Goodwin1907

No problem, and I appreciate that it was a tough call, and can look easier on reflection. Best of luck in similar situations in the future!

This seems like a bad fold given the limited information of the hand against presumably average casino opponents, given that you're only beaten by AK, AT, and A5. Firstly, their limp from early position; I think the player would raise all combos of AK and probably ATss, unless they're limping their entire range, because they don't have a 'made' hand, which players often trap at casinos. Pocket pairs come into this, and with this information, you can try to condense their hands into a pre flop range, in which I will presume the player is slightly loose.
Their perceived range can include:
22-KK
A5ss-A9ss
A7o-ATo
KJ,KQ,QJ,QTss, KTss
With this range, they have 40 (I think I counted this correctly) hands that beat you, compared to 52 various As that may also do this that you have beat, along with, say, 15 combos of bluffs (I'm trying to account for how much he does this with >A). That's 67 hands that you beat, compared to 40 that you don't. This makes it quite a clear call, given the information on this post, but this can be hard to figure out on the fly. I think the fold isn't terrible, but a call is the correct play. Thoughts are appreciated, thanks!

Hello, when facing a c-bet on the flop in this particular spot, you should call all pairs and straight/flush draws, because your opponent is going to bet virtually all of their range on this flop, because it hits them harder than you. This also allows you to call turn lighter if your opponent is particularly strong, because they will be aware that their range appears stronger than yours. Regarding the profitability of defending J9ss in a sit n go, it is profitable if you have a postflop edge on your opponent, which I imagine you do, because you have a 50bb stack. Defending can be more profitable post-ante, but it's definitely worth it at this level.

Fold pre, but once you don't you should fold to the raise, because they have a few Qs, but a lot of TT-AA in their range, all of which beat you. There isn't many hands that you beat that are raising here.