PokerStars - €9+€1|60000/120000 Ante 15000 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 4 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

SB: 6.85 BB (VPIP: 19.83, PFR: 17.76, 3Bet Preflop: 13.16, Hands: 123)
BB: 34.21 BB (VPIP: 20.90, PFR: 17.19, 3Bet Preflop: 4.00, Hands: 70)
Hero (CO): 12.38 BB
BTN: 51.47 BB (VPIP: 18.94, PFR: 15.20, 3Bet Preflop: 5.77, Hands: 134)

4 players post ante of 0.13 BB, SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 2 BB) Hero has 9 A

Hero raises to 12.26 BB and is all-in, BTN calls 12.26 BB, fold, fold

Flop: (26.51 BB, 2 players) T 8 6

Turn: (26.51 BB, 2 players) 2

River: (26.51 BB, 2 players) A



final 2 tables of 6max => payout structure: 1º: 64 2º:44 3º:30 4º:20 5º: 14 6º: 10 7º: 6,7 8-9º: 4,6

I felt like A9o was too strong to fold in that spot but probably was a huge icm punt. Can you guys help me with this ICM spot, what range should I go with in CO knowing that we're on the final 2 tables and I'm 5th in chips.

let's say that someone(i.e. SB) calls with any pair, any ace, any broadway and some suited connectors. It's a coin flip. You don't want to play coin flip in ICM situations, right?

What hands would you start shoving in this spot ? ATo ? AJo ? Dont think V is going to call any ace tho, if they call were in bad shape most of the time. The blinds are huge too, thats why I went for the naab shove.

My point is SB has the shortest stack on the table and probably on both of the final tables and he does not have a lot of incentive to preserve his stack..his only chance for pay jump is winning all-in. In 4-max table his stack will be eaten by blinds and antes pretty quickly.
This is why I assume his shoving range might be as wide as any ace..

Without knowing any of the other tables stack sizes, I’d say this is a pretty easy shove. SB isn’t short enough where we can comfortably fold a hand as strong as A9. Sure, getting called would kinda suck but you’re picking up blinds and antes more often than not.