(114) KQ bubble

schwza · #1 03-08-2006, 02:39 AM

villain had been very aggro. no one had played back yet. there are antes of 25.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t200 (4 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

UTG (t2185)
Button (t3027)
SB (t5499)
Hero (t2789)

Preflop: Hero is BB with Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
2 folds, SB raises to t800, Hero raises to t2764,

bigballz · #2 03-08-2006, 02:56 AM

Seems standard. No one is in danger of busting in the near future and you have a decent amount of FE here b/c SB can fold and still control the table with 4700 chips, and he doesn't want to call and lose and be stuck as 2nd short stack

suzzer99 · #3 03-08-2006, 02:58 AM

I like it. You're very rarely worse than a coinflip here. Even w/o an aggro read on SB I probably make this play.

curtains · #4 03-08-2006, 03:01 AM

I would fold without much hesitation. I really don't think its all that close...

Elektrik · #5 03-08-2006, 03:04 AM

he has too much odds for too little (1/2) of his stack. I wouldn't be concerned about "playing back" here, you don't need to be the sheriff, just play your +EV edges. Realize how awful it is if he doesn't fold much here.

suzzer99 · #6 03-08-2006, 03:04 AM

You are no fun.

I guess to me it's more about the chance to pick up 800 chips than defending my BB.

suzzer99 · #7 03-08-2006, 03:05 AM

Are you and curtains just making the rounds together, agreeing with each other? [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

Elektrik · #8 03-08-2006, 03:08 AM

I just find posts that curtains has posted in and respond with the same advice so I sound smart.

(I usually don't even read comments actually, so no, but what an idea [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] )

bigballz · #9 03-08-2006, 03:11 AM

Suzzer, think there may be a little something more to the fact that all 3 stars players like a push and the party players don't? (other than the experience factor, of course)

I really think this is where the difference in stars vs. party comes into play. After expiramenting a little at party last week, the calls are so much looser and the bubbles don't last nearly as long. I really do believe this hand is folded more on stars (the SB). With your read and the FE stars seems to have over party, I still don't think its a horrible push, but it's not as strong as I first thought.

curtains · #10 03-08-2006, 03:12 AM

I dont think you guys realize how to best play when its 1 big stack and 3 equalish stacks. Getting involved with KQo here is a major major disaster, and given how much he raised, its a pretty decent chance thats what will happen. I really think moving allin is close to terrible....not completely terrible, but close.