$1.10 NL HE MTT: 6-max turbo

[mariussica88]

Game

Hold'em

Game Format

No Limit

Table Format

MTT

Buy-in

1.10

Currency

$

Only 9 hands played in this tournament so the stats of the SB aren't that relevant: VPIP 63 PFR 13 Limp 75

Should I just called pre-flop? Is folding an option this early?

pokerstars, $0.98 + $0.12 - Hold'em No Limit - 50/100 (12 ante) - 6 players


UTG: 2,904 (29 bb)
MP: 5,657 (57 bb)
CO: 3,240 (32 bb)
BU: 3,299 (33 bb)
SB: 3,414 (34 bb)
BB (Hero): 4,156 (42 bb)

Pre-Flop: (222) Hero is BB with J♦ J♥
UTG raises to 200, 3 players fold, SB 3-bets to 772, Hero 4-bets to 4,144 (all-in), 1 fold, SB calls 2,630 (all-in)

Spoiler

Flop: (7,076) 3♥ K♣ 9♥ (2 players, 2 all-in)

Turn: (7,076) 9♣ (2 players, 2 all-in)

River: (7,076) T♠ (2 players, 2 all-in)

Total pot: 7,076

Showdown:
BB (Hero) shows J♦ J♥ (two pair, Jacks and Nines)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 19%, Flop: 14%, Turn: 5%, River: 0%)

SB shows A♠ A♦ (two pair, Aces and Nines)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 81%, Flop: 86%, Turn: 95%, River: 100%)

SB wins 7,076

 

[fundiver199]

9 hands is a small sample, but even so the opponent is clearly a loose passive player AKA "fish". So it is somewhat concerning, that he choose to 3-bet rather than just call. But even so this is a 6-handed table, and folding JJ does seem very tight. So I would not love this situation, but I would either call or jam, and I dont think, there is a big difference between the EV of those two options. Jamming is easier, but maybe calling can induce a light ship from UTG, which we are then going to call. I am not calling here with intention to fold, if UTG comes back over the top. Assuming that does not happen, we will need to stack off on good boards, but on a board like AK4 we can get away from it.

Results
So he had pocket aces, and that obviously sucks. But I would not beat myself up over this one. Even people playing 60% VPIP will sometimes have aces, but its not like, there was any way to know for sure, he was this strong.