Low Stakes Poker Tournament Shove or Call?
Join Date: Jul 2020
Posts: 1
Yatahay Network - 1400/2800 NL - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by Holdem Manager 3
MP: 93,432 (33.4 bb)
MP+1: 25,000 (8.9 bb)
MP+2: 69,770 (24.9 bb)
CO: 252,671 (90.2 bb)
Hero (BTN): 128,767 (46 bb)
SB: 95,840 (34.2 bb)
BB: 169,996 (60.7 bb)
UTG: 187,334 (66.9 bb)
UTG+1: 24,330 (8.7 bb)
9 players post ante of 335, SB posts 1,400, BB posts 2,800
Pre Flop: (pot: 7,215) Hero has K
9
2 folds,
MP raises to 5,600, 3 folds,
Hero calls 5,600, fold, BB calls 2,800
Flop: (21,215, 3 players) Q
K
T
BB checks,
MP bets 5,304,
Hero raises to 13,408,
BB raises to 33,600, fold,
Hero raises to 122,832 and is all-in, BB calls 89,232
Turn: (272,183, 2 players) 6
River: (272,183, 2 players) 6
Results: 272,183 pot (0 rake)
Final Board: Q
K
T
6
6
Hero shows K
9
:
(Two Pair, Kings and Sixes)
(Pre 29%, Flop 43%, Turn 27%)
BB shows K
Q
:
(Two Pair, Kings and Queens)
(Pre 71%, Flop 57%, Turn 73%)
BB wins 272,183
Join Date: Jul 2020
Posts: 3
Given that you were in position, I think flatting the flop could have potentially saved you. The BB's range is pretty wide, and this is not a board texture that he would lead on.
If you do flat, and the BB raises, assuming MP player would still fold, you can narrow his range down to made hands because you have key blockers to the flush, so his hands will more likely consist of stronger top pairs like AK, two pair hands, sets, and the effective nuts (AJ). Also, flatting gives the BB another chance to barrel if he is bluffing, which is unlikely given your holding and the board texture but thats a more player dependent situation.
With the turn being a 6, that is a complete brick. Your opponent can either lead out to you, in which case you can probably only call, raising would only narrow down his hands to even more strength, and depending on the sizing, you could potentially fold. I know that seems really tight but given the Pre-Flop action, the BB could definitely want to close the action with a hand like AJ or KQ, because if he does raise he could face a shove from hands that dominate him.