I never really play MTTs, and certainly never played one of these new mystery bounty formats, so this scenario was a bit of an odd one for me.
20 from the bubble, I open a standard 2x raise with KK and face an all-in shove from an unknown (after one limper) that would have decimated my chips if I lost a flip. If this was cash or a standard MTT, I would have called this all day long, but does the bubble / mystery bounty format change anything here? Everything tells me that I should call (I need chips to win bounties, I need to be aggressive, I'm only getting it in bad against Aces etc etc) but for I just couldn't. I think it's a horrible fold, but just wanted to get some more opinions and ask if the tournament format changes anything.
PokerStars - 400/800 Ante 120 NL (8 max) - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
CO: 29.39 BB (VPIP: 16.67, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 6)
BTN: 60.17 BB (VPIP: 40.00, PFR: 20.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 5)
SB: 22.25 BB (VPIP: 16.67, PFR: 17.95, 3Bet Preflop: 30.77, Hands: 42)
BB: 85.59 BB (VPIP: 18.18, PFR: 16.28, 3Bet Preflop: 9.68, Hands: 91)
UTG: 67.21 BB (VPIP: 22.22, PFR: 16.67, 3Bet Preflop: 12.50, Hands: 18)
UTG+1: 113.59 BB (VPIP: 44.44, PFR: 22.22, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 9)
Hero (MP): 32.59 BB
MP+1: 30.69 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 5)
8 players post ante of 0.15 BB, SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 2.7 BB) Hero has K
K
fold,
fold,
Hero raises to 2.2 BB, MP+1 calls 2.2 BB,
CO raises to 29.24 BB and is all-in,
fold,
fold,
fold,
fold,
fold
CO wins 9.3 BB
As it transpires, I'm now currently sitting last in chips as I've been card dead for an hour and slowly being blinded down. Perhaps I should have called!
Last edited by MagicalAubergine; 09-14-2024 at 07:37 PM.