$2.20 NLHE Deep Stacked: Late In a MTT 180 left of 4k

[begley01]

$2.20 NL HE Deep Stacked: Late In a MTT 180 left of 4k

We were both about 80th in chips, typical 15 min blinds so no rush to go crazy here. Was about 4 hours into a MTT with 180 left of 4k people. Curious If I played this correctly and if you can put the villain on a hand here.


pokerstars Game #26297219581: Tournament #149950160, $2.00+$0.20 Hold'em No Limit - Level XIV (800/1600) - 2009/03/23 23:59:20 ET
Table '149950160 27' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: Begley01 (49635 in chips)
Seat 2: 92.5% Luck (33704 in chips)
Seat 3: skills13 (52154 in chips)
Seat 4: AMG26 (23507 in chips)
Seat 5: starz86 (130117 in chips)
Seat 6: lucasbarroso (25512 in chips)
Seat 7: Hellwege (31041 in chips)
Seat 8: evil wilko (31314 in chips)
Seat 9: Drex81 (23432 in chips)
Begley01: posts the ante 150
92.5% Luck: posts the ante 150
skills13: posts the ante 150
AMG26: posts the ante 150
starz86: posts the ante 150
lucasbarroso: posts the ante 150
Hellwege: posts the ante 150
evil wilko: posts the ante 150
Drex81: posts the ante 150
Begley01: posts small blind 800
92.5% Luck: posts big blind 1600
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Begley01 [Ah Kd]
skills13: raises 3200 to 4800
AMG26: folds
starz86: folds
lucasbarroso: folds
Hellwege: folds
evil wilko: folds
Drex81: folds
Begley01: calls 4000
92.5% Luck: folds
*** FLOP *** [8c As 9h]
Begley01: checks
skills13: bets 8000
Begley01: raises 16000 to 24000
skills13: raises 23204 to 47204 and is all-in
Begley01: calls 20685 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (2519) returned to skills13
*** TURN *** [8c As 9h] [Qc]
*** RIVER *** [8c As 9h Qc] [9c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Begley01: shows [Ah Kd] (two pair, Aces and Nines)

*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 101920 | Rake 0
Board [8c As 9h Qc 9c]

 

[begley01]

We were both about 80th in chips, typical 15 min blinds so no rush to go crazy here. Was about 4 hours into a MTT with 180 left of 4k people. Curious If I played this correctly and if you can put the villain on a hand here.


PokerStars Game #26297219581: Tournament #149950160, $2.00+$0.20 Hold'em No Limit - Level XIV (800/1600) - 2009/03/23 23:59:20 ET
Table '149950160 27' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: Begley01 (49635 in chips)
Seat 2: 92.5% Luck (33704 in chips)
Seat 3: skills13 (52154 in chips)
Seat 4: AMG26 (23507 in chips)
Seat 5: starz86 (130117 in chips)
Seat 6: lucasbarroso (25512 in chips)
Seat 7: Hellwege (31041 in chips)
Seat 8: evil wilko (31314 in chips)
Seat 9: Drex81 (23432 in chips)
Begley01: posts the ante 150
92.5% Luck: posts the ante 150
skills13: posts the ante 150
AMG26: posts the ante 150
starz86: posts the ante 150
lucasbarroso: posts the ante 150
Hellwege: posts the ante 150
evil wilko: posts the ante 150
Drex81: posts the ante 150
Begley01: posts small blind 800
92.5% Luck: posts big blind 1600
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Begley01 []
skills13: raises 3200 to 4800
AMG26: folds
starz86: folds
lucasbarroso: folds
Hellwege: folds
evil wilko: folds
Drex81: folds
Begley01: calls 4000
92.5% Luck: folds
*** FLOP *** []
Begley01: checks
skills13: bets 8000
Begley01: raises 16000 to 24000
skills13: raises 23204 to 47204 and is all-in
Begley01: calls 20685 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (2519) returned to skills13
*** TURN *** [ ]
*** RIVER *** [ ]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Begley01: shows [] (two pair, Aces and Nines)

 

[Jillychemung]

Any read on the opponent? What kinds of hands was opponent opening with in EP? What were opponents stats?

With a total lack of any reads or any other info, I'd have played this hand the same way.

But with reads there can be an argument to preflop 3-bet here and shove on the flop.

 

[begley01]

The villain was fairly new to the table, so I had no great reads on him. He had recently double up to the chip leader after flopping two pair with A-J. However in that hand he didn't shove on the flop, he bet each street big until finally going on in on the river winning with a bigger two pair.

I don't have any stat programs either

 

[Melkor]

Had he raised the AJ preflop on that hand? This is quite tricky because we are OOP after the flop and so we would want to 3-bet but stack sizes are awkward as we are both big stacked compared to the blinds so if we get it in it is a lot on a coin flip and 3-betting commits us. I think a call is fine here but we can't just play fit or fold and are going to have to stop-go sometimes on flops that miss us.

As for the flop, we can donk bet lead but I think a check-raise is good like you did. Lets him fire with the part of his range that didn't hit the ace and he is likely to fire any pair, any smaller ace and stuff like KQ. Once we check-raise though we are commited and have to get it in. We may be beat but I think there is as many AQ, AJ and even another AK than there is 88, 99 and the case AA.

 

[mecoble]

i dont agree with the 2 posters, i dont like 3 betting out of position here, u have to bet no matter what the flop is and if u miss and he has jacks ur stuck another bet, only thing id have done different is just check raise all in flop