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Originally Posted by monikrazy
Against a tighter player like MM I don't like a 3! That much...
But do you think a strong player (with at least some reputation from NLHE tournaments although he has one or more LO8 bracelets) is playing a tight range
- from the CO
- in a $1500 O8 tournament
- approaching the money
- against a complete unknown on the button with half his stack size?
Amateurs play tournaments really weak tight once they get close to the $, this is the first hand, and for all he knows I'm just trying to sneak to a $2250 payday. (Apparently some good players ITT would be focused on trying to sneak to a mincash.) In his spot I'd probably be attacking with all kinds of As5xx and KK-middle-middle with a suit and big-big-32 and other hands that play just fine HUIP against the big blind, expecting the unknown on the button to fold something as strong as weak A3 hands.
Hard to say if you're closer to truth than I am. There was no showdown but he claimed he had A2KQ, which to me would be the absolute top of his range here.