This is a $1 45p Sng's final table. These days I am trying to open my ranges and not being nitty. But I think this hand is maybe to much loosy. What do you think? Its a fold because of ICM?

The caller was loose

maybe fold/push pre?

Definitely a fold UTG from me considering other stack sizes. I just don't see why we need to committ our stack here at this stage.

+1

I would go with it, it's a 1$ tournament that pays like $12 for first and you're 3rd in chips dealt a medium pair, I'm either going all in or playing it similar to how you did.

That's a fold. You're 3rd in chips on the FT with a few very short stacks. ICM is big here.

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Why do I feel like people are saying a fold because of the results?

Really? You think that people need to see the results in order to determine the best play here?

If ICM is really a factor for such a small buy in tournament then sure fold because the 2 short stacks are likely to bust before you, but the pay jumps from 6th to 5th and 4th are what, a 1$? 2? If the pay jumps were huge and this was the Sunday Million then this could very well and should be a fold because we're talking about massive pay jumps. If we are supposed to treat this 1$ like it's any other tournament then there is no other option but to fold. I was merely saying that because it seemed like if the 88 held everyone would say NH.

Fair enough. I haven't looked at the results as it's irrelevent to me so unconcerned what happened.

If the payjumps are the same % increase as a $30 or $300 or $5000 tournament then ICM is the same factor regardless of what the buyin is. It's all relative so a $3 payjump for a player in this tournament is just as meaningful as a $150 payjump in a tournament with a buy-in that's 50x higher. Stop giving bad advice.

Thanks all. Trying to open my open/push, call pushes ranges I think I went too far and the reason for my actual downsing. Will think more this spots, thanks again

1 more question. If this hand was on the bubble, same stacks, same players (2 tables) it's a fold anyway?

If we consider ICM and players' likely calling ranges, this is extremely close. Nash has this as a slightly profitable $EV jam, but all players have to be calling very tight. With the player info you've given and also because it's micro stakes, I think the bigger stacks might call you slightly too wide here, making this a fold. (For ex: The big stack on your left is only supposed to call your shove with JJ+,AQs+,AKo. If I add just TT into his range, your ICM% of shoving 88 goes from +0.02% to -0.04%).

Another option is to min-raise and only call jams from the 2 shorties. But, again, the big stacks on your left and in the bb can flat/3b you here pretty often, so I don't like this against these players.

I'd sigh fold at this table and would either jam or min-raise vs. a tighter table.

As played, I think you have to make an ICM fold to the jam.

*If this were chip EV (no ICM involved), I'd usually min-raise 88 on this stack and call off against most players. Jamming is profitable, but I usually prefer min-raise on this stack size in most situations.