Karozi615
Visionary
Silver Level
Live MTT tournament, 8 players seated
200/400 blinds +50 ante
utg raises to 1000
5 players call
you look down at your cards in the big blind and see AK suited.
There is 6k in the pot. The table has been incredibly loose/passive. You are comfortable with 18k behind but still a shorter stack. Is it okay to just shove here or do you have to make it like 4k? Or do you call? Keep in mind there are 2 players at the table with stacks of 80k+ both to your left. You are the second smallest stack at the table
I would think to shove, and my only reservation is that you aren't even close to that "fringe zone" because you still have a ton of blinds. (40+)
I think a strong argument could be made for raising to 5k to try and isolate a player but what happens if you miss the flop? A c-bet would practically commit you. I think the fold equity you get preflop is higher, and you AREN'T getting called by AA or KK except for the person UTG, where there is a small chance that player has either one of those hands. Even if you are shown kings your drawing live.
So pushing here is the right play in the middle stages of a tourney where your a short stack at a loose passive table with 33% of your stack in the pot PREFLOP
OR raise to 5k, get one caller, spike an ACE on the flop check/shove or lead out and take it down or get called by A8 suited or A10 (that is the caliber of these players)
But the consideration has to be that you MISS some of the time, and that seems like a really gross spot, so I'm not so sure about raising. also consider that you could get more than one caller.
any opinions?
200/400 blinds +50 ante
utg raises to 1000
5 players call
you look down at your cards in the big blind and see AK suited.
There is 6k in the pot. The table has been incredibly loose/passive. You are comfortable with 18k behind but still a shorter stack. Is it okay to just shove here or do you have to make it like 4k? Or do you call? Keep in mind there are 2 players at the table with stacks of 80k+ both to your left. You are the second smallest stack at the table
I would think to shove, and my only reservation is that you aren't even close to that "fringe zone" because you still have a ton of blinds. (40+)
I think a strong argument could be made for raising to 5k to try and isolate a player but what happens if you miss the flop? A c-bet would practically commit you. I think the fold equity you get preflop is higher, and you AREN'T getting called by AA or KK except for the person UTG, where there is a small chance that player has either one of those hands. Even if you are shown kings your drawing live.
So pushing here is the right play in the middle stages of a tourney where your a short stack at a loose passive table with 33% of your stack in the pot PREFLOP
OR raise to 5k, get one caller, spike an ACE on the flop check/shove or lead out and take it down or get called by A8 suited or A10 (that is the caliber of these players)
But the consideration has to be that you MISS some of the time, and that seems like a really gross spot, so I'm not so sure about raising. also consider that you could get more than one caller.
any opinions?