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What's the optimal play here?
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August 18, 2010 - 3:28 pm
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UTG folds.

Is the only move here a shove from UTG+1 with 13BB? Any case at all to be made for a fold due to position?

Poker Stars $4.00 No Limit Hold'em Tournament – t4000/t8000 Blinds + t1000 – 9 players
Hand Conversion courtesy of Tournament Poker Edge

3OutrWinz (MP2): BB = 6.7, t53335
MeoEnfrego (CO): BB = 19.8, t158522
mandelmand (BTN): BB = 60.1, t480640
hold'os (SB): BB = 21.8, t174112
zoli1965 (BB): BB = 15.8, t126134
mcuhet (UTG): BB = 21.2, t169894
QQuartzz (UTG+1): BB = 13.5, t107948
BiggerBaaang (UTG+2): BB = 9.3, t74157
Sandman333 (MP1): BB = 46.4, t370940

Pre Flop: (t21000) QQuartzz is UTG+1 with J of clubs A of clubs

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August 18, 2010 - 3:52 pm
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This is a shove everytime

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August 18, 2010 - 3:54 pm
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Only two stacks to worry about. Everyone else is calling off their whole stack or at least half of it so they need to wake up with a real hand. I shove here without blinking. We increase our stack by 20% if we get all folds.

With stacks this shallow you could see weaker suited Ace X hands call as well as KQ and maybe even slightly worse.

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August 18, 2010 - 4:48 pm
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Tks guys. Figured as much just wanted outside perspective. FTR, my shove ran into KK… gg

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August 18, 2010 - 8:15 pm
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You can push ATs+, AJ+,55+, KTs+,QTs+ and JTs

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August 18, 2010 - 9:01 pm
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BSittingDucks said:

You can push ATs+, AJ+,55+, KTs+,QTs+ and JTs


 

But that's assuming $4 MTT players take an optimal calling line, right? We can probably push a little wider since people aren't calling correctly.

I'm guessing this is a +EV in a vacuum sort of thing …

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August 19, 2010 - 10:51 am
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Well, frankly I think that people call wider on low stakes, but I could be wrong.

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August 19, 2010 - 11:38 am
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Nah, you're correct. 

You'll see the bb call with Ace anything and any pocket pair against a 10-15 bb shove from any position no matter what % of their own stack the call reps which to me just terrible.

Last night I final table bubbled the Daily Double A (sick brag about not being able to close tourneys) and saw a 30 bb open shove from UTG+1 get called from the sb who had 26 bb and called with KJs. That's strong.

I'm thinking in a $4 MTT we can profitable shove as low as A6s and also include 9Ts and 89s.

I think low stakes players fold hands they should call with and call with hands they should fold a whole lot.

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August 19, 2010 - 1:14 pm
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Ducks and FK, I think you guys make a really good point in commenting that the competition level is very important when making a decision. Too often at these levels you see players berating “retarded play”. They often just can't see how their lack of adjustment is almost as poor. I suppose micro, mid and high stakes MTTs are different beasts really. Tks for input.

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