Kinda lost PF in 180man

[bigspenda73]

Last hand before the break, 65 people left, I have below avg. stack.

UTG is 44/0 over 18 hands, coldcaller is new to the table. Blinds are both right around 30/10 over 20 hands. What's my most optimal play here?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $4.00+$0.40 Tournament, 50/100 Blinds (7 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

UTG (t3660)
MP1 (t11770)
MP2 (t6635)
CO (t5642)
Hero (Button) (t3105)
SB (t2115)
BB (t3425)

Hero's M: 20.70

Preflop: Hero is Button with 10, 10
UTG raises to t200, 3 folds, CO calls t200, Hero.....

[mcatdog]

If UTG has a clue then 3betting isn't going to work out too well for you. Based on his 44/0 stats, he's probably a huge clown so I'd just raise to 1000 and get it in.

[bigspenda73]

My problem with making it 1k is players at this level aren't shoving/folding to the 3bet, they're calling a lot of the time, which leaves me in some akward spots on the flop doesn't it?

[bigspenda73]

is flatting awful?

[a500lbgorilla]

i dont think anything is awful (other than folding)

[Sprayed]

Flatting is ok, or a squeeze with a shove. But I would think that you would be losing value with the squeeze. You will get some awkward calls with these types of players if you make a big reraise other than a shove. But even at that you are pretty much committed if you make a standard reraise. I like a flat but a squeeze shove is goot too.

[mcatdog]

My problem with making it 1k is players at this level aren't shoving/folding to the 3bet, they're calling a lot of the time, which leaves me in some akward spots on the flop doesn't it?

If they were always folding/shoving to the 3bet then you'd make it MUCH less, like 600. If you make it 1K then you don't get in awkward spots because you're pretty much committed to the hand no matter what. There's no way they can call with speculative hands PF and turn a profit vs. you.

[caddie444]

If you make it 1K then you don't get in awkward spots because you're pretty much committed to the hand no matter what. There's no way they can call with speculative hands PF and turn a profit vs. you.

So if you pop it to 1k, get a caller, and he shoves the flop are you calling no matter what?

say the flop has:

1 over
2 overs
3 overs

an ace etc...


Because I would think they are shoving a fair amount of the time on the flop after flatting your reraise...

I also assume your plan is to shove any flop that is checked to you right?

[CorbinDallas]

i'd squeeze shove here. is the UTG min raiser making you gun shy?

[bigspenda73]

i'd squeeze shove here. is the UTG min raiser making you gun shy?

pretty much that he hasn't raised PF yet (i know i know 18 hands) and he's doing it from UTG

I flatted b/c I knew I'd flop top set