Bvb close to the bubble spot

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Bvb close to the bubble spot

Had this spot come up yesterday in a $215. It worked out well for me, but I'm not sure I took the best line and I'm looking for opinions on options here.

We are about 20 from the money and I am in the sb with a8 diamonds. It folds around to me. I have 22 bb. The bb has 24bb. He has a 10% overall 3 bet, but is very aggressive in pressure spots and I expect he will be pushing a wide range when I open.

The options here as I see them are:

1) raise and fold to a shove.
2) raise and call a shove
3) limp and fold to a shove
4) limp and call a raise
5) limp and shove over a raise
6) open shove

I think 1 is the worst option and I don't like 2 much better. If I limp and he shoves, I would just fold bc it doesn't seem worth calling when I've only put in an extra half blind.

I think the better options are 4-6. On 4 call a raise, see 3 cards and realize more than half my equity. The biggest problem there is I can end up getting it in on the flop with a draw a lot and it seems like a shitty time to draw.

Option 5 I really liked and that is what I did. I expected him to raise my limp a lot and felt that I could fold out most hands.

I think 6 has some merit too, but it seems like too much to open shove.

I limped, he 3x, I shoved, he snap called with qq and I got lucky to hit an ace and make a decent run.

At the time I told myself I made a good play, ran into a cooler with qq and got lucky. But now I'm thinking that might be getting too high variance when I am certain to make the money if I don't get it in there.

What would you all do there?

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erc007 9 years, 10 months ago

Def option 5 and lol at l/f... we have the best hand almost always + plenty of FE (even vs a 3.5x.) We can also get paid on A high boards when BB checks his option, since we will be perceived to be capped by completing pre. Imo vs tougher or aggro players we should introduce a limping strategy w ~20bbs eff from the SB.

Jeff 9 years, 10 months ago

I've become a big fan of limping the sb and sometimes the button with a mixture of hands I want to see a flop with and hands I will limp shove.

KidBunz 9 years, 10 months ago

imo I think option:
1) Seems awful
2) Not great surely still marginally+EV? Previous comments suggest that its really bad and yeah i hate calling off in these spots but when villain is capable reg who is applying pressure here i think he puts us to the test a lot and jams hands we are crushing like small pairs and suited broadway's etc? Its also a great spot for maximum leverage been near bubble?
3) Seems awful
4) Seems fine too but we are going HU OOP with ''Very Aggressive'' player and feel we can be blown off on a lot of boards when we don't have the betting lead. Suppose the merits are if we flop well or have a board we can bluff catch on then maybe he gifts us chips.
5) Seems optimal vs this opponent
6) Also feel this is absolutely fine, Little big but still a decent pick up.

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