I think AQo is too good to fold facing the squeeze play from the big stack. I would consider 4 bet jamming. Occasionally we're going to run into a monster but the big stack may just be putting pressure on us.

Our stack is a little large for the open jam, though I don't hate it. I'd probably do it if I didn't feel I had a skill edge.

Overall, I don't think we should think about the money yet as 20% of the field has to bust before we get there. I hate ending up with a micro stack and min cashing because I've played too tight in these spots.

We’re seven handed, utg is MP. So yeah, maybe 20BB is a bit too big, but we’re jamming a hand at the bottom of a range that is the top 6 or 7%.

Raise/fold is fine.

We want calls from AT and we’re never that unhappy to see 33 even if it is a flip.

Not sure if srs.

When the ICM is heavy, everyone with decent stacks is disincentivized from flipping; a jam can fold out mid-pair type hands that could 3-bet jam over you and force you to fold. (If you're really lucky, you might get an AKo fold from someone who thinks you'd never do this without a pair, but I wouldn't bank on it.)

I think UTG/7 is too early to do it with, though. Too many people to get through, and thus too high of a chance of running into a premium hand. (It's still not super high in the aggregate, but with your lead over the shorter stacks and 7 people to get through, I still think it's too risky.)

As played, I'd just fold-- we have 0 fold equity at this depth. As I calculated it, assuming BB ante, SB would be calling 12BB to play for 32BB-- 2.66:1, 27.27% equity needed by cEV, and as a healthily covering stack villain doesn't face much ICM pressure against you. Villain can't really fold anything they 3-bet with, and there's no reason yet to assume he's 3-betting light enough for that to be good for you. Plus, there's always the very slim chance MP was trapping. It's not fun to raise/fold this, but as the hand played out, I think it's okay.

Hi- i'm newbie can someone explain' if i took the right decisions here?

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I think you played them all good, but I think I would of called the set of tens but I'm not a pro so take my comment with a grain of salt

Is there somewhere I can go to read about the format you guys are posting? I'm new to poker forums...i understand most of it, but not sure what this part means:

STATS:
HERO 22/11
MP 44/22/2.0 NINE HANDS

Do you mean posting guidelines? Read the FAQ. upswing.com has a great hand converter where you can take your hand history text and convert it for these forums. If you have a really basic question just go to the beginner forums - very user friendly over there.

Don't post results. End your thread at the decision point. I'll post an example (which is what I was gonna do anyway

Hello - since I won a seat to the WSOP ME this summer I'm upping my game. Trying to play more and condition my patience and time it takes to sit on my ass for long periods of time w/o loosing my mind lol! I have been going up to the local card room and playing their old man coffee morning dailies - typical 20min/20k double digit morning buyins.

150bb effective (1st or 2nd level)

Vil is a seemingly tight passive type - he open raises 3x from early position and I am in the CO w KcJc - I call...

I have other passive players on my left so I am confident that by calling I will not get a squeeze behind, and if I do then I can comfortably fold or call depending on how the opener reacts to the squeeze.

... everyone folds.

OTF 2 PLAYERS - Kd 9s 3h: Vil bets 30% pot; I call.

OTT 2 PLAYERS - Kd 9s 3h (4h): Vil bets about 60% pot; Hero ?

please keep in mind I have no idea if he's going to give up OTR. My feeling is if he is gonna 3barrell I should fold here right? Not knowing - call and reevaluate OTR yes?

I think you need to call and evaluate the river. If he barrels on the river you need to give up (unless sizing is ridiculously small). But you need to put him to that test.

You're 150BB deep with a strong top pair; seems like an easy decision to call and re-evaluate the river.

Thanks guys - yes I called ott and folded when he bombed otr and showed his AA lol. I see a lot of local regs fold TP ott here which I find confusing because I would imagine we have implieds with our 5 outs ... just wanted a quick check-up on that. I think we are all in agreememnt here

I don't think this warrants an actual thread:

Ok just busted out of the MSPT CPC Prelim 42/1325 ... the hand: 9c8c otb with 5bb. Blinds going up in two minutes which is gonna take out half of me wee stack. There's two limpers and I shove with this in mind thinking how nice it'd be to triple up seeing that I have zero fold equity (and behind when called or flipping vs <77) and I'm on the life raft approaching Niagara Falls. Only the bb with the big stack calls! and I couldn't spike vs AT. I can't believe those limpers folded! Only had one bullet invested in it tho. Carry on.

Limpers not calling is nuts. They must have been worried about BB's flat. Jam is fine -- high risk/high reward, but you aint got no chips, so a chance at a triple with a hand that has a lot of equity versus ATC is good.

The question on the turn is - would he be doing it with KT or smaller pocket pair from UTG. If not, then you’re fvcked. I Lost a lot with KJ and KQ in exact same situations.