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08-08-2018 , 10:34 AM

the_ducerator

centurion

Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 185

~19 remain, 8 tickets pay out.

9 handed at this table. other table 9 or 10 players left.

No antes. (yeah, it sucks)

UTG (good player) raises 2bb off a 18bb stack, we are in UTG+2 w/ 99 and 20bb.

What do you do?

What is our 3b range? What is our call range?

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08-08-2018 , 10:38 AM

poloplaya1414

old hand

Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,972

What are average stack sizes? It matters a lot. If there are a lot of shorties ready to bust, my jam range could be as tight as QQ+/AK.

If we’re the short stacks and most everybody else is deep, I’d jam 88+/AJ+.

I’m not having a callling range here. Too easy for someone to rejam behind.

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08-08-2018 , 10:41 AM

the_ducerator

centurion

Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 185

Average Stack is 17.5BB.

40 Runners to start. 8 tickets pay.

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08-08-2018 , 10:58 AM

poloplaya1414

old hand

Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,972

So we're basically an average stack. Assuming a normal distribution of stack sizes, I think 99 is just barely not enough to jam here.

I'd probably jam TT+/AQ+/AJs/KQs

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08-09-2018 , 01:56 PM

Black Aces 518

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 9,627

how's the table been playing? I actually don't mind calling here if we don't have a lot of active jammer players behind. I think the opener has to play pretty carefully, and we will have position on him and a strong hand.

In a standard tourney, I would jam.

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08-09-2018 , 03:04 PM

Bakes

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 15,981

letting them realize their equity with a pair as strong as 99 is disaster if we're playing it

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