$ NL HE MTT: I should have folded???

[ratbat615]

Game

Hold'em

Game Format

No Limit

Table Format

MTT

Freeroll

1. Freeroll

Currency

$

pokerstars, Hold'em No Limit - 200/400 (50 ante) - 9 players
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ratbat615 (UTG): 8,197 (20 bb)
drulia419 (UTG+1): 15,679 (39 bb)
aneri06 (MP): 8,268 (21 bb)
AlieNike30 (MP+1): 8,998 (22 bb)
luchonob96 (LP): 8,840 (22 bb)
CCC2022 (CO): 13,562 (34 bb)
Fishnet188 (BU): 19,915 (50 bb)
ASAjr (SB): 13,872 (35 bb)
Parkez - 73 (BB): 3,282 (8 bb)

Pre-Flop: (1,050) Hero (ratbat615) is UTG with 8♥ 8♠
ratbat615 (UTG) raises to 8,147 (all-in), 4 players fold, CCC2022 (CO) calls 8,147, 3 players fold

Flop: (17,344) 7♥ K♠ 9♥ (2 players, 1 all-in)

Turn: (17,344) 4♣ (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: (17,344) 2♣ (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: 17,344

Showdown:
ratbat615 (UTG) shows 8♥ 8♠ (a pair of Eights)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 19%, Flop: 14%, Turn: 5%, River: 0%)

CCC2022 (CO) shows T♣ T♦ (a pair of Tens)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 81%, Flop: 86%, Turn: 95%, River: 100%)

CCC2022 (CO) wins 17,344

I pick up pocket 88s utg with 20bb I think 🤔 this is a shove or fold I am 20 away from the money. easily I could fold to the money 💰 should I have folded ? I feel sad 😔 I got knocked out. So close to the money 💴.

 

[fundiver199]

20 BB is to deep to open shove except in special situations like a SnG bubble. The best play here is to min-raise and then fold to a 3-bet or, if he just flat, try to get to showdown as cheaply as possible on a board with two overcards. You still lose the hand, but you dont need to lose all your chips. Normally I would open 77+ from UTG, but given that its near the bubble, and 3 players have kind of perfect rejamming stacks, open folding 88 would also be an acceptable play although a bit tight. Probably something I would be more likely to do, if I was shot taking via a satellite than in a freeroll.

 

[Andyreas]

I am 20 away from the money. easily I could fold to the money 💰 should I have folded ?

Depends a lot on the total participants.

If it was a CC freerolls for platinum/silver, then 20 places is quite a lot and it will take quite some time before bubble bursts.

Usually our aim isn't to min-cash but to get to FT/top 3, so you need to take some risks to get there but not with open jamming here, as fundiver explained perfectly already. 🙂

 

[ratbat615]

20 BB is to deep to open shove except in special situations like a SnG bubble. The best play here is to min-raise and then fold to a 3-bet or, if he just flat, try to get to showdown as cheaply as possible on a board with two overcards. You still lose the hand, but you dont need to lose all your chips. Normally I would open 77+ from UTG, but given that its near the bubble, and 3 players have kind of perfect rejamming stacks, open folding 88 would also be an acceptable play although a bit tight. Probably something I would be more likely to do, if I was shot taking via a satellite than in a freeroll.

Thank you for your comment very helpful.

 

[ratbat615]

Depends a lot on the total participants.

If it was a CC freerolls for platinum/silver, then 20 places is quite a lot and it will take quite some time before bubble bursts.

Usually our aim isn't to min-cash but to get to FT/top 3, so you need to take some risks to get there but not with open jamming here, as fundiver explained perfectly already. 🙂

Thank you for your comment