Daily Hand Quiz

There needs to be an open fold option. Shoving is -cEV vs normal calling ranges, and raise/anything sucks cause we have under 20bb. With antes shove, without antes fold.

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I fold here too. I’m not favored against 3 random hands and not short enough to be desperate.

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I’m really only concerned with the player next to us (player G), because they are getting desperate and may call us with a wide range. The small blind is definitely not desperate yet, and the big blind won’t necessarily call our shove with any two cards just because they have the chips to do it. Our hand is not great, but with only 3 players to get through this is a nice spot to pick up the blinds. And if we do get called maybe we’ll get lucky and double up and be right back in this thing.

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Small raise and hope for fold or call at second best. Fold to any button 3-bet or blind 3-bet if more than min, call min-raise from either blind & evaluate flop. It’s a marginal spot, but that’s probably the way I’d take a pop at it.

I’m okay doing this with an aggressive image. I know I’m more likely to get called pre-flop but I’m likely to keep a real hand more disguised post-flop and get paid off.

On another given day I might shove or fold this also. As I say it’s marginal.

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Normally I don’t mind a small raise here in an unraised pot – but our stack size really makes for an uncomfortable spot if we’re re-raised which will probably happen a fair amount. Shoving doesn’t gain enough to balance the times we’re called with better hands.
Given the options available, I guess I’ll just limp and hope none of the others makes a big raise. I’d consider calling a small raise from the blinds to see a flop, but I’d fold to any considerable show of strength.

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There’s only 3 behind you. Blinds, especially the BB might call wide, button could shove with ~10 bbs.

Folding is a option, but I’d want to take a shot at taking the blinds. You’ve got two big cards and position on the blinds, so raise/fold. The yuckiest situation is if the button flats behind because he gets position and it’s a weird/weak thing for him to do.

I don’t get the people who chose the limp option.

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I think the raise-fold option is best here. Because of your stack, raising but not shoving feels a little uncomfortable. However, to your opponent, it looks very strong. You have an M of 11 and you aren’t pushing? If I were SB or BB, I’d be looking for a really good hand to call that kind of raise. I think I standard 3x or 4x raise here takes it down a good 75-80% of the time. And if you get re-raised, you can be pretty sure your villain has the goods; he’s rarely 3-betting light in this situation. Your stack might be small, but if you push all-in on a 4-bet, you can really do damage to any of the remaining stacks. Assuming you aren’t playing against out-and-out donkeys, I think raise-fold is the best move.

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Fold!
A raise here with an aggressive image gives the button the option of calling or going over the top with a good hand and your out of position with a marginal hand. If the Blinds wake up with a good hand they’re all in with the chance to knock out 2 players.
Fold and wait for better hands.

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