Two Plus Two Newer Archives  

Go Back   Two Plus Two Newer Archives > Tournament Poker > MTT Strategy
FAQ Community Calendar Today's Posts Search

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 11-05-2007, 07:44 PM
Ron Poor Ron Poor is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: i am enthusiastic...
Posts: 273
Default Bubble Situation - Small Stack UTG w/ AKo

At the time I felt it was very close, but opted to fold. What do u think? Or do I have to take a chance?

Its an fpp qualifier, top 7 is a flat payout.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t1000 (8 handed) Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

MP1 (t5650)
MP2 (t23145)
CO (t20092)
Button (t5031)
SB (t15131)
BB (t17359)
Hero (t6656)
UTG+1 (t20936)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with K, A.
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 11-05-2007, 08:08 PM
Willd Willd is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 131
Default Re: Bubble Situation - Small Stack UTG w/ AKo

I agree that this is pretty close. I think it depends on how the table had been playing. If it had been fairly active then I fold here. If everyone had been really tight then it might be a shove. With no reads I would guess the play in an fpp satellite would be bad enough to make this a fold.
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 11-05-2007, 09:26 PM
Bond18 Bond18 is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Blogging, you know where.
Posts: 5,444
Default Re: Bubble Situation - Small Stack UTG w/ AKo

It's indeed very close, but it's more likely one of your opponents with a short stack screw up first. Good fold.
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 11-05-2007, 11:11 PM
Jetpilot86 Jetpilot86 is offline
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Taking Bad Beats
Posts: 17
Default Re: Bubble Situation - Small Stack UTG w/ AKo

I push here, you are down under 7BB will be at 5BB in 2 hands. You either need the blinds, to pay them, or double up. Odds are this is the best hand you'll see for a round or two and you don't have that many left.
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old 11-05-2007, 11:23 PM
deepsquat deepsquat is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Smashing Box
Posts: 1,210
Default Re: Bubble Situation - Small Stack UTG w/ AKo

I cant fold here. Push and take it down
Reply With Quote
  #6  
Old 11-06-2007, 02:38 AM
SuperUberBob SuperUberBob is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: In a dirty apartment
Posts: 6,560
Default Re: Bubble Situation - Small Stack UTG w/ AKo

If the blinds will stack the shortie before you, just fold. Otherwise, shove and take it down.
Reply With Quote
  #7  
Old 11-06-2007, 03:15 AM
Paul McSwizzle Paul McSwizzle is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Posts: 194
Default Re: Bubble Situation - Small Stack UTG w/ AKo

If the other short stacks seem to be bad, I think its a fold, because they'll be gone soon.

If not, and they seem to play well, shove.
Reply With Quote
  #8  
Old 11-06-2007, 07:35 AM
LordRaven LordRaven is offline
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 21
Default Re: Bubble Situation - Small Stack UTG w/ AKo

Awful spot, but I would push. Big stacks should fold to your push since they have already qualified. So you are only afraid of the two small stacks and they will need very, very good hands to call.
If you don't push, you'll be the smallest stack very soon
Reply With Quote
  #9  
Old 11-06-2007, 09:30 AM
Weevil99 Weevil99 is offline
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Merka
Posts: 23
Default Re: Bubble Situation - Small Stack UTG w/ AKo

I think the most important read here is on the big stacks, not the other short stacks. They're going to get desperate soon and shove. Are the big stacks all savvy enough to call and check it down? Shoving UTG in this situation is a bit riskier than I like. Too many chances to get called down, even by one of the other shorties.

I'd lay it down and give the other shorties plenty of chances to panic. A better place to shove is on the button when it's been folded around to you. It doesn't matter much what your cards are, I don't think. When you're on the button, one of the other shorties will be BB and you'll just have one big stack between you and him.

I'd wait.
Reply With Quote
  #10  
Old 11-06-2007, 10:55 AM
Hattifnatt Hattifnatt is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: FT
Posts: 8,202
Default Re: Bubble Situation - Small Stack UTG w/ AKo

very very close but I think it's a shove.
Reply With Quote
Reply


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 02:00 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.