Deep in Stars $3r, BSB play

[gh171104]

We're 7 handed, down to 30 people left in the $3r on stars. It was folded to me on the button and the two chip leaders of the tournament were in the blinds. My stack was 1/3 of each of their stacks and I decided to raise with KTo, and I think I played it terribly.

With an M of 6, I think I should've just shoved or folded this here, but I am really leaning towards shoving. With over 300k in chips, I can reduce either of these players stacks to 600k should they call and lose, making them equal to me and pulling them out from the chip lead.

Even if I am called by AQ or something this time I really don't mind as I think this play will still be a +EV play in the long run. Instead, I made a 3x BB raise and the hand played out. I felt like I had to fold rather than come over the top on the flop because I probably didn't have any fold equity.



PokerStars Game #6509197921: Tournament #32891586, $3.00+$0.30 Hold'em No Limit - Level XXI (15000/30000) - 2006/10/03 - 19:47:29 (ET)
Table '32891586 96' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 2: danny7 (t940675 in chips)
Seat 3: Toscaner (t1028988 in chips)
Seat 4: BigBullet12 (t388536 in chips)
Seat 5: TOUGHLUCKNB (t332898 in chips)
Seat 6: CDubb (t228524 in chips)
Seat 7: pokerpumpkin (t383028 in chips)
Seat 8: badfish50 (t335416 in chips)
danny7: posts the ante 1500
Toscaner: posts the ante 1500
BigBullet12: posts the ante 1500
TOUGHLUCKNB: posts the ante 1500
CDubb: posts the ante 1500
pokerpumpkin: posts the ante 1500
badfish50: posts the ante 1500
danny7: posts small blind 15000
Toscaner: posts big blind 30000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to badfish50 [K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]]
BigBullet12: folds
TOUGHLUCKNB: folds
CDubb: folds
pokerpumpkin: folds
badfish50: raises 60000 to 90000
danny7: folds
Toscaner: calls 60000
*** FLOP *** [6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]]
Toscaner: bets 120000
badfish50: folds
Toscaner collected 205500 from pot
Toscaner: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 205500 | Rake 0
Board [6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]]
Seat 2: danny7 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: Toscaner (big blind) collected (t205500)
Seat 4: BigBullet12 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: TOUGHLUCKNB folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: CDubb folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: pokerpumpkin folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: badfish50 (button) folded on the Flop

[mornelth]

pushing PF is my default option here Primarily BECAUSE we have no FE left in our stack after he calls our standard raise and bets the flop.

FE = good. NO FE = teh suck...

[gh171104]

So you agree with pushing this pre-flop here rather than folding it? I'm pretty sure pushing here is the optimal play...