$Freeroll NLHE MTT: CC freeroll - AJs with 13 runners

i was big blind with AJs and the small blind (equal stack to me, 10bb which was low middle stack overall) had completed. i pushed. is that the right move?

my logic was that in his spot i would pay the 1/2 blind on most anything hoping for a cheap flop or if my cards were terrible i'd just fold and wait on the next one. figured he'd assume i was stealing his blind and call with most aces, middling or better pairs, and some higher suited connectors. i'm ahead on most aces, flipping with most pairs and 60/40 on the connectors, so i'm thinking he'll fold 60% of the time and of the other 40% i'm flipping on average, figuring that the payout of bumping a couple spots isn't going to help me too much as compared to doubling.

he beat me with twos.

overall would it have been better to see the flop and bet small to see if he called?

Your decision should also take into account what you want to get:

1. You want to double (it is necessary that the villain called and lost)
2. To take away it 1 BB (it is necessary that the villain threw out cards)
3. Do you want to play your hand, but do not want to risk leaving the tournament (bubble?).

1 - you did everything right. 2 - Raise 3 BB and then see what's on the flop. 3 - should call and see the cheap flop.

I think you're fine with thinking ...
I do not like a hand - AJ ...
I played a lot of hands with this hand and only 10% had success with it ...
Good luck with poker ... bro ...))
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You have 10 BB, what have you been waiting for?

The long-term pushed it sure is great, because your stack.

Pushing AJs is absolutely the right play. If SB had pushed Hero should call with the top 40% of his hands and AJs is way better than that.

. With less than ~15 BBs tournaments are reduced to pushing or folding, IMHO. Your need a push fold chart like Jennifear's Push Fold chart for MTTs. Google it. Float the Turn has an App, but I think they charge for it.

I think I'm the one that called with 22. Sheepdawwg on ACR.

TheBigFinn said:

I think I'm the one that called with 22. Sheepdawwg on ACR.

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idk, i don't keep track of who beats me. maybe i should, who knows. i'm pretty sure i'd push AJ all day every day in that spot, but i'd also push 22 so it think we both made good calls and lady luck chose a winner

TheBigFinn said:

I think I'm the one that called with 22. Sheepdawwg on ACR.

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not sure if this will send twice, got a DB error the first time.

i'd push all day every day with AJ or 22 from either spot haha. lady luck might pick me next time

Fine play - you get a lot of folds with this play and win the flip half the time.

It's so simple push situation, you don't even have to ever worry about how to play. SB vs. BB and AJs with 10BB effective stack is instapush without looking. You're simply way ahead against the most of his range. So yeah, you did everything right. I would even start pushing with Q7s+, Q9o+, K6s+, K8o+, any suited connectors, any higher off-suited connectors, any pair, any ace. And no, it's not really way too loose. We have Heads-Up situation here, so we should loosen up our range a lot, especially when villain shows weakness. Calling we should way more tight obviously, as when we are pushing, we have advantage of Fold equity. Even if we know for sure, that this guy is a LAG or Aggro-Fish, we shouldn't be so paranoid to think that he traps us with a better hand, when he limps his SB. It can be just his mistake of play that he would make with a lot of hands that weaker, than AJs. Some weird suited hands, some offsuited connectors, even with Ace rag. When an opponent shows weakness, he is weak most of the time. Especially it is legit for freerolls, micros, low limits, where most of the players just play their hand without thinking deeply. Of course there are small chances that he traps us with JJ+, but we are ready to take risks in terms of playing a hand right against the whole of his range.

The play was standard here , your opponents just won the flip!

Just be aware for next game against who you are pushing against. The vast majority of the players who participate in a freeroll complete the SB with marginal hands and open raise against BB with very strong hands in order to induce a 3bet!