![Dorkus Malorkus](https://forum-data.cardschat.com/avatars/m/6/6020.jpg?1654583793)
Dorkus Malorkus
HELLO INTERNET
Silver Level
Details are sketchy (it was late) but I'll do my best.
£40+4 MTT w/one rebuy or addon, ~80 entrants, about 20 left, final table (9) pays. Rebuy period is over obv.
I have a decent stack (~3rd in chips probably) with ~40k. Blinds 800/1600. The guy to my right ("drunk guy") minraises on the button.
I look down at AKo. Consider the following.
- Drunk guy, if checked to, will push any flop with anything if the last hour or so is anything to go by. He is capable of laying hands down in the face of aggression, however. I don't know what the minraise means, I've never seen him do it before (he actually initially tried to under-raise too). He has ~16k in chips
- Big blind is a fellow bigstack. I think I have him covered by ~2-3k. He seems like a good player.
The question is, do I call preflop or raise? As I see it...
Advantages of calling vs raising:
- If I hit a flop, I can be very sure that the drunk guy will gift all his chips to me. If I check, he will push, and I will (usually) be happy.
- Even in the event of the BB calling, if I check and he lays out a small bet on the flop and Button folds, I'm pushing almost regardless. BB knows exactly what I know about the drunk guy (he's passed comment a few times), and so would almost certainly check with a big hand on the flop. As previously said, drunk guy is surprisingly capable of folding to aggression.
Advantages of raising preflop vs calling:
- 5.6k chips at this stage is not to be scoffed at, considering that it represents a ~15% stack increase. If I raise preflop, BB is only calling with a very narrow range, and button is likely folding too. I'm reasonably confident I'm taking it down preflop if I raise enough to put button allin.
- Just calling is potentially asking for big trouble. BB is being allowed to get in for cheap with a huge range with his big stack and huge pot odds. I'm also leaving myself open to a squeeze play if I call.
- I will miss most flops. If I miss and check, I'm not going to be able to call Button's push with AK-high. If I miss and lead, well, that's obviously risky.
What to do?
£40+4 MTT w/one rebuy or addon, ~80 entrants, about 20 left, final table (9) pays. Rebuy period is over obv.
I have a decent stack (~3rd in chips probably) with ~40k. Blinds 800/1600. The guy to my right ("drunk guy") minraises on the button.
I look down at AKo. Consider the following.
- Drunk guy, if checked to, will push any flop with anything if the last hour or so is anything to go by. He is capable of laying hands down in the face of aggression, however. I don't know what the minraise means, I've never seen him do it before (he actually initially tried to under-raise too). He has ~16k in chips
- Big blind is a fellow bigstack. I think I have him covered by ~2-3k. He seems like a good player.
The question is, do I call preflop or raise? As I see it...
Advantages of calling vs raising:
- If I hit a flop, I can be very sure that the drunk guy will gift all his chips to me. If I check, he will push, and I will (usually) be happy.
- Even in the event of the BB calling, if I check and he lays out a small bet on the flop and Button folds, I'm pushing almost regardless. BB knows exactly what I know about the drunk guy (he's passed comment a few times), and so would almost certainly check with a big hand on the flop. As previously said, drunk guy is surprisingly capable of folding to aggression.
Advantages of raising preflop vs calling:
- 5.6k chips at this stage is not to be scoffed at, considering that it represents a ~15% stack increase. If I raise preflop, BB is only calling with a very narrow range, and button is likely folding too. I'm reasonably confident I'm taking it down preflop if I raise enough to put button allin.
- Just calling is potentially asking for big trouble. BB is being allowed to get in for cheap with a huge range with his big stack and huge pot odds. I'm also leaving myself open to a squeeze play if I call.
- I will miss most flops. If I miss and check, I'm not going to be able to call Button's push with AK-high. If I miss and lead, well, that's obviously risky.
What to do?
Last edited: