$3-- SB v BB: Call All-In With AJs?

TomBrooks · #1 02-10-2007, 01:26 PM

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t100 (7 handed)

Is this a standard call? I see a lot of donkey moves in these games. Only 17 hands in but this guy seems pretty tight...17/8.

Hero (t2225)
BB (t1295)
UTG (t1625)
MP1 (t445)
MP2 (t1625)
CO (t3755)
Button (t4030)

Preflop: Hero is SB with A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
5 folds, Hero raises to t300, BB raises to t1295, Hero calls t995.

Flop: (t2590) A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)

Turn: (t2590) A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)

River: (t2590) 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)

Final Pot: t2590

DaN_05 · #2 02-10-2007, 01:28 PM

Open push PF. Much easier. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

DevinLake · #3 02-10-2007, 01:29 PM

I'd call and wouldn't be happy about it. You are getting good odds.

I'd probably raise less though, like to 250.

TomBrooks · #4 02-10-2007, 03:46 PM

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I'd probably raise less though, like to 250.

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Not a bad idea. I've sort of been on automatic of raising in even multiples of the BB. I started trying that in my next SnG and took 1st place! (I don't think that's the main reason, but it might have helped. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img])

TomBrooks · #5 02-10-2007, 03:51 PM

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Open push PF. Much easier. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

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With the BB only 100 and my stack at 2200? I'd probably only get called by hands I don't want to play against, no?

typically · #6 02-10-2007, 04:31 PM

Big range for a player with little more than 10X BB. I would normally call unless I've observed that he's very tight.

kbar13 · #7 02-10-2007, 04:51 PM

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Open push PF. Much easier. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

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With the BB only 100 and my stack at 2200? I'd probably only get called by hands I don't want to play against, no?

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You don't consider your stack in this situation. Villain only has 13BB, so you are playing with that and not your 22BB stack. I push pre-flop.

shbball7 · #8 02-10-2007, 06:03 PM

Push preflop ud be surprised how many times any ace will call. If u just raise then you put ur self to a decision if you shove he has to make the decision for his stack.

DannyOcean_ · #9 02-10-2007, 06:36 PM

At a 3$, with effective Stacks 13BB's, POOSH all day. villains will often call with aces, two paints, sutied connectors, etc.

TomBrooks · #10 02-11-2007, 06:15 AM

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Big range for a player with little more than 10X BB. I would normally call unless I've observed that he's very tight.

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Your right. It turns out he had A7. I was kind of surprised, but maybe I shouldn't be. I've seen guys pushing with a lot of stuff at these games, and this was an SB v BB so he probably thought I often don't have much.