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CashTaker
Rising Star
Bronze Level
I was playing in a turbo NL Hold'em Freeroll today. The tournament was about 30 minutes in, so we were at level 5 or so. Top 70 place and I was at 130 or so at the time.
I had 10 bb remaining and had A8s in mid position. Everyone folds to me and I raise to 3 bb. Action folds to small blind who raises me all in and has me covered. I call and see my opponent has AQs. The AQs holds and I bust out.
What is the optimal strategy with a middling hand like A8s in this tournament situation? Is raising preflop ok, but definitely fold to a 3bet because the pot odds aren't good enough to beat a better ace or a mid pair? Or do you just fold middling hands preflop and pray to get a premium hand? Or do you call preflop and hope to see a favorable flop?
Thanks for the insights.
I had 10 bb remaining and had A8s in mid position. Everyone folds to me and I raise to 3 bb. Action folds to small blind who raises me all in and has me covered. I call and see my opponent has AQs. The AQs holds and I bust out.
What is the optimal strategy with a middling hand like A8s in this tournament situation? Is raising preflop ok, but definitely fold to a 3bet because the pot odds aren't good enough to beat a better ace or a mid pair? Or do you just fold middling hands preflop and pray to get a premium hand? Or do you call preflop and hope to see a favorable flop?
Thanks for the insights.