So how did you bust out?

[BigPoppa]

KK < 77

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Card dead for 7+ hours 1C. Got to 11K once I think. Down to 4500 100-200/25 Limp UTG with AQ looking to reraise push hoping to either take it down or race to double up. I got the race with 77 and missed. Meh.

[blacklab]

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Had 16K at dinner on Day 1. Lost AK to A3 for a couple thousand chips, then lost a few thousand more with 88 on a 732 board against a LAG (almost went with it, he was floating/raising 90% of c-bets), but read strength, mucked and he showed AA. Was down to 4625, raised to 625 with AhQh. 3 callers. Flop A94, 2 diamonds. Both blinds check to me, I jam, weak-tight button overjams (only about 1K more than me), I know I am effed, blinds fold, he shows A9, turn T, river not a T or Q.

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That's funny, that is just like how a buddy of mine got sent out.

[ravenfan1733]

Day 4. Blinds 3000/6000 1000ante. Card dead for 2 days. Have 300,000, avg stack is 340,000. EP limps. I'm in SB with 10 4 suited. I limp. BB checks. Flop 10 4 3. Check Check, EP bets 22,000, I raise to 75,000, BB folds, EP all-in. I insta-call (like an idiot) and lose to his set of 3's. Down to 25,000, out next hand with AJ suited losing to QQ in 3 way pot. Made $42,882.

[RoundTower]

I open pushed for 27BB (M=9.5) UTG with 22. I got called by Jamie Gold with TT and then had my play mocked all over the internet, but am still happy with it. Maybe I'll post it in MTT.

[kutuz_off]

14K with 1 hour to go in day 1D. Blinds 200-400a50. UTG limps, I'm next to act and make it 1600 [img]/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img] to go with my QQ. Only UTG calls after some deliberation. Flop 779 with two spades, 4300 or so in the pot. UTG check-pushes my bet of 3000, and I call immediately. He had 6d7d, no miracles for me.

Should've raised more preflop.

[DemonDeac]

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I open pushed for 27BB (M=9.5) UTG with 22. I got called by Jamie Gold with TT and then had my play mocked all over the internet, but am still happy with it. Maybe I'll post it in MTT.

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thats a pretty gross play, but as long as your happy with it

[DVaut1]

Right before dinner on Day 1: AK < 77 busted me, but I was crippled a half hour before when my AA < Q9s.

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I open pushed for 27BB (M=9.5) UTG with 22. I got called by Jamie Gold with TT and then had my play mocked all over the internet, but am still happy with it. Maybe I'll post it in MTT.

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Since most of my posts are from MTT, I'll just offer my opinion that I don't think 22 is playable UTG with that stack size. With a significantly smaller or larger stack, yes.

[betgo]

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I open pushed for 27BB (M=9.5) UTG with 22. I got called by Jamie Gold with TT and then had my play mocked all over the internet, but am still happy with it. Maybe I'll post it in MTT.

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Since most of my posts are from MTT, I'll just offer my opinion that I don't think 22 is playable UTG with that stack size. With a significantly smaller or larger stack, yes.

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It is certainly playable UTG with 27xBB, but for a limp or maybe a small raise. Folding is OK too. It depends on your style and the table. I would probably limp and not mind too much if I got pushed off the hand for 1xBB. I might even limpriase allin with it if the conditions were right.

The push is of course terrible and suicidal. There was some fish who pushed UTG for 27xBB with A8s with 2 or 3 table left. I don't understand why people make plays like that. I suppose that you steal the blinds a lot because people think you must have AK or JJ or something. Some people don't know how to play postflop and maybe have a hard time folding a decent hand in early position.

Incidently, pushing 22 for 27xBB M of 9 or whatever is cEV+ from CO or later. You might even be able to push from one position earlier. From late position, open pushing is not a terrible way to play 22, but you could also raise or limp.