Daily Hand Quiz

Well given the villains image I think we could ship preflop and expect to take it down uncontested a good portion of the time. Maybe we could also pull a little stop n go action by calling/limping in to see a flop and then jam all in no matter what hits. I think these two moves are ok. We could always fold but with our stack that just seems a little weak. We’re running out of chips and time so moves must be made in my opinion.

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With a satellite such as this, it doesnt matter if you make it with 1 chip or all of the chips, each seat “pays” the same, so there is no reason to let V call with anything. Fold now and look for a better spot, you still have an M of just under 2. You can expect that, if you shove, V will call with just about any Ace, KT+ QJ+ 22+, most of which has you pretty beat. Let it go.

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Pirate21 Reply:
June 2nd, 2010 at 10:29 am

I think V’s calling range may be quite a bit tighter than that on the bubble. If he loses, he’s only got 2 more hands so he’ll be fairly careful. But, your point is correct – if he calls, we’re crushed.
This is a shove/fold spot to me and I’m okay with either. Deciding factor for me is how willing V has been to defend his blinds.
Last thought… I’d really hate to bubble out with J5o when I don’t really need to.

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b1aze Reply:
June 2nd, 2010 at 11:08 am

That last comment makes a good point. Ive been kicking myself lately where, very late in MTTs, ive been a little to willing to try to steal blinds with mediocre hands too often. Been stacked off a few times with my hand in the cookie jar.

It also really depends what you have done in previous spots similar. Have you been trying to pick up the blinds on the button or CO? With the stack size, you have to assume that either Hero has been overly nitty or lost a pretty big pot.

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I’d fold. Players C&D likely to be blinded below Hero stack, so wait, watch, and survive.

Being a qualifier, I don’t think calling is the right move.

RAI is a possibility, but if called J-high is behind the vast majority of the time. Why risk that in a qualifier?

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