how do I avoid busting here
 

Am I overplaying AA pushing this? Is there any way im not busting on this flop?


PokerStars Tournament, Big Blind is t20 (9 handed) Converter on pregopoker.com

UTG (t1500)
UTG+1 (t1620)
Hero (t1470)
MP2 (t1120)
MP3 (t1820)
CO (t1430)
Button (t1470)
SB (t1570)
BB (t1500)

Preflop: Hero is in MP1 with A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
<font color="gray">UTG folds</font>, <font color="gray">UTG+1 folds</font>, <font color="red">Hero raises to t80</font>, MP2 calls t80, <font color="gray">MP3 folds</font>, <font color="gray">CO folds</font>, <font color="gray">Button folds</font>, SB calls t70, <font color="gray">BB folds</font>

Flop: (t260) K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (3 players)
SB checks, <font color="red">Hero bets t1390 (All-in)</font>, <font color="gray">MP2 folds</font>, SB calls t1390

Turn: (t3040) 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)


River: (t3040) 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)

Re: how do I avoid busting here
 

I mean there's probably no way you're not bustin on that flop if you're behind, but open pushing seems kind of ridiculous. Why not just make a normal value bet?

Re: how do I avoid busting here
 

uh, yeah i wouldnt open shove, but im pretty much never folding this board when raised. curse him for hitting his set/KT or w/e and open more sngs.

Re: how do I avoid busting here
 

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I mean there's probably no way you're not busting on that flop, but open pushing seems kind of ridiculous. Why not just make a normal value bet?

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Re: how do I avoid busting here
 

What about this flop is scary to you? This flop is actually really good for our hand because there is a decent chance one of our villains hit a pair.

Bet out 2/3 pot, ~T180ish. I have no problem getting it all in here, but try to get some value out of your hand, and get it in on one of the later streets if possible. Its ok to play post-flop in SNGs.