This is a massive field event on ACR $55 buy in with over 3000 entries. Two hands both during the re-entry period I found interesting.
Hand 1: H is UTG with J
J
and with a very healthy stack of around 250 bbs (top 5%) but still very early (19 levels of re-entry left). V is MP and has average stack of around 100 bbs. No reads.
H opens to 2.5 bbs. V raises to 8 bbs. I decide take a flop here and call, since I don't want to be put to a decision pf if V 4!s. Is the standard play here to 3!?
Flop (18.5 bbs): Q
3
5
I x/c V's c-bet of 8 bbs. I think this is totally standard here.
Turn (34.5 bbs): 4
I decide that this card should give me range advantage (V should not have any straights) and I take the lead with a 20 bb bet. It's not a move I normally make, but have been doing a lot of drills on DTO, and it advocates a lead in similar sitautions on turn OOP. Still not sure if lead is right here. Anyhow, V flats.
River (74.5 bbs): 8
I check to bluff catch or just take the pot, which I'm happy doing. V shoves for 65 or so bbs. Given we have a lot of re-entry left this should be an easy call? Then again, V should have a lot of value that wants to check back and not a lot of smaller flushes that would want to bet in this situation, so my call is a pure bluiff catch. Is b/f a better line? I think we're getting just too good of a price to go b/c if we take that line though.
Hand 2: We are much later in the tournament, 2 levels of re-entry remaing. H is above average with about 85 bbs and on the BU. V1 just moved to the table and is chip leader at the table with about 110 bbs and is in SB. V2 is on the BB and is short stacked with 6.5 bbs.
Folds around to H with T
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. I raise to 4 bbs so that if V2 shoves I can call without worrying that V1 can squeeze. V1 calls and V2 shoves. Both V1 and I call and see the flop.
Flop (20.5 bbs): A
Q:
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. V1 checks and I check back. GTO says to normally pound this flop IP, but with the dry side-pot and decent equity, but currently T-high, I decide to check back in this very particular spot. Not sure if this is right, but I think so since if I fold out V1 and don't improve, I'm losing a lot to V2.
Turn (20.5 bbs): K
V1 checks and I bet 7 bbs. V1 calls. Sizing ok here?
River (34.5 bbs): A
V1 shoves. Does V1 really flat pf here with a hand that rivers a boat? Would V1 really turn trip As into a bluff here, given that I am heavily representing the broadway straight? Anyhow, what's my move here?