Daily Hand Quiz

I think you can commit here. Not only does the UTG raise add some valuable chips to the pot, but he also provides some protection against some hands that would normally call you. His stack and history give him a raising range that AJ is doing just fine against – there’s even a chance you’ll be called by worse (better than the chance you’ll be called by a better ace).

You won’t be very far ahead, but with your stack, you’re not going to be able to wait for situations where you have a big edge. At this point, a race when you’re getting 1.5-1 on your money is one of the better shots you’re going to get.

What actually happened: You raised and the BB woke up with AKo. He re-raised and UTG 1 folded. AK held up to win the pot.

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Perhaps the math says I’m wrong, but I don’t gamble my tournament on AJo. I fold.

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With an M of just over 5 and a good hand which could well be ahead I 3 bet shove in this spot until the cows come home.

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Hand sucks, positions sucks. Fold. While you are running out of time you have enough staying power to wait for something where you have better odds.

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all in should of shoved earlier

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I don’t mind shoving AJ in early position, but I would rather be the first in. Fold and swear while doing so.

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A shove on a loose opener could net you ~45% return with likely the best hand. Problem is position and the bubble approaching. However hero is short-stacked so AJ is not bad to ride with. I’d shove and hope no one else wakes-up with a hand.

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Shove, cross your fingers, and race. The biggest mistake a small stack can make is not pushing enough. Honestly waiting for an ace/face or pocket pair might not pop up again and when it does come time to make the epic push, even getting called down might not give you enough chips to play real poker.

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This is right on the border of my shoving range against an early raiser when my M is 5. I would base my decision on the looseness of the early raiser, the overall skill at the table and the stage of the tourney. It’s incredibly close, and it would probably depend on how I felt at the moment. I could argue fold or shove, calling is out of the question.

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who gives a rats ass about your position here.. hes in middle n youre in late – its all in or fold.. most of the time its gonna be a race and you could use a double up. push here.

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The situation ain’t great, but your stack isn’t THAT short when you look at the blind sizes. It’s extremely likely you are completely dominated by a better ace so I am folding and waiting for AQ+ or a pocket pair.

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Fold. Against someone raising from early position and plenty of people left to act behind, why would you risk your tournament life on marginal holdings? You still have enough chips to wait for a better hand to push with.

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Hard one to call this one. With it being a race if called and in early position I would rather wait for something better to come along. Also depending on how close the bubble was and if your intentions were for the prestige of getting to the final table or if you just wanted to settle for getting your money back.

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Went with the raise cuz I don’t wanna wait until I’m sitting on 2 M rather than 5.. lol

Folding’s not horrible though, you’ve got time to find something a little better, or at least shove in position with rags

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All you can eat. Staff is right on, which I appreciate cause now I dont have to write all that stuff myself

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