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    Default I have AK, AI by big stack on bubble ($27)

    Opp's stats were something like 27/22 at this stage. He had been playing very aggressively with the big stack. I haven't run this through SNG Wiz, but what are your thoughts - call or fold?

    PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, 27 Tournament, 100/200 Blinds (4 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

    BB (t2425)
    UTG (t1735)
    Button (t6605)
    Hero (SB) (t2735)

    Hero's M: 9.12

    Preflop: Hero is SB with A, K
    1 fold, Button bets t6605 (All-In), Hero ????
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    fold, i'm calling jj+ maybe QQ+. were second in chips and AK just doesn't do well enough against a random hand.


    i have some trouble with these stack sizes, what range are you shoving utg, button, and sb with these stack sizes?
    Last edited by fulksy; 02-19-2010 at 11:40 AM.
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    If I was UTG I would shove 77+, AJ+

    If I was Button, provided that SB and BB were tight I would shove ATC.

    If I was SB I would probably shove 80% or so provided that BB isn't a calltard.
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    I would call, because if he's running over the table he may feel happier to do this with AQ and some pairs, you're only a severe dog to aces and a decent dog to kings, hes doing it wider. Yes it may be high variance but I call, I just cant bring myself tofold, but I just got crushed in a few $5s so take it with a pinch of salt.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ebouenolike View Post
    I would call, because if he's running over the table he may feel happier to do this with AQ and some pairs, you're only a severe dog to aces and a decent dog to kings, hes doing it wider. Yes it may be high variance but I call, I just cant bring myself tofold, but I just got crushed in a few $5s so take it with a pinch of salt.
    i have no clue if i'm right here, but personally in this spot even if i know hes pushing ATC i'm still folding. like i said earlier i just don't think AK has enough equity vs a random hand to make this +EV. someone would have to do the ICM calcs to know for sure. i would but to be honest i've been away for a while and kinda forget how to do the whole ICM calcs.
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    Quote Originally Posted by taipan168 View Post
    If I was UTG I would shove 77+, AJ+

    If I was Button, provided that SB and BB were tight I would shove ATC.

    If I was SB I would probably shove 80% or so provided that BB isn't a calltard.
    thanks, this is defiantly the stack size where i struggle most. UTG i'm to tight here probably shoving 99+ AQ+, and on button have a hard time shoving ATC with this stack(short stack i could and big stack i could no problem) SB i'm about 80% too so thats good.
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    Quote Originally Posted by fulksy View Post
    i have no clue if i'm right here, but personally in this spot even if i know hes pushing ATC i'm still folding. like i said earlier i just don't think AK has enough equity vs a random hand to make this +EV. someone would have to do the ICM calcs to know for sure. i would but to be honest i've been away for a while and kinda forget how to do the whole ICM calcs.
    This is correct - I ran it in SNG Wiz and there's no range that Button can have that makes shoving +EV.
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    I would probably call, however I would probably be wrong.
    What is your calling range here? JJ+?


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    AK is a clear fold here.
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    Quote Originally Posted by TLR View Post
    I would probably call, however I would probably be wrong.
    What is your calling range here? JJ+?
    I ran it in SNG Wiz:
    - If Button shoves 10% then we can only call with KK+
    - If Button shoves 25% then we can call with QQ+
    - 50% --> JJ+
    - 100% --> 99+
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    EZ fold, regardless of stats for me.
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