$4/180: A9s vs. Lag
 

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UTG (t43133)
Hero (t23832)
Button (t31389)
SB (t46168)
BB (t13735)

Preflop: Hero is MP with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
<font color="#CC3333">UTG raises to t1600</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t23757</font>, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, UTG calls t22157.

Flop: (t47739) T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>

Turn: (t47739) J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>

River: (t47739) T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>

Final Pot: t47739

Results in white below:
UTG has Kh Qc (two pair, queens and tens).
Hero has Ah 9h (one pair, tens).
Outcome: UTG wins t47739.

First i want to say that this is NOT a bad beat post.

I'm new to mtts and i became impatient on the FT bubble and made what i think may be a suspect push. Villian had become very loose and the table had bunkered down. I believed that i was ahead of his range.

1. was the push bad/good?

Given that i pushed, villian could resonably assume that i don't have QQ+. At worst he could be against AK/AQ.... everything else he's flipping

2.Villian has almost double my stack.Given this and the above statement, would it be correct to call knowing you'd be in a position to run the final table if you win and an average stack if you loose?

thx.

Re: $4/180: A9s vs. Lag
 

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I'm new to mtts and i became impatient on the FT bubble and made what i think may be a suspect push. Villian had become very loose and the table had bunkered down. I believed that i was ahead of his range.

1. was the push bad/good?

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It seems that you answered your own question here. Recognize please that even though you make a +ev play it doesn't mean that you are going to win everytime.

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Given that i pushed, villian could resonably assume that i don't have QQ+. At worst he could be against AK/AQ.... everything else he's flipping

2.Villian has almost double my stack.Given this and the above statement, would it be correct to call knowing you'd be in a position to run the final table if you win and an average stack if you loose?

thx.

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His call isn't all that good really vs. the odds he is getting. However, I don't know your image in the villian's eyes. For example have you been restealing alot? Could villian think he is ahead of your range to do such a play? Is villian capable of this kind of thinking?

Re: $4/180: A9s vs. Lag
 

With your read, the play was good. The villain is likely incapable of deep thinking and got lucky. Keep playing the same way, even though PS is rigged. [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

Re: $4/180: A9s vs. Lag
 

Why is this better than making it 4500?

Re: $4/180: A9s vs. Lag
 

I was being aggro in position, stealing the blinds occasionally but hadn't tried a resteal yet. I don't expect to win every time, but i immediately question whether it was the best option in this situation.

I think he would've called 2900 (if i raised to 4500) more and try to pressure me post-flop, which is what he'd been doing. Maybe I could've tried raising to 6000, which might've been scarier than an all-in... if he is thinking. I'd have to shut down if called though, which is not appealing.

My 2nd question doesnt really concern this villian in particular. But whether or not it is correct to make a possibly -ev call given these particular circumstances.

Re: $4/180: A9s vs. Lag
 

30BB is too much to be committing w/ A9s pre-flop, in this siutation. I'd prefer to take a cheap flop with position, then decide what to do. If you get squeezed, you can use your reads to make a decision.

Re: $4/180: A9s vs. Lag
 

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Why is this better than making it 4500?

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Oops yeah I should have seen that