Weak pair vs 4x button raise, final table bubble

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Game type: Poker Stars Sunday Million
Stage of tourney: Final table bubble, 11 remain
Avg stack: ~6.8 million
Your image: A little weak
Opponent’s image: Very aggressive
Your hand: 5♥5♦

The setup: You accumulated most of your chips several orbits ago and you’ve been sitting back since then, watching your stack dwindle as the blinds accelerated. Your opponent has been fairly aggressive and hasn’t gone to many showdowns.

11 players remain; once two more players drop, everyone jumps about $2500 in prize money.

This hand the table folds to the button, who makes it 4x the BB at an even million. It’s your action. How do you play your weak pair?

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general johnson jameson

this is either 3 bet all in or fold. If were playing to win the bubble doesnt matter. If we dont fully 3 bet that opens the door. Apply max pressure against an aggressive player whos probly attacking our weak image. Or folding is ok too. Will be plenty of other spots to get it in good. Were flipping here at best. Dont forget bb has to act too. If we make a move it cant be against 4 cards. All in all i say fold here.

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meh

I’d be all in here. 4x bb is my standard raise and opp could do this with atc. Given comparative stack-sizes and images, I think fold equity is pretty high.

I think JJ-AA would probably not raise as much and 66-TT may even fold to a rr from a weak image. Winning a race and doubling up wouldn’t be too bad. Busting out on a lost race would suck, but at least you were in front (just).

[What actually happened]*: he had 77 and tanked for a while before calling. His hand held up.

* Made up

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Pirate21

RRAI – V is clearly stealing. Given he would be crippled if he loses, he’s only calling with something like TT+, AQ+ and most of those aren’t the likely hands he’s stealing with here. BB has a healthy stack and won’t want to risk it without a premium hand either.
This is the perfect spot to exploit our weak image and pick up some needed chips.

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samo

Due to stack size, this is either fold or RRAI. I agree with Pirate that this is an ideal spot to take advantage of our inactivity against an agg V. I am concerned however about the BB yet to act. Odds are we’re ahead of the V and if we RRAI, BB is calling with a monster only. Our M is high enough to fold and wait. Close, but I’ll shove and x my fingers.

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Anonymous

JAM

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