100k Stars yesterday
 

Yesterday i played this hand in the 100k tourney on stars. I was very much in doubt about what to do preflop.

UTG had played a solid game - TAG
CO was new at the table, but had played 4 out of the 6 hands since he joined.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t400 (9 handed) internettexasholdem.com

UTG+1 (t9518)
MP1 (t14205)
MP2 (t3735)
MP3 (t150)
CO (t6110)
Hero (t10850)
SB (t13815)
BB (t13220)
UTG (t16590)

Preflop: Hero is Button with J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
<font color="#CC3333">UTG raises to t1600</font>, <font color="#666666">4 folds</font>, CO calls t1600, <font color="#CC3333">

Re: 100k Stars yesterday
 

I don't mind shoving here. You may get UTG to fold AK, AQ. And get a call from the CO with worse PP thinking you are squeezing. Folding is certainly OK, if you respect the UTG raiser. I don't like calling.

Re: 100k Stars yesterday
 

I'm never folding, shove.

Re: 100k Stars yesterday
 

Yes, shove this. You are probably 55-45 against his range and you have a lot of FE.

Re: 100k Stars yesterday
 

Fold equity against a tag utg player and weak calling standards by the cutoff make pushing my action of choice. I might call if I were oop intending to push most non J flops but here I think the push works best. The 2nd choice is fold and dependent on your level of respect for the utg range. You should limp every time you misclick.

Re: 100k Stars yesterday
 

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I'm never folding, shove.

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This pretty much sums it up. It's def shove/fold. The advantages to shoving are:

-You have good equity (49%) against a tight UTG range: 99+;AQs+;AQo+. Your equity against UTG's 4-betting range is not as good, but there's a lot dead money in the pot if CO folds.

-If UTG folds, CO will likely call if he's loose getting good odds...and u have his range crushed.

Re: 100k Stars yesterday
 

hero has the nizzles and shoves

Re: 100k Stars yesterday
 

I vote shove here but my gut says to fold. Without the CO call I actually think I generally fold PF unless the guy's been reckless.