$6 NLHE MTT Turbo: Final hand of my 90 player $6 turbo. Could I have played better?

[Ecolando]

$6 NLHE MTT Turbo: Final hand of my 90 player $6 turbo. Could I have played better?

What do you think? With the blinds so big I can't see how I'm playing any differently

Winning Poker, Hold'em No Limit - 10,000/20,000 (2,000 ante) - 7 players
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UTG: 371,466 (19 bb)
MP: 454,155 (23 bb)
MP+1: 522,875 (26 bb)
CO: 423,102 (21 bb)
BU: 529,062 (26 bb)
SB: 186,660 (9 bb)
BB (Hero): 212,680 (11 bb)

Pre-Flop: (44,000) Hero is BB with J♣ A♥
UTG raises to 40,000, 5 players fold, Hero 3-bets to 210,680 (all-in), UTG calls 170,680

Flop: (445,360) 9♠ 6♠ J♠ (2 players, 1 all-in)

Turn: (445,360) 5♥ (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: (445,360) 8♠ (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: 445,360

Showdown:
BB (Hero) shows J♣ A♥ (a pair of Jacks)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 29%, Flop: 13%, Turn: 9%, River: 0%)

UTG shows K♠ K♥ (a flush, King high)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 71%, Flop: 87%, Turn: 91%, River: 100%)

UTG wins 445,360

 

[Sidetracked]

With 11 BBs and AJ, I think your play was fine. It kind of sucks that the initial raiser was UTG, making his range much stronger. If that had been a cutoff or button open, I would have been very happy to get it in there. UTG not so much, but oh well...

 

[fundiver199]

You could also just call and get to see the flop before committing all your chips. I am not sure, you have a lot of fold equity with 11BB against an UTG open, and that makes 3-betting less attractive. With this flop you would still have gone broke though.

 

[Ecolando]

You could also just call and get to see the flop before committing all your chips. I am not sure, you have a lot of fold equity with 11BB against an UTG open, and that makes 3-betting less attractive. With this flop you would still have gone broke though.

I thought about that play, but elected to push all in because of the fold equity. And yes min raising under the gun is a strong play, but a play you can also make with lots of Ace X especially with the blinds the way they are and the strength that a UTG raise represents.

 

[Jon Poker]

You could also just call and get to see the flop before committing all your chips. I am not sure, you have a lot of fold equity with 11BB against an UTG open, and that makes 3-betting less attractive. With this flop you would still have gone broke though.

The table is 7 handed so we are facing an UTG3 open and so the ranges are not quite as strong. This is a snap get in with AJo - plug this one into icmizer and its a slam dunk. If we do take the lower variance line and flat - weare certainly going broke with top pr top kicker. Just is what it is here and we ran into the top of our villans range. Such is poker.