$3.30 NL HE MTT: MicroMillions AJo in BU

[mariussica88]

Game

Hold'em

Game Format

No Limit

Table Format

MTT

Buy-in

3.30

Game Options

1. Bounty

Currency

$

This is a $3.30 bounty Micromillions event, and we are at the beginning of the tournament.

SB has this stats over 129 hands played with him: VPIP 17 PFR 12, 3-bet 8.93 C-bet 60 Turn C-bet 100

I wanted so much to call here, but I don't think it will be a good call that's why I folded the hand. I think he has this range and against that range is basically a flip.



What do you guys think? How would you play this hand?


pokerstars, $2.94 + $0.36 - Hold'em No Limit - 125/250 (30 ante) - 9 players


UTG: 32,045 (128 bb)
UTG+1: 7,755 (31 bb)
MP: 10,457 (42 bb)
MP+1: 9,454 (38 bb)
LP: 12,398 (50 bb)
CO: 11,797 (47 bb)
BU (Hero): 25,123 (100 bb)
SB: 17,750 (71 bb)
BB: 7,301 (29 bb)

Pre-Flop: (645) Hero is BTN with A♠ J♥
6 players fold, Hero raises to 625, SB 3-bets to 2,250, 1 fold, Hero calls 1,625

Flop: (5,020) 2♠ 3♦ 4♥ (2 players)
SB bets 3,514, Hero calls 3,514

Turn: (12,048) 4♠ (2 players)
SB bets 11,956 (all-in), BU (Hero) folds

Total pot: 12,048
SB wins 12,048

 

[rhoudini]

Hey mariussica88! how are you doing?
Why do you put him or this range? I mean, is it likely that he 3-bets from the SB with hands like 43s, 32s, Q8s or even K9o? Do you have some read on him?

Preflop:
Fine! We choose to see a flop in position. That's great. We can also start estimating a 3-bet range. His 3-bet stats are not low: almost 9% is a good 3-bet percentage, so we can wide a little bit the 3-bet range, specially because the BB has just 29 BBs, and bounties are always attractive.
A range like (13.1%) 66+, A8s+, A5s-A4s, KTs+, QJs, ATo+, KJo+ looks fine, what do you think? We include some bluffs and some marginal hands, imagining he may want the BB bounty.

Flop: In a board like this, unless he has a pocket pair, he misses basically everything. He may also know that you will miss the board a lot as well. We can call his bet and evaluate the turn. If he checks, we might bet to try to take the pot, but we might also check-behind and try to see a showdown and expect him to have KQs, for example.

Turn:
This is a very difficult spot, but I think you made the best decision, specially when it comes to micro stakes. In micro, people generally don't bluff too much. If it is a bluff, ok, nice hand. But what hands would he 3-bet and double-barrel you with? I tend to give him full credit this time.
Also, we need to remember that this is a bounty tournament, and you cover him, so why would he risk his tournament life against you? The chances of dealing with a pair like 88+ is quite high.

 

[Sopt]

While I believe his range is most likely wider than you think, I believe that the way you played your hand was completely fine.
Pre-flop the raise was automatic in your spot and so was the 3-bet call. I would do exactly the same.
On flop I see 2 options, you either call as you did holding two over cards or you re-raise his bet and get a better picture of what he might have. Personally I'm most likely calling myself also, but with with raising there you either make him go all-in and you fold to that or you slow him down, being able to see more cards and getting the aggressor position.
On turn I don't see ourselves calling all in with 2 overcards and paired board. We are most likely beat, even if he missed the board. As poster above me said, we are only beating hands like KQ K9 and such.

 

[mariussica88]

Hey mariussica88! how are you doing?
Why do you put him or this range? I mean, is it likely that he 3-bets from the SB with hands like 43s, 32s, Q8s or even K9o? Do you have some read on him?

I have some notes on him, he defends his blind almost every time. And against me, he know that I steal a lot from late positions if no one raise before me, that's why I put him on that range, even though I think he 3-bets a lot wider than that.

 

[mariussica88]

Turn:
This is a very difficult spot, but I think you made the best decision, specially when it comes to micro stakes. In micro, people generally don't bluff too much. If it is a bluff, ok, nice hand. But what hands would he 3-bet and double-barrel you with? I tend to give him full credit this time.
Also, we need to remember that this is a bounty tournament, and you cover him, so why would he risk his tournament life against you? The chances of dealing with a pair like 88+ is quite high.

Even though I believe he had a wide range here, I think that this time he had me beat, that is the reason I gave up on the turn.