$3.30 NLHE MTT: $3,30 NLHE MTT: KTo on BB vs BU at Final Table

At the end of the final table I got dealt this hand. Both oponents played a relative aggressive game. I suspected the guy on the button trying to steal from me. How would you have played this hand in my case?

888 Poker - 400/800 Ante 80 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 3 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 19.13 BB (VPIP: 26.98, PFR: 18.03, 3Bet Preflop: 5.56, hands: 67)
SB: 39.92 BB (VPIP: 39.66, PFR: 30.91, 3Bet Preflop: 11.76, Hands: 61)
Hero (BB): 28.45 BB

3 players post ante of 0.1 BB, SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.8 BB) Hero has K♦ T♠

BTN raises to 3 BB, fold, Hero raises to 28.35 BB and is all-in, BTN calls 16.03 BB and is all-in

Flop: (38.87 BB, 2 players) 9♥ A♣ 8♥

Turn: (38.87 BB, 2 players) 2♠

River: (38.87 BB, 2 players) 6♣

This is very bad played I don't know why you bluff and raises to all-in? I would simply fold on the flop or maybe just call and see the turn.

Thank you for your reply. Well, i didn't call to see the flop. I went all in preflop, if you missed that.

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i would have folded this hand or at the most just call.

K10o is a monster 3 handed, I don't know what you guys are talking about. Shove all day, every day. What are the odds villain has an A? And then, even if he does have an A, K10 is still only a 60/40 underdog to an A with a kicker below 10. Sure you can be dominated sometimes, but folding here is playing scared, especially against an aggressive villain.

Personally, I don't like it. You're making it easier for him to play perfectly. If he has a bluff (weak hand), he folds; if he has a good hand, what do you think he's going to do? He's 3rd in chip and ICM doesn't apply to him that much (even though, I doubt he would be thinking about it).

I would have much rather seen the flop, taking ICM into account (if I missed, I missed). And I strongly disagree with someone saying KTo is a monster there.

I understood the line you were trying to take but I would rather squeeze shove with a narrower range at this FT (A9+, KQ+ 77+), considering your opponent stats.

I would rather take the flop and play post flop!

Thanks a lot guys for sharing all your different and interesting opinions to me.

Hope poker - I hope he's stealing so I go all-in.

Yeah, you'll be flipping sometimes but you will be behind most times you are called and risking 28 BB's is too much here. (Edit: 19 BBs effective is still iffy).

Call and see the flop, not necessarily playing fit or fold here but not going crazy either.

I'm just folding. I understand the thinking here but it'd be better to call and play post flop and best to just fold.

whiskers77 said:

Thank you for your reply. Well, i didn't call to see the flop. I went all in preflop, if you missed that.

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Yes ok, I think you should just call and see the flop or small raise, not all-in.

Going all in in this situation is a bluff.

Hy!
I as well think here´s no need to go ai. The opponent raises to 3 BB, according to poker school this is a bet for a monster hand, like AA, KK, QQ or AKs, if he plays aggressive, a wider range, like JJ or AKo, maybe AQ. So U have to concider a quite strong hand.
So in this case I just would have called to see the flop, but only because U said he´s aggressive player. With a tight guy(/lady, let´s gender a bit) it´s a fold, imo.
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