$22 NL HE MTT:

mariussica88

mariussica88

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This is a $22 PKO Winter Series Event, at this moment I had the biggest bounty at the table ($20) and I just lost a significant pot (about 1/2 my stack) some hands before this one.
There are still around 3000+players left and only 1807 players get into the money places (except bounties), I don't think that folding this pair is an ok play, so what I ask you guys is should I shove, open/fold or open/call? How would you play this hand?


BTN stats are after 38 hands: VPIP 32 PFR 22 Post Flop AGG 1.50 and 3-bet 0 Pre-flop Fold to Steal 33 and PF3bet vs Steal 0
SB stats after 30 hands are: VPIP 0 PFR 0 and he is not in sit out
BB stats after 38 hands are: VPIP 22 PFR 14 Limp 5 Post Flop AGG 1.50 PFFold to steal 100



pokerstars, $20 + $2 - Hold'em No Limit - 1,250/2,500 (325 ante) - 8 players

UTG: 95,787 (38 bb)
UTG+1: 79,385 (32 bb)
MP: 38,850 (16 bb)
MP+1: 58,510 (23 bb)
CO (Hero): 42,117 (17 bb)
BU: 60,765 (24 bb)
SB: 11,150 (4 bb)
BB: 67,377 (27 bb)

Pre-Flop: (6,350) Hero is CO with 4 4
4 players fold, Hero raises to 5,250, BTN 3-bets to 60,440 (all-in), 2 players fold, CO (Hero) ?
 
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Actually I think, open folding is a totally legit option here. You are 17BB effective, which is deeper than the "standard" 15BB open shoving threashold, and with a juicy bounty on your head you have less fold equity. SB obviously dont matter here, because he is so short and also very inactive. But the other two guys are regs, and they are both going to rejam on you a lot, which you do not want to call off with 44. So for me I either open jam, even its a bit to deep, or open fold.

Min-raising is the worst option, because even if someone just call preflop, 44 play very badly postflop with short stacks. So when you decide to play this hand, you are only hoping for everyone to fold, and whenever this is the case, you should go for the line, which gives you most fold equity. I would rather min-raise then fold a hand like A4o, because that at least block some of their rejamming ranges. This situation by the way is explained in the CC 30 day course, so you might want to rewatch some of these videos at a convenient time :)
 
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