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johnnythemoss
Enthusiast
Silver Level
I'm posting this hand because this spot always comes up and I never know what to do. It's typical of a late tournament stage nearing the bubble where I'm suddenly in a situation and because I have no plan, I just end up shoving.
In this hand, I figured 13bb was a bit too much to open shove so I raised for 2.2x. On the flop I'm out of position on a terrible board. My thought process: If I check he just bets his entire range and I have to fold. If I bet 30%-50% pot and he calls, I still have a bad hand on the turn and now I have only a few bbs left. If I check fold I have wasted a decent hand. So jamming the flop is the only way to make sure I prevent his bluffs from stealing the pot. He might call with any Ace or any Queen, he might fold pocket pairs lower than TT.
I just hate these spots because I have no strategy in place and I end up spazzing.
pokerstars, $0.98 + $0.12 - Hold'em No Limit - 400/800 (65 ante) - 9 players
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UTG: 13,920 (17 bb)
UTG+1 (Hero): 10,601 (13 bb)
MP: 14,600 (18 bb)
MP+1: 27,410 (34 bb)
LP: 35,098 (44 bb)
CO: 47,197 (59 bb)
BU: 36,968 (46 bb)
SB: 11,207 (14 bb)
BB: 12,898 (16 bb)
Pre-Flop: (1,785) Hero is UTG+1 with 9♠ 9♦
1 fold, Hero raises to 1,760, 2 players fold, LP calls 1,760, 4 players fold
Flop: (5,305) T♠ K♣ J♦ (2 players)
Hero bets 8,776 (all-in), LP calls 8,776
In this hand, I figured 13bb was a bit too much to open shove so I raised for 2.2x. On the flop I'm out of position on a terrible board. My thought process: If I check he just bets his entire range and I have to fold. If I bet 30%-50% pot and he calls, I still have a bad hand on the turn and now I have only a few bbs left. If I check fold I have wasted a decent hand. So jamming the flop is the only way to make sure I prevent his bluffs from stealing the pot. He might call with any Ace or any Queen, he might fold pocket pairs lower than TT.
I just hate these spots because I have no strategy in place and I end up spazzing.
pokerstars, $0.98 + $0.12 - Hold'em No Limit - 400/800 (65 ante) - 9 players
Replay this hand on CardsChat
UTG: 13,920 (17 bb)
UTG+1 (Hero): 10,601 (13 bb)
MP: 14,600 (18 bb)
MP+1: 27,410 (34 bb)
LP: 35,098 (44 bb)
CO: 47,197 (59 bb)
BU: 36,968 (46 bb)
SB: 11,207 (14 bb)
BB: 12,898 (16 bb)
Pre-Flop: (1,785) Hero is UTG+1 with 9♠ 9♦
1 fold, Hero raises to 1,760, 2 players fold, LP calls 1,760, 4 players fold
Flop: (5,305) T♠ K♣ J♦ (2 players)
Hero bets 8,776 (all-in), LP calls 8,776