All from Ignition $5 MTTs, 9-handed, mid-late stage.

Hand 1: UTG limps. UTG+2 raises to 3bb. Folds to me in the SB with AJs, I jam for 23bb (UTG and UTG+2 have me covered).

Hand 2: I open in the LJ (26bb stack) to 2bb with KQo. HJ (loose player, covers me) flats, BB shoves for 7bb total. What should I do with HJ behind?

Hand 3: CO (26bb) opens to 5bb, folds to me (32bb) in SB with AJo and BB (12.5bb) behind, I jam.

Hand 4: I open CO (30bb stack) 2bb with AJo, SB (31bb) calls, BB (18bb) 3bets to 6.5bb. BB is a bit aggro when opening but hasn't 3bet. Ended up folding because it didn't make sense to get it in for 18bb or possibly go 3-way to the flop with so little behind.

Hand 5: Mostly tight table. UTG+2 (8bb) jams, I rejam in CO with 77.

H1 seems fine

H2 seems like a fold

H3 is a fold vs an absurd size

H4 fold is fine

H5 What's your stack? Any reads? It's impossible to really know truthfully given info.

Sorry I actually messed up H3 (that was what one of the other players had). I had 99.

H5 I had about 25bb, players behind all had small-medium stacks and ~25 VPIP type till now from what I remember.

H1 fine
H2 reshove
H3 fine with 99, you'll need a read to get AJo in
H4 standard fold without reads to suggest otherwise
H5 seems fine

Suitedness with AJ = Shove

This one is a tricky one. Depending on the read it could be a fold. But in a vacuum with these stacks size reshove is fine


Jam, given the stacks


For the reason you give, a clear fold. I would also respect a first time 3bet


Of course. You are either on a 52/48 case or a 70/30. You go ahead except in the case you are in late game, climbing up the prizes ladder and calling the jam would cripple your stack. Then 77 is not as much of a stong hand

Side question : You raise each time only 2bb. Are all these hands been taken from a late game ? If not I would suggest betting stronger especially with KQo because at early stages of a tourney most players are careless in micro so you have to show your presence and therefore define their hands.

Thanks for the feedback, guys.

These are all from somewhat but not too late in the tournament (something along the lines of ~100 remaining with ~30 paid) where I had a little below average stack with 25bb.

I don't understand the distinctions between different open sizes very well and don't know if there are general micro MTT tendencies that should influence this. I don't want to give off sizing tells preflop but if it's like 2x vs. 3x in a micro MTT then maybe it doesn't matter too much (not sure if that's related to what you are saying).

I guess if many people are playing very loose then I should open tighter and to a larger size. There are some fish who play way too loose but a lot of people also give up their BB way too often.

As for the actual hands, I didn't feel too badly about how any of these hands went. I ended up in a lot of flips which made me wonder if I should be less aggro in some spots and just trying to play better postflop.

H1 won a flip AJs vs. TT
H2 reshoved, got it in vs. A8o and AJo (gross), but rivered a two-outer
H3 thought I'd have some fold equity; if not, mostly flipping, sometimes ahead. Won vs. BB's AJo and CO's QTs.
H4 folded, don't know what BB had
H5 reshoved, lost a small flip vs. ATo

Well, there are three stages in a MTT : early, mid and late. Depending on the stage you are in, the position and how you're planning to play the hand, you have to change your bet. In micro and small stakes, most players do not pay attention so you do not need to disguise your hand and think about sizing tells. Furthermore, in early and mid game you are changed from table to table often, so it is difficult to define a player type to each villain. But in late game things change. It is a complex topic, so I can say it all here but get a good tournament book or videos and you'll understand what I'm talking about

Curious as to why want to fold there? Because it seems like a very std reshove for me

I think I misread the action. I'd agree tho.