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so i am playing 5 usd tournament with 3000k guranteed ( both situation in the money )
37 players left the blind is 16k i have 290 k and the tournament chip leader raise 2x i have AK off suit call raise or shove ?

2nd one happenes alot and i dont know what to do ?( in the money too )
i am in the small blind with 52x and the bb has 46
i have acex low card in this case was 4 offsuit everyone folds do u complete or raise or just fold
i always fold but i feel like a coward
 
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so i am playing 5 usd tournament with 3000k guranteed ( both situation in the money )
37 players left the blind is 16k i have 290 k and the tournament chip leader raise 2x i have AK off suit call raise or shove ?

2nd one happenes alot and i dont know what to do ?( in the money too )
i am in the small blind with 52x and the bb has 46
i have acex low card in this case was 4 offsuit everyone folds do u complete or raise or just fold
i always fold but i feel like a coward
I also worry when I'm playing for money, and because of this I make a lot of mistakes)😉
 
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i meant 3000usd guaranteed not 3000k that will be 3m :D
 
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1st hand, fist pump get it in with less than 20 bigs. Even with 30 bigs I would 3 bet with the intent of calling it off. You simply cannot fold AK here, especially with the chip leader (who is probably opening wider than normal) opening this pot.

2nd hand, I have a limp/fold, limp/reraise, limp/call strategy from the small blind. With A4o, I think a limp/call line is fine. A fold is definetly too weak though, you should not be folding an ace against a 100% big blind range. Some people might raise this hand too and fold to a reraise or just jam it outright depending on the stack sizes. If Big blinds stack is less than 20 bigs, I would probably just open jam this hand to make it easy on yourself, as long as there aren't any ICM considerations to take into account.
 
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The first one you are absolutely trying to get stacks in here, id re shove AJoff more than likely in this spot depending on how wide we think the opponent opens since most of the time hes folding and we are just printing chips. 3betting with the intention of calling it off is also an option but if you three bet small off of a 20BB stack against a smart opponent its just looks super nutted so I prefer shoving.

The second one depends on stacks and the villan in the BB, I don't like folding here its too weak, but a limp call is fine, opening is fine and shoving is good if the effective stack is 20BB or lower. Its like the guy above me said limp call, limp reraise, limp fold late in tournaments when you open the SB so you don't risk a significant portion of your stack when you 2x or 2.5x and the guy Jams over you. Also of note, if you are establishing a limping range from the small blind you have to include your value hands like all your premiums in your limping ranges or you risk polarizing your range and will be way to exploitable if you only limp marginal hands and raise your premiums. Hope this helps.
 
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in the first one i did shoved and he folded ,in the second one i completed he raised pretty huge like 4x so i folded
but this kind of situations happens to me alot and i want to know the right move
 
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I'd jam the first, short stacked with a premium hand, I wouldn't get too fancy.

Second depends on how the big blind has been responding to raises so far. You can probably get away with raising wide, about 40-50%, then adjust based on how the big blind is responding. I wouldn't be limping from the small blind personally, raise or fold.
 
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1. re-raise him 4bet or bet all in :)
2. fold and wait better cars
 
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in the first one i did shoved and he folded ,in the second one i completed he raised pretty huge like 4x so i folded
but this kind of situations happens to me alot and i want to know the right move

In both situations you played correct - upon my opinion!
I would fold Ax only if there is a raise before my turn, otherwise limp or small raise - depending on your current stack...
 
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so i am playing 5 usd tournament with 3000k guranteed ( both situation in the money )
37 players left the blind is 16k i have 290 k and the tournament chip leader raise 2x i have AK off suit call raise or shove ?

3bet/shove. You have about 18bb so shove is fine.

2nd one happenes alot and i dont know what to do ?( in the money too )
i am in the small blind with 52x and the bb has 46
i have acex low card in this case was 4 offsuit everyone folds do u complete or raise or just fold
i always fold but i feel like a coward

This depends on your opponent, if you notice that he folds a lot, you should raise and steal the blend and pot without a flop. Always fold an ace in blend vs blend is very tight..:)
 
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In the first situation it depends on if you are in position against him or not.
If you are in position you can re-raise pot-size. And on the flop a normal continuation bet.
If you are not in position its quite harder, but you have to know how aggressive he is, how image has he? if he raise 20% of his hand you should re-raise his hand x3 or maybe push-all in, the reason is you get a good fold equity.

In the second situation you just have to fold, small aces are to risky. But if you had Ajo and higher you could call him. But it all depends on his image and the count of knowing hands from your opponent. How does he play and so go on
 
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thanks guy i shoved and i am glad it was the right move
 
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1 : reerase for 4-5x bet, no slow-play here!
2: 3x bet and watch your opponent move.
 
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there are a lot situations happening around, if you have enough chips to stay better to fold if ur in ITM, so u will have more chances to get more money when your out, so better to wait best card ACES, or sometimes need to analyze your opponents and know how is playing with what kind of range of cards. Most cases its better to fold better hands , do not checkking everytime your fortune ...
 
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i already said he went like 4-5x 3 bet will be lke 12x dont u think it is too much when i have ace 4 out of position ?
 
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Like everyone else I would raise the first situation.

And I try to raise as SB, when everybody else folded.
 
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In the first situation, I would just call the chip leader's raise. 16k blinds is high, but you'll still have enough left to have a comeback if you fold the hand versus all in and a coin flip. You would also at least see the flop and make a better judgement call to shove if need be. AK is not always a guaranteed win heads up and a highly overhyped hand.

For the second, remember the saying, "When in doubt, raise." lol. Honestly, towards the end of the tournament after the bubble, players tend to raise with moderate hands like k10, J10, etc. so you're better off raising decent with an A with a weak kicker more than when people play tighter hands earlier on.
 
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In both cases, raise. And in the future to look at the opponent's moves
 
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The 1st situation is a all in, i am not sure if i'm reading the 2nd situation correctly. you have 52 BB's? and A4 off suit? if you are short stacked i would jam but with 52 bigs just a raise or maybe a complete depending on the stage in the tourney.
 
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What is there to think about, the first 4 bb raises, and the second is better folding.
 
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I don't think either situation is relevant. Both times you are in the money, you have a healthy stack. You should continue to play the same way that got you to this point. No need really to change it up. AK suited or unsuited should be a raise if no one else is in the pot. I don't mind a call a small raise. A-rag is always dicey. Just get a feel for the other players and see if you can pull off a bluff. Don't go crazy with either hand and you should be fine.
 
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in firstcase raise 3 or 4 bet maybe every player folds its same in the 2nd case raise
 
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I am raising in both situations. The chip leader is likely attempting to steal the blinds and antis. You may take down the pot preflop. If not you are most likely way ahead.

Raising from the SB every time. It's most likely that Ace 4 is leading. Obviously I'm reevaluating the situation after the BB acts. But it's common to get a fold here.
 
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