$11 NLHE MTT: Sunday Storm AQs in BB

[mariussica88]

UTG stats after 57 hands: VPIP 40 PFR 20 Flop C-bet 29 and 3-bet 3.85

Should I 3-bet there pre-flop?


pokerstars - 150/300 Ante 30 NL - Holdem - 9 players


Hero (BB): 28,373 (94.6 bb)
UTG: 15,899 (53 bb)
UTG+1: 9,880 (32.9 bb)
MP: 5,855 (19.5 bb)
MP+1: 9,935 (33.1 bb)
MP+2: 15,660 (52.2 bb)
CO: 11,489 (38.3 bb)
BTN: 10,132 (33.8 bb)
SB: 20,282 (67.6 bb)

9 players post ante of 30, SB posts 150, Hero posts BB 300

Pre Flop: (pot: 720) Hero has
UTG raises to 705, 7 folds, Hero calls 405

Flop: (1,830, 2 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets 1,200, Hero calls 1,200

 

[fundiver199]

Preflop
Today a lot of MTTs run in 8-max format, or sometimes there is an empty seat. But here there really are 9 players at the table, and the opponent still opened UTG, which should be a very strong range. So I think, its totally fine to just call here. If we 3-bet, we often just run into it and set ourselfes up to lose a very big pot.

Flop
I know, we have a BDFD and some overs, but when he bet so large, I prefer to just fold and be done with the hand.

 

[kozong]

im calling flop too, then donk bet any clubs turn or Q 1/3 pot but folding to a low SPR reraise or a shove, check folding everything else

 

[maestro121920]

call pre is fine bec he is utg

 

[dallam]

I tend to play these UTG - BB situations a little bit different, my main focus is on that villain has some competitive hand if he/she opened from UTG and everyone folded behind - but we can still have some chasing connectors which can broke villain. So not wanna give information about my hands strenght, and rather take a safe street as UTG's pre-raise must be considered strong.
Flop not hit us, but we have two over cards and runner-runner flush draw. We get a big raise considering the pot (2/3). Now we have to ask ourselves, how many 'bluffs' we gonna see here with this value? I think: J10s, A9s, A7s, A8s, A6s, 109s, 98s, 88, 66, AKs.
How many values: 1010-AA, sets. Moving on we need to hit on turn A, Q or flush draw to have valid chance. We still have the worse position, and we expect to see a continuation bet. As everyone folded, they could have dry cards here, so I'm leaning to a pocket pair in villain's hand (an overpair probably). Call is still ok considering our stack, but that will be a way too sweaty party which we are definitely better shape to avoid and not giving up our domination into smaller stacks and not grabbing positions like this with such low cards without a combination in our hand.

 

[WickedFRoST]

Preflop call is an optimal play, considering the stack depths and position.

However, on the flop you chose the worst option. I would personally fold in that spot, but actually, against an aggressive opponent, we could strongly consider check-raising.

the flop hits our range quite well, and even though our opponent has an overall range advantage, we actually have a slight NUT advantage because we could have all the straights with 86 from bb, while our opponent almost never has the nuts here.

Still I would prefer folding though, because opponent bet big, and I'd prefer not getting involved in a huge pot with A high.

Why calling is the worst option? because it accomplishes nothing. If our opponent is bluffing, he can comfortably continue barreling in position. If we hit a Q, we still do not know where we're at, and will have to pay off the value range of our opponent.

 

[eetenor]

UTG stats after 57 hands: VPIP 40 PFR 20 Flop C-bet 29 and 3-bet 3.85

Should I 3-bet there pre-flop?


PokerStars - 150/300 Ante 30 NL - Holdem - 9 players


Hero (BB): 28,373 (94.6 bb)
UTG: 15,899 (53 bb)
UTG+1: 9,880 (32.9 bb)
MP: 5,855 (19.5 bb)
MP+1: 9,935 (33.1 bb)
MP+2: 15,660 (52.2 bb)
CO: 11,489 (38.3 bb)
BTN: 10,132 (33.8 bb)
SB: 20,282 (67.6 bb)

9 players post ante of 30, SB posts 150, Hero posts BB 300

Pre Flop: (pot: 720) Hero has
UTG raises to 705, 7 folds, Hero calls 405

Flop: (1,830, 2 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets 1,200, Hero calls 1,200

Thank you for posting.

The ratio of 40/20 suggests not overly tight with range so AQ could be ahead. Do you have access to a 50bb GTO chart? If yes input that range into Equilab and run it vs AQS.

It is possible to 3 bet here as the V seems more tight post flop but that could be due to the high vpip.

There are issues with calling preflop as we may not get value for our made hands.

As played we have to think about what range we just added this premium hand to and take action based on that range post flop not just our hand.

VS UTG we have 77 55 and if we are only calling AQS 99
We also have 97 75 68 T8 64

UTG could have 99 but why would 99 ever bet like this or even 77 or 55 on flop
If UTG has AA-TT is this a good board for them?
Will they play for stacks on this board?

Based on that range data what action might we consider on this flop vs this sizing?
If we XR think about all the turn cards that AA-TT has to fold to when we bet 75% pot
It would be a good exercise to type out those cards to think more deeply about this spot.

Hope this helps