25 freezout

[maletaja]

My stack is 15k(blinds 2000-1000 no antes)
I sit in MP2 and have A9o
CU has 30k stack,button 4k,SB 5k, and BB 13k
I shoved...and BB called..
Did my shove was OK or bad play?

[Stumpy]

it's a good shove.

If everyone calls with top 15% hands, you'll get called 1 - (0.85^4) = 48% of the time.
52% of the time you win 3k in the blinds.

When called, each case is a bit different because their stack sizes are so varied. But,
CO: -1000
Button: +500
SB: -700
BB: -488
For an average of -422 chips when called.

When everyone folds, you win 3,000 chips.

0.424*(-422) + 0.576*(3000) = +1363 chips.

If people call wider than that, it can hurt your equity some, but I think 15% is a pretty good guess.
I don't think any calling range exists that could make this a bad shove.
If people call tighter it gets better, because you win the blinds more, which is really the goal here.

-Stumpy

[maletaja]

BB had KK and i lost pot.

[halpgr]

Good shove. Your M is 5. Only 2 of the players to act can really hurt your stack. The short players are desperate to double up so they should be willing to gamble with a wide range which A9 is well ahead of.