I would add I don’t know how you came to be in the bb with 3.5 bb’s. If it wasn’t due to a recent lost pot where you were all in vs a player you had covered then I would encourage you to take whatever steps necessary to not let this happen. You’re way off the money so hanging around in this tournament isn’t really beneficial if you’re going to blind off. Take more risk earlier when you still have a stack that is threatening to your opponents. If you’re shoving JTs in this same spot, but with 12 bb’s instead, this guy probably folds his Q2s and you buy an additional orbit at the table.
This is from Preflop+ and no it does not have ICM functions. I was with my cousin when I replied to this and we compared the two which were damn near identical twins. I believe the app he has is Snap Shove although I would have to confirm that with him. It does have ICM functions. I wish I could sell you mine as I have developed a fondness for my money so I no longer torch it in these things. @john456852
I would fold the pair of 6s. I would probably fold everything except Aces at this early stage of the game until you have a better feel for the playing style of the opponents. If UTG is shoving with LESS than 66 to win 45 chips from the blinds, he is nuts. There is a strong possibility that he has AA and is shoving in the hope that someone calls and he can double up. Sooner or later you will have a better idea of what his shoves mean.
@waidus some context as to how you ended up with half of V’s starting stack would go along way here, but in this spot with sb and bb in the hand still to act I think folding is def the way to lean regardless of how poorly utg is playing.
Have to agree with Sarah on this one. It’s the nature of the beast. The first promotion SnG was a disaster, 10th of so, with no bust outs. The second was a win with 8 bust outs, which shot me up to the pay out part of the leaderboard. In a regular SnG, I’m folding, but this one is 1.5K entry and the tables fill up fairly fast, so i went for it. The point system has no cap, so playing lots of games is beneficial to climbing the points board. Classic example of adapting your play to Replay, and not real poker.
I didn’t anticipate the blinds calling, so i didn’t cover them pre flop. When the BB called, I checked (chickened) out, and only got one bust out.
Hard to know without the actions in the hand what happened here. I will say though that not knowing any of that you’re around a 48% favorite pre flop vs these two hands that are bumping heads (blocking each other/counterfeiting).
Snap fold. 35BB deep, you’ll have better spots. Best case scenario you’re facing two overcards and nobody behind you calls, giving you a coin flip to win the hand. More likely, you’re up against a pocket pair, and most of those are ahead of you.
I probably rejam with 99+ AQs and AK, fold everything else.
if he had 77 or Q7, then he’s just flopped a boat. 2 chairs beside V called my 3BB open, preflop. If I’m sitting there with 77, I’m hoping someone has a Q, and betting to high heaven. I especially want to keep the other players in, until i decide to blow them out.
I’ve seen many players rep trips when the flop pairs, myself included, occasionally. If V had it, i think he played the hand poorly. I would have been disappointed with 750 chips. If he didn’t, then successful bluff.
My thoughts at the time were…It’s early. I’m top 10 in chips. why risk it.
To any potential opponents reading this…that’s not ironclad.
I wish I could sell you mine as I have developed a fondness for my money so I no longer torch it in these things.
