theANMATOR
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Bronze Level
Cyclone Special 1500gtd on ACR
Average stack is approximately 70k
Already ITM, approximately 50 players remain.
Blind levels 1k/2k +anties?
UTG+1 chips are 85k, opens to 4.5k
MP1 chips 199k, calls 4.5k
CO chips 150k, calls 4.5k
Me/Hero - chips 60k, Sitting on the button with I call
and BB - chips 99k, makes the call.
To the flop 5 way.
Pot approx. 26k (I'm not sure about anties - but there is anties so pot is obviously larger)
Is calling here optimal?
I decided to call rather than raise in this spot because I wanted to keep 'options' open for myself on the flop/turn. By raising in this spot, we would have possibly seen the flop with less opponents, or - even less appealing was the risk facing one or more pre-flop shoves in response to my raise, in which case I think we would have to fold if more than one of the other larger stack shoved over us here. Calling any shove here would only be a flip at best. Thoughts?
Table dynamics - I'm one of the smaller stacks here on the table. After money bubble popped - the most aggression has come from shorter stacks shoving preflop, and larger stacks calling and busting them, or the shorter stacks doubling up. Most pots have been 2-3 way at most. Several players with larger stacks have attempted the table captain role - resulting in bust-out, or drastic reduction in chips.
About half of the table has recently shuffled in the past 5-6 hands, I'm near the bottom of the chip count total, but still feel comfortable with 20+ bb.
I'm familiar with UTG+1 and BB. They have both been playing solid, tight poker up to this point. The two big stacks in MP1 and CO are new to the table.
My table image is most likely tight - I have played about 5 hands in the last hour, winning a preflop all-in with QQs, and taking down 2 hands on the flop from LP.
Flop comes
Oh boy!
UTG+1 bets 15k.
MP1 jams for 199k effective.
CO calls the jam with his remaining chips.
What the heck is going on here??
No determinable timing tells here to note - other than both MP1 and CO didn't hesitate to shove and call with there big stacks.
What hands beat me in this spot?
Pocket Tens, K/T & A/K are the only hands that are beating me, 11 total combos?
This is an obvious easy call right?
We have already min-cashed - I'm feeling good about making it into late game, I'm not looking to bust out here but this is part of the game - there is no option other than calling in this spot. If I'm beat - that's just poker right?
Average stack is approximately 70k
Already ITM, approximately 50 players remain.
Blind levels 1k/2k +anties?
UTG+1 chips are 85k, opens to 4.5k
MP1 chips 199k, calls 4.5k
CO chips 150k, calls 4.5k
Me/Hero - chips 60k, Sitting on the button with I call
and BB - chips 99k, makes the call.
To the flop 5 way.
Pot approx. 26k (I'm not sure about anties - but there is anties so pot is obviously larger)
Is calling here optimal?
I decided to call rather than raise in this spot because I wanted to keep 'options' open for myself on the flop/turn. By raising in this spot, we would have possibly seen the flop with less opponents, or - even less appealing was the risk facing one or more pre-flop shoves in response to my raise, in which case I think we would have to fold if more than one of the other larger stack shoved over us here. Calling any shove here would only be a flip at best. Thoughts?
Table dynamics - I'm one of the smaller stacks here on the table. After money bubble popped - the most aggression has come from shorter stacks shoving preflop, and larger stacks calling and busting them, or the shorter stacks doubling up. Most pots have been 2-3 way at most. Several players with larger stacks have attempted the table captain role - resulting in bust-out, or drastic reduction in chips.
About half of the table has recently shuffled in the past 5-6 hands, I'm near the bottom of the chip count total, but still feel comfortable with 20+ bb.
I'm familiar with UTG+1 and BB. They have both been playing solid, tight poker up to this point. The two big stacks in MP1 and CO are new to the table.
My table image is most likely tight - I have played about 5 hands in the last hour, winning a preflop all-in with QQs, and taking down 2 hands on the flop from LP.
Flop comes
Oh boy!
UTG+1 bets 15k.
MP1 jams for 199k effective.
CO calls the jam with his remaining chips.
What the heck is going on here??
No determinable timing tells here to note - other than both MP1 and CO didn't hesitate to shove and call with there big stacks.
What hands beat me in this spot?
Pocket Tens, K/T & A/K are the only hands that are beating me, 11 total combos?
This is an obvious easy call right?
We have already min-cashed - I'm feeling good about making it into late game, I'm not looking to bust out here but this is part of the game - there is no option other than calling in this spot. If I'm beat - that's just poker right?
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