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01-18-2018 , 09:34 PM

iiGoD x GriMez

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So I was in the $2.20 [deep payouts tournament on PokerStars] I have currently $4,466 and the blinds are at $75 - $150 $20 ante.

Im in MP1 and action is folded to me, I open with Ad 3d to 3x ($450).
Action is folded to the SB who is sat with $8,403. He seems to have average hand ranges not loose but not tight and he is aggressive.

SB reraises my open to $1,680, BB folds and I fold.

My problem is I don't know if folding is too tight here? I was thinking that I may be crushed and for the 1/3 of my stack it is a loose call.

Should I be calling here more in these spots so that I am not just bleeding chips every time a player reraises my open?

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01-18-2018 , 11:36 PM

Davesreiberg

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Fold pre. As played fold to 3b

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01-19-2018 , 01:06 AM

Colin_Piddle

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Fold pre, if you had more chips and blinds were a lot higher open could be fine (depending on other stack sizes). As played easy fold, you want at least some strong suited connecters that play well to call 3 bets at $2 level, KQ suited, AJ suited, maybe J10 suited, those sort of hands and of course you can call a 3 bet with 99-JJ

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01-19-2018 , 05:21 AM

iiGoD x GriMez

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So are you saying that I shouldn't open in this spot?

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01-19-2018 , 11:36 AM

Davesreiberg

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Originally Posted by iiGoD x GriMez

So are you saying that I shouldn't open in this spot?

Typically no. Unless you have reads that everyone else at the table is folding very often. A3 is a tough hand to play postflop even if you hit the A

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01-19-2018 , 11:45 AM

Chuck Bass

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I would begin by posting at the right forums

Then I would work on my opening sizes, 3x does not seem optimal

Then I would contemplate whether I want to open this hand (open is fine theoretically I think, but not necessarily good in practice at plebstakes)

If after all this I still somehow found myself in this spot, I would fold to the 3bet and then put effort into working on my fundamentals and thought processes

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01-19-2018 , 12:52 PM

iiGoD x GriMez

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Which forum should I post to then, I am very new to this.

I am going to work on the fundamentals of poker to hopefully push myself out of the what you call (plebstakes).

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01-19-2018 , 02:48 PM

Gary CHN

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small stakes mtt

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01-19-2018 , 04:32 PM

Chuck Bass

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You can find all the strat forums in the list on the right, MTTc is kinda like the ****posting lounge with no actual strat allowed

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01-23-2018 , 03:15 AM

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mashxx

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Originally Posted by Chuck Bass

this post seems passive aggressive but tbh OP it is incredibly helpful, listen to the man

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