$20 NLHE 6-max: easy decision right?

$20 NL HE 6-max: easy decision right?

No-Limit Hold'em, $0.20 BB (6 handed) - Hold'em Manager Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

CO ($9.22)
Button ($9)
SB ($69.21)
BB ($4)
UTG ($19.09)
Hero (MP) ($19.70)

Preflop: Hero is MP with 9 , 8
UTG bets $0.70, Hero calls $0.70, 1 fold, Button raises $2.60, 2 folds, UTG calls $1.90, Hero calls $1.90

Flop: ($8.10) 7 , 3 , 5 (3 players)
UTG checks, Hero checks, Button bets $6.40 (All-In), UTG calls $6.40, Hero ??

Total pot: $27.30


readless, easy shove?

Firstly, when you cold call a 3bet pre flop with 98s out of position, what kind of flop are you looking to hit? I fold pre here with shortie on the button.

As played button is the 3bettor starting the hand with less than 50bb, therefore utg shouldn't be setmining here, while you have position on UTG, UTG is likely to have overpairs and big aces, to call flop here assume UTG holds 99+ and AsQs/AsKs in this spot (a somewhat wide OOP 3b pre and flop cb shove calling range possibly?). Also note a fair few players don't like 4betting aggressive short stacks with premium hands and just let them spew the flop.

You're marginal against said UTG range (Pokerstove has you as a 1.6% dog to UTG) but you have enough equity in the pot to shove with the BTN shipping an uber wide range. If you call and the turn misses you're almost committed as you'll be getting near 3/1 on a shove and you'll be having a nasty decision should that happen. Also if for argument sake UTG holds something like 99-JJ any Q/K/A could kill your action, which sucks if that happens to be a spade.

Basically, ship flop. Fold pre and you won't have this kind of decision to make

Also, I know this sounds anal as you're only 30c short, but Auto Rebuy !!!!! Options in the lobby > Auto Rebuy and then check the box in the table window!

What SPCotter said. But once you've got yourself into this situation, yes, it's an easy shove. It's looking very much like the two villains have overpairs considering the pre-flop action, likely to see premium pockets facing one another. If this read is correct, it means that at best only 2 of your potential 12 outs can be taken up (e.g. if one has AsAc and the other KcKs, then there's 2 spades gone). But even then you've got way enough equity to make this an easy shove, I think. The 1 combo you really wouldn't want to see here would be AsKs, but that's only 1 combo, compared to the equity you otherwise have in the pot, and the pot odds, it's not worth considering I don't think.

yeah, I knew UTG is calling here everytime and the pot odds looked appealing... I knew I was losing to the shortstacker but I thought that taking the crappy utg would be a good idea.
I rarely call 3bets, especially with SCs...
This will hopefully never happen again.

Considering your SPR is about 2, what better of a flop can you hit? At this point you pretty much flopped what you're playing for, this is a Leeroy Jenkins spot. I can see that you opted for a call on the flop, which I think is the worst decision to make, you only have $10 after the $6.40 call, might as well get it in at that point.

But I agree with the rest, dump that shizz preflop.

no, no... hell no...
i shoved lmao
gutshot+ FD
13 clean outs=50%
shoooooooooved

After the flop I think it's a pretty clear shove and hope for the best but preflop I don't even like flatting the original UTG open with a SC from MP1. Too many bad things that can happen behind you if someone decides to squeeze and then you either have to fold or play a big pot OOP.

Also, you only have 12 outs, not 13. One of your gutshot cards is one of your flush cards. Can't count the 6 of spades twice.

Fold pre, but as played cross your fingers and hope to see AcAd v KcKd

I also wouldhave folded preflop but considering you called and you have 12 outs it is worth the risk 3-1 odds to make the call here.