JJ why now

Sessna · #1 03-02-2007, 09:03 AM

ok 13 left 6 handed, both players are TAG. UTG could have a variety obv because of his stack size. This is from a 3 mtt stars

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t4000 (6 handed) internettexasholdem.com

Hero (t37252)
Button (t288073)
SB (t35590)
BB (t56233)
UTG (t30472)
MP (t65978)

Preflop: Hero is CO with J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
UTG raises to t30272, MP raises to t65778, [i] hero?? easy call

sobefuddled · #2 03-02-2007, 09:49 AM

You have 2.2 pot odds and you have the hand. Against 2 random hands you are 63% to win. The trouble is 3 hands here. If you take AK as one hand and 88to 10-10 as the other you drop to 45% to win. Any random suited cards or any two pair you are just about 2:1 to win. It's a close call. I'm thinking I call.

HitmanHaydon · #3 03-02-2007, 09:52 AM

I'm not laying down J's here with 9BBs.
Definatley calling.

Rocco · #4 03-02-2007, 10:25 AM

Insta-call! Dream scenario is if both have AK or other hands for which they block eachothers outs. Pratically all hands where they share a high card is good for you, it is also very common.

Pondy · #5 03-02-2007, 10:51 AM

Yeah call. an all in followed by an isolation all in, its close but a call. although i expect you called and puked a little as the A8 from the 1st all in flopped and ace.

Dazza1984 · #6 03-02-2007, 11:07 AM

Yeah instant call. You're ahead here an awful lot of the time. You only have 9bbs

Mclane665 · #7 03-02-2007, 11:33 AM

Agreed. The blinds are the key not only are you desperate but so are your opponents. Call!

TEKEE · #8 03-02-2007, 01:19 PM

easy push with your M

That Foreign Guy · #9 03-02-2007, 04:41 PM

Why now? Because you're a luckbox the dealer likes.

Call, triple up, win the whole thing.

UTG has a very wide pushing range that you mostly are ahead of. Let's say any A, Kxs, any pair, QT or better and any suited connector. MP might be slightly narrower but is still iso pushing a lot of hands with showdown value here. Let's say a8+, k9+, any pair.

You're about 51%. Getting more than 2-1 it's an easy push in most situations IMO, even more so when you're short.

Cornell Fiji · #10 03-02-2007, 04:54 PM

All in baby!.

UTG's range is enormous with the blinds about to hit him (55+/AJ+/KQ) and MP presumably knows this with his isolation shove (99+/AQ+)

You are a favorite against their ranges