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  1. #1

    Default Final table, KQ against bigstack

    PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25+$0.00 Tournament, 300/600 Blinds 50 Ante (5 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

    UTG (t14564)
    MP (t7012)
    Button (t26204)
    SB (t11390)
    Hero (BB) (t8330)

    Hero's M: 7.24

    Preflop: Hero is BB with Q, K
    UTG calls t600, 1 fold, Button bets t1200, 1 fold, Hero calls t600, UTG calls t600

    Flop: (t4150) 10, 10, J (3 players)
    Hero???
    ***
    Late at a 5-table SnG. Button had been raising quite a lot. Didn't feel like raising him though, as KQ doesn't really do well against his calling range, which, I believe, includes lots of Ax's and PP's. Didn't feel like folding as pot-odds are good and hands like this don't come round that often when 5-handed. M is getting too low to wait. Elected to call and re-evaluate on flop. Not worried about UTG who's never limped with strong hands.

    Did I make a mistake pre-flop and what's the best line to take on flop?
  2. #2
    The pot is huge relative to our stack size, our M is rather low and we have a good hand. You've got an aggressive button and a donk limper, we have good fold equity and a reasonable chance of having the best hand against their likely very weak ranges.

    Shove.

    As played, we've flopped a good draw with as many as 14 potential outs, any reasonable bet is going to pot-commit us.

    Shove.
  3. #3
    FYI,
    you probably have pot odds to play against his likely calling range...even if we're never ahead and he calls with any PP and a reasonable Ax, we have around 40% equity. However, his raising range is likely much wider than that and we have some fold equity, AND he probably snaps us off occasionally with hands we dominate (KT-KJ, QJ).
    Playing big pots at small stakes.
  4. #4
    You probably have the odds to do it, but you also have to take into account how the BS has been playing. If he seems to have tightened up I would fold. But if hes loosened up i would shove it all in.
  5. #5
    i like be agressive, a re-rase ou valius bet in this situation take fair on another plays.
  6. #6
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    I play aggressive from the start but on the turn with the cards on the table unless I win probabildades
  7. #7
    not liking the preflop shove, given the assumed calling range, but i like the shove on this flop for reasons stated by baudib.

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