$1.10 NL HE MTT: Bubble play QJs

[mariussica88]

Game

Hold'em

Game Format

No Limit

Table Format

MTT

Buy-in

1.10

Game Options

1. Bounty

Currency

$

Bounty tournament, 8 player until we reach the money. What do you guys do in this spot?

 

[eetenor]

We shove suited Qx hands are great for winning bounties but we do not want to just flat to let others in.
The range of hands that the V should be shoving GTO includes 44-TT- that is great for us- QTs A4s+ JTs A90+
The V might even shove A2o+ T9s J9s etc which makes our play even stronger.

If we run into a better hand in the blinds that is just poker but we could get called by a hand we are flipping with and win two bounties when we hit as well.

 

[SpanRmonka]

Feels like a jam to me. The 2 players in the blinds should have a very tight calling range if you shove. Of course this is a $1 buy in so they will probably call wider.
However the key for me here is that you cannot actually be busted this hand whatever happens. Its a bit of a different proposition if big blind is sitting there on 100k

Worst case you lose to one of the blinds, you can still time bank, hope yo get a walk in your next BB, win a hand on next orbit and potentially min cash anyway. Lots of upsides and not the worst downsides in the world

 

[Canaldo Kao]

ALL IN to fend off other players!

 

[fundiver199]

Easy jam to try to isolate the short stacked all-in player and go for his bounty with a decent overlay in the pot from the blinds and antes.

 

[mariussica88]

Thank you all for the replies, 🙏 I did shoved and unfortunately this happened.....but I managed to get back and reach the final table.

pokerstars, $0.98 + $0.12 - Hold'em No Limit - 500/1,000 (150 ante) - 7 players
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UTG: 5,296 (5 bb)
MP: 20,329 (20 bb)
MP+1: 45,625 (46 bb)
CO: 62,801 (63 bb)
BU (Hero): 20,462 (20 bb)
SB: 18,643 (19 bb)
BB: 17,058 (17 bb)

Pre-Flop: (2,550) Hero is BTN with Q♦ J♦
UTG raises to 5,146 (all-in), 3 players fold, Hero 3-bets to 20,312 (all-in), 2 players fold

Flop: (12,842) 7♦ 8♣ J♣ (2 players, 2 all-in)

Turn: (12,842) 4♣ (2 players, 2 all-in)

River: (12,842) 5♥ (2 players, 2 all-in)

Total pot: 12,842

Showdown:
BU (Hero) shows Q♦ J♦ (a pair of Jacks)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 70%, Flop: 54%, Turn: 0%, River: 0%)

UTG shows T♣ Q♣ (a flush, Queen high)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 30%, Flop: 46%, Turn: 100%, River: 100%)

UTG wins 12,842

 

[SpanRmonka]

Thank you all for the replies, 🙏 I did shoved and unfortunately this happened.....but I managed to get back and reach the final table.

PokerStars, $0.98 + $0.12 - Hold'em No Limit - 500/1,000 (150 ante) - 7 players
Replay this hand on CardsChat

UTG: 5,296 (5 bb)
MP: 20,329 (20 bb)
MP+1: 45,625 (46 bb)
CO: 62,801 (63 bb)
BU (Hero): 20,462 (20 bb)
SB: 18,643 (19 bb)
BB: 17,058 (17 bb)

Pre-Flop: (2,550) Hero is BTN with Q♦ J♦
UTG raises to 5,146 (all-in), 3 players fold, Hero 3-bets to 20,312 (all-in), 2 players fold

Flop: (12,842) 7♦ 8♣ J♣ (2 players, 2 all-in)

Turn: (12,842) 4♣ (2 players, 2 all-in)

River: (12,842) 5♥ (2 players, 2 all-in)

Total pot: 12,842

Showdown:
BU (Hero) shows Q♦ J♦ (a pair of Jacks)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 70%, Flop: 54%, Turn: 0%, River: 0%)

UTG shows T♣ Q♣ (a flush, Queen high)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 30%, Flop: 46%, Turn: 100%, River: 100%)

UTG wins 12,842

Wow, you couldn't really hope for a much better spot than that for QJs, but then still lose, poker is a beast! Nice recovery to FT tho!

 

[fundiver199]

Thank you all for the replies, 🙏 I did shoved and unfortunately this happened.....

This is the definition of being results oriented. Once you moved all-in, and the players in the blinds folded, the hand was over. How the board runs out after that, is outside your control, and it will take care of itself in the long run