PROFESSIONAL BUBBLER!!!

[UCDAGGS]

As of late in all aspects of tournament including SNG's, I have taken on the occupation of the professional bubbler. Recalling previous hand histories, I seem to get stuck in spots in the 400/800 - 600/1200 that I seem to make the wrong decisions. I feel that at that point hands like ak,aq,aj,10,99,88 etc are all raising hands or worth a push when the blinds are high enough but I feel that when a raise is in front of me I go into -ev mode and call hands like 10s for most if not all of my chips, leaving me frustrated and down my tournament buyin when if i could have managed a double up or picked a better spot to get my chips in the pot; I could have had a great to chance to have my seat at the final table. .Also my other inquiry is in regards to the point when in position, it is mathematically correct to push with any two cards, when and at what point does this become effective.


Sample Hand,

800/1600 180per. SNG. 33 ppl left.
30k in chips 3rd in chips. everyone folds around to the button he pushes with 16k huge over bet. I have ak. I call he catches a pair he doubles up.WOULD YOU ALL CALL. and then with the same blinds push with 10s with an avg stack heading into the money. I got knocked out a few hands later with 1010 23rd place with 18 place in the money. Would be grateful to hear thoughts on bubble play and stack preservation. TCG. SORRY FOR THE POLL I CANT FIGURE OUT HOW TO CHANGE THE QUESTIONS TO SIMPLY
CALL
FOLD

[levAA]

when you make it 9,5k and he calls - there more than 20k in the pot and you have 8k left - so this makes no sense.

just push preflop

[Albino Lord]

From what info you gave us, you made the right call. I'd like to know what the BB had in chips and also what the button pushed with. But as is you both made the correct play.

1. Many people would agree with the button going all-in with 16k as the correct move as he has only 10BB's left. So no fault there.

2. You calling an all-in w/AK is also the correct move. Even if he pushed with more chips than you call. AK heads-up is an +EV hand.

[ssnyc]

is this a turbo or regular...you will make money here getting it all in with AK heads up...sucks to base your feelings on the result but you can't let it stop you from making the correct play

[UCDAGGS]

Thanks for the reply fellas. The big blind was avg stack around 18k. And the button pushed with j6o. hit a six. Crippling me

[Boise123]

I would reraise, in the long run it will pay off.

[Albino Lord]

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The big blind was avg stack around 18k. And the button pushed with j6o. hit a six. Crippling me

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You should have re-raised all-in. You want to show the BB that you have a big hand because AK is very marginal vs 2 opponents. Doing that forces the BB to have a monster. If you just flat call they may want to gamble with a weak pocket pair if they put you and the button both on Aces with strong kickers. Granted that's a gamblers' move and you rarely will see it, but you re-raise so that it will not happen. (The logic is vs two people w/AK and A10 against your pocket 8's you are getting the odds to call since the 8's will win 45% of the time) An all-in re-raise tells them you may have a stronger pocket pair so they'll lay down the lower pairs.

As for the J-6 it was a classic steal move. He ran into a bigger hand and got lucky, still no fault on your part. You played it right.