$10 Sit and Go ( speed ); What do you do?

[calibanboy]

Your in the small blind. Top 3 get paid. your on level 3 now.....what do you do and why ????

Table Speed 1329941 (Real Money) -- Seat 5 is the button
Total number of players : 8
Seat 2: Alekha (500)
Seat 4: Geoliz (1650)
Seat 5: caffy1 (1970)
Seat 6: Calibanboy (2340)
Seat 7: Le_Mardeu (1640)
Seat 8: matteomp (6220)
Seat 9: MB_190E (3170)
Seat 10: thetaxman444 (2510)
Calibanboy posts small blind (50)
Le_Mardeu posts big blind (100)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Calibanboy [ Ac, Js ]
matteomp raises (300) to 300
MB_190E calls (300)
thetaxman444 folds.
Alekha raises (500) to 500
Alekha is all-In.
Geoliz folds.
caffy1 folds.
Calibanboy.......????????

 

[JimboJim]

I would fold this unless both other players are being extreme maniacs. Even then it's still probably a good fold. Chances are that you are a slight underdog at best.

 

[dj11]

IMO

The details mentions (speed). I assume this means short decission times, and at least turbo blinds, maybe even 3 minute levels. You don't have a lot of time here. No luxury of waiting. These may be the best cards you have seen, or will see till its too late.

I think I would call here, and hope chip leader doesn't push any harder preflop. It is a marginal hope, granted, but Chip Leader know someone else is all in and that alone often slows down maniacs.

Being a speed game you are in it for the action and the gamble, and here is that chance.

You can be pretty sure all in has an A-x. Chip leader has to have been agressive, and likely with air. So unless I have totally misread the situation, you don't have the luxury here to fold.

The other option, poor at best is to shove it all, to get Chip Leader to fold.

Heads up with AJ against short stack would likely favor you.

For a refreshing change of pace, try a non speed, non turbo, game. Then you could fold this easy and wait.

 

[alexanderwoo1]

I would obviously fold because your opponent could easily have you dominated with like AQ or even small pocket pairs.

 

[calibanboy]

My view was that with 3 other players in whom were all willing to commit at least 3 times big Blind that one of them would have a better ace and at least one would have a PP worth calling. Too much action for me and my Glass Cannon ( AJ - not enough firing power ).

If I call or raise and ace hits I am likely outkickered. If one does not hit I am losing to a PP. Same with an All-in.

To me better to wait till later and play positional poker if I have to - to get in the money.

Table Speed 1329941 (Real Money) -- Seat 5 is the button
Total number of players : 8
Seat 2: Alekha (500)
Seat 4: Geoliz (1650)
Seat 5: caffy1 (1970)
Seat 6: Calibanboy (2340)
Seat 7: Le_Mardeu (1640)
Seat 8: matteomp (6220)
Seat 9: MB_190E (3170)
Seat 10: thetaxman444 (2510)
Calibanboy posts small blind (50)
Le_Mardeu posts big blind (100)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Calibanboy [ Ac, Js ]
matteomp raises (300) to 300
MB_190E calls (300)
thetaxman444 folds.
Alekha raises (500) to 500
Alekha is all-In.
Geoliz folds.
caffy1 folds.
Calibanboy folds.
Le_Mardeu folds.
matteomp calls (200)
MB_190E calls (200)
Creating Main Pot with $1650 with Alekha
** Dealing Flop ** : [ 4d, 8s, 6c ]
matteomp bets (500)
MB_190E calls (500)
** Dealing Turn ** : [ 5c ]
matteomp bets (1000)
MB_190E folds.
** Dealing River ** : [ Ts ]
** Summary **
Main Pot: 1650 | Side Pot 1: 1000
Board: [ 4d 8s 6c 5c Ts ]

Alekha balance 1650, bet 500, collected 1650, net +1150 [ 6s 6h ] [ three of a kind, Sixes -- Ts,8s,6s,6h,6c ]
Geoliz balance 1650, didn't bet (folded)
caffy1 balance 1970, didn't bet (folded)
Calibanboy balance 2290, lost 50 (folded)
Le_Mardeu balance 1540, lost 100 (folded)
matteomp balance 6220, bet 2000, collected 2000, net +0 [ Jh Jc ] [ a pair of Jacks -- Jh,Jc,Ts,8s,6c ]
MB_190E balance 2170, lost 1000 (folded)
thetaxman444 balance 2510, didn't bet (folded)

 

[DukeDrew]

I would have said fold, as well (before you posted the end of the story), thinking you're an underdog with Gap Concept. Matteomp raised UTG and has a stack that can take you out. Less worried about Alekha, because he's more or less all in when the BB swings around, so he's pushing with any face card or pair in that spot, figuring he's got at least the SB, BB and UTG putting money in the pot already.