The button shoves for 10bb, sb folds. I tank and decided to call. Button had AA, I felt a bit unlucky he had top of his range. I checked on ICIMIZER is a profitable call but nearly break even.
I thought it was a good call but thinking long term it might be a bad call because I could get much better spots by shoving from the sb button, a big % of my hands and they will not try to steal my bb most times. I think strategically I made a mistake.
What do you think?
Join Date: Jan 2018
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Join Date: Mar 2008
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If it is really thin you can fold, but guess what, if you fold too much you are giving BTN +ev spots too.
The ICM aren't really that large, the 2nd to 1st pay jump is more than twice the 3rd to 2nd pay jump.
Join Date: May 2012
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Live or online?
If live, we should be able to range BTN 10bb shove range fairly accurately at this point.
As a general rule I'm ok with the concept of passing marginal spots to preserve an icm-abuse stack size, wherever it may occur in late stages - bubble, payjumps, final 5 etc.
Join Date: Apr 2020
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I'm calling this like a telemarketer calls all day long. Sometimes your going to get a rejection like what happened here. I'm still looking for that close and with A5 it is a great hand to put you in a position to close against his range.
Join Date: Mar 2019
Posts: 23
Thank you for your replies.
I agree with oldsilver. In very close spots is better to be conservative. And keep the ICM abuse.
(It was an online tournament)
