$225 LA poker open 100k guarantee ended up being 300+k prize pool. 7500 starting stack blinds were 75/150 utg and the next 2 players after him and the cutoff also limp. I'm in the bb with about 8900 I raise to 700 total with 1010 utg flats fold fold cutoff ships 7k... Doesn't make sense. That's my question his story doesn't add up but it's a lot to call and early on. Havent played too much vs him but i feel like hes the usual LA reg that feels they play at a high level but are actually quite terrible. My read / his line tell me that he never has a hand here that has my 1010 beat. I figure the hands i have crushed under pairs and random spazz hands im a 70/80% fave and if he has 2 overs im about 50/50 which leaves me with 20-30%+equity. My concern is im calling off a ton of my stack in the 3rd level of the tournament. I know i have the best hand but im still not sure what the right play is. Should i have played the hand differently, do u call or fold here(why/whynot) this spot isnt anything spectacular but it really got to me. Please any comments let me have it!
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tightlines12 years, 3 months agolooks like a pretty spectacular spot really... vs a rando in those trnys it's like you said, essentially his entire range presumably is a spazz out, he has too much stuff you dominate like under pairs to do anything but high five yourself and hope you called fast enough to get a good run out ;) ... if you were considerably deeper i.e. if he had jammed like 100bb+ effective folding to avoid a range your likely closer to flipping against that early is much more viable...
Tom M12 years, 3 months agoThe $200 live mtt's I've played in have played like a $5 or $10 freezeout online. I think I call and hope to laugh to myself when he shows 77 or 88.
No, you don't know you have the best hand or you would have instantly called and not have posted this here. If you know you always have the best hand this is a trivial call.
I probably call but I'm not as confident about your reads as you seem to be.
Jacob Smith12 years, 2 months agoso justin you never fold the best hand while playing? my read is spot on and i was 100% i was ahead but this early in the tournament is it really the best play to call(0fe) to enter a flipping situation? thats my questionsnapfold12 years, 2 months agoWas it a rebuy? He'd shove lighter in that scenario.
Grayson Ramage12 years, 2 months agoI definitely call his shove and am pretty happy about it. I highly doubt he is limping behind a bigger pair in this spot and I think you will have him crushed quite often. While there are times to avoid big flips in extremely soft live tournaments, I definitely don't think this is one of them since you are way ahead of his range in my opinion. I also raise a little bigger pre-flop.
troy sullivan12 years, 2 months ago+1 cant say it better than that.... Jacob Smith12 years, 2 months agoi agree grayson i think my raise pre was very smallish i probably deserved to get shipped on lol but are you ever folding? in this spot same player same read / situation etc simply to avoid a flip?
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No, you don't know you have the best hand or you would have instantly called and not have posted this here. If you know you always have the best hand this is a trivial call.
I probably call but I'm not as confident about your reads as you seem to be.
cant say it better than that....
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