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 JJ 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): Q35 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 T9. 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): AQ::J. 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?

Hand 1, I do not see why you are leading because the card is good for you range. Is not your actual hand more relevant? This card gives him a straight draw if he has an ace and a lot of flush draws. Why not continue to x/c?

You are probably right about the turn lead in H1. DTO simulations have us leading a lot OOP on turns that give us draws and favor our range. But, honestly, most of those spots are from the blinds. I think I need to x/c here in any event.

yeh, it might be good to be careful about misapplying solver information, The turn card might be good for a BB defend range. However, this is a good board for a value 3! range, and most 3! bluffs should be suited cards.

When we lead the turn, we are not bluffing, as a better hand is not folding, but this hand may not be strong enough to value bet on that board.

I get what you're saying in hand 1 that the turn card is great for your range but the reality is you have jacks and checking is better. You don't want to bluff with this hand and you want to keep in his bluffs. I think on the river you should check/decide - he shouldn't have many worse clubs to call with. Hand 2 - I like the flop check but you should be betting big on the turn - villain will have a lot of 2 pair hands that won't fold to one bet. Think I'd fold the river.

Hi pokerfan. In H2, do you really think V1's sb flat vs my BU open should have a lot of two pairs on an AKQJ board? Shouldn't almost all of those two pairs (maybe not QJ or KJ) be 3! pre? Then on the river, we have to believe that V flatted pre here from sb with AK, AQ, AJ, AA, KK, QQ, or JJ and waited for the river to make his move. That seems like a very odd line to me.

I would guess that judging an unfamiliar player's SB flatting range might be the hardest one in poker. There was a time when many players 'never' flatted the SB. I think that has mostly gone out the window (with the possible exception of high rake cash).

Might Villain have some stronger Ax in range? Might your big size combined with the BB stack change his range? You have priced yourself in to call the BB shove; this might make some Villain1s reluctant to 3! I don't really know any of the answers to my questions; this is a somewhat odd spot given all the dynamics.

I don't think any of the big PPs are in Villain1s range, but he could have some strong Ax that takes this line. He might also have AT that can blow you off the chop (I don't think hero has much if any FHs on this river as played).

Tough spot for sure.

Ya read it quickly - didn't realize it was from SB but also he's overshoving the river significantly right? I think this is more of a population decision - if people overshove/spazz out like this with QJ/KQ/etc then call it off but just an odd spot to bluff. Boards like this get played fairly straightforward as both players usually have strong ranges.

Hand 2 I would bet pot on turn. I rule out AA/QQ/JJ for V1 because they would have raised pre-flop. Only a T can call and we have the flush draw. Or better yet a T will shove and we have advantage.