$ NL HE MTT: CC Daily 888Poker

[mariussica88]

Game

Hold'em

Game Format

No Limit

Table Format

MTT

Freeroll

1. Freeroll

Currency

$

This is the Thursday $200 CC freeroll on 888Poker. The BTN has only played 5 hands and VPIP 40 PFR 20 Limp 33 so this stats are pretty much irrelevant.

Do you guys call here? We are at the beginning of the tournament.

888Poker, Hold'em No Limit - 10/20 (2 ante) - 9 players


UTG (Hero): 3,512 (176 bb)
UTG+1: 1,970 (99 bb)
MP: 1,994 (100 bb)
MP+1: 3,966 (198 bb)
LP: 3,956 (198 bb)
CO: 2,336 (117 bb)
BU: 2,658 (133 bb)
SB: 1,910 (96 bb)
BB: 30 (2 bb)

Pre-Flop: (48) Hero is UTG with A♠ Q♠
Hero raises to 80, 2 players fold, MP+1 calls 80, 2 players fold, BTN calls 80, 2 players fold

Flop: (288) T♦ 5♦ 8♥ (3 players)
Hero bets 144, MP+1 folds, BTN calls 144

Turn: (576) T♠ (2 players)
Hero bets 288, BTN raises to 2,432 (all-in), UTG (Hero) ?

 

[dallam]

Interesting hand. The 4bb UTG bet is not something I dislike at all at a freeroll this early and this deep. Strong hands would just call I believe, but the other premiums which are stronger that our combiantion (AK, AA, KK, QQ) may still put a 3-bet here, so it can put us a direction already.
The MP+1 call looks competitive, some pocket pairs or two overs maybe AXs, the button one is much wider and can include all sutied-straight draws in addition.

Flop is pretty much an AQs killer. Not only because we are out of position, but it smashes BTN's range perfectly, and sometimes MP+1 as well with flush or set. So I think I'm not wrong to say that all the hands that we expect them to have now have valid outs or beats us. The half pot bet here is too strong, we never we be winners at the showdown, or never reach it, so I'm down to simply check this at 2 players.
Guess you wanted to control the party, and represent big pockets. But if you take the time and thinking about villain's eyes, if I hit a set, and villain is strarting to continue his overpair, why should I scare him away with a reraise on the flop after the 4bb open? Why should I reraise on flop with a Ten in my hand or the flushdraw only? * Edited: it could be 3-betted, but calling is still fine, and not weak.

On Turn if you not scare away the opponent on the flop with the 1/2 bet, you neither won't on that street, so every chips you put on the line becomes a dead money. The shove suprised me too, but this time I see Sets here to do it, rather than a bluff, since you represented high pairs or flush draw, its a solid way to get the max value or make you fold, but probably you're going to call. You did not show big fold equity so.. I take my guess to a X10 here.

So I liked the pre action, that was a good one, but it makes more current if you can balance it with an appropriate post-flop game. This is a dangerous flop, and Q is not a great out for us, the A is maybe a bad one too. In this party, it's just a good timing to let this go on the flop.

Good luck.

 

[spunka]

Do you guys call here? We are at the beginning of the tournament.

why would you call is more the question.

 

[DaMooca]

His move is strange, because if he thinks he has the best hand, why would he shove? But since it's a freeroll and in a freeroll we see a lot of strange plays, I don't doubt that he has a T in his hand. For me there is no way to call there, I would fold and put a note on this player.

 

[mariussica88]

I did fold the hand. In this kind of tournaments people do strange thinks, but I don't believe that I can call here.

888Poker, Hold'em No Limit - 10/20 (2 ante) - 9 players
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UTG (Hero): 3,512 (176 bb)
UTG+1: 1,970 (99 bb)
MP: 1,994 (100 bb)
MP+1: 3,966 (198 bb)
LP: 3,956 (198 bb)
CO: 2,336 (117 bb)
BU: 2,658 (133 bb)
SB: 1,910 (96 bb)
BB: 30 (2 bb)

Pre-Flop: (48) Hero is UTG with A♠ Q♠
Hero raises to 80, 2 players fold, MP+1 calls 80, 2 players fold, BTN calls 80, 2 players fold

Flop: (288) T♦ 5♦ 8♥ (3 players)
Hero bets 144, MP+1 folds, BTN calls 144

Turn: (576) T♠ (2 players)
Hero bets 288, BTN raises to 2,432 (all-in), UTG (Hero) folds

Total pot: 1,152
BU wins 1,152

 

[fundiver199]

Preflop
Given how deep you are, and given that its a freeroll, where people are likely calling stations, I think, its fine to open to 4BB with a strong hand like this. With more marginal hands like A5s we would not want to go this big, but then we can just fold them UTG and wait for a better seat or a better hand.

Flop
You are out of position against two players and missed completely on a board, which nail their calling ranges. For me this is an easy spot to check and fold to any significant bet.

Turn
He can definitely have top pair, so this was not a good card, and I would still check-fold. You are essentially bluffing, and this is not the way to beat soft games like a freeroll. The guy has a hand, because otherwise he would not have called you on the flop, and as you found out, he is not there to fold