4.40 FT tough spot

b-komplex · #1 03-21-2007, 02:01 PM

FT still 9-handed and has been together a couple orbits. MP3 opener seems tight, opened 4BB from EP with JJ earlier and hit a set to shortstack hero's AA [img]/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img] SB caller is 40/7 over a decent sample and likes to cold-call fairly loosely.

What's my play?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t2000 (9 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

MP2 (t14311)
MP3 (t37579)
CO (t14984)
Button (t22028)
SB (t70348)
Hero (t16943)
UTG (t3948)
UTG+1 (t26074)
MP1 (t63785)

Preflop: Hero is BB with T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
4 folds, MP3 raises to t6000, 2 folds, SB calls t5000, Hero ????

thesilkworm · #2 03-21-2007, 02:04 PM

A squeeze play has more chance of working if your stack is just a little bigger.

Having said that, I still like a shove with your stack.

Airharley · #3 03-21-2007, 02:08 PM

Agreed with the shove. Hoping for the race with AK. Good chance to double for taking first.

sapsuckah · #4 03-21-2007, 02:12 PM

I push this and don't think too much about it.

You have 8.5 BBs left and a strong hand. MP will have odds to call (or push to isolate) and hopefully he'll have two unpaired overs and you'll be in position to double-up + 6000. You'll be 55-45ish to win a race with a good deal of dead money in the pot. If MP has an over pair, then gg.

As for SB, given your description and his flat call, he probably doesn't have an overpair so you wouldn't mind if he comes along as well. And regardless, he may be holding some of MP's outs.

Matt