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Axmanace
Rock Star
Silver Level
This is a reoccurring issue I’ve been having in early micro tournament (1-5$ buyin).
I’ll get a good hand and hit the flop - but my opponent will have kept a mediocre hand and hit better - forcing me to go all in or fold. (Such a hand that my pre-flop aggression should have weeded out in theory).
Example hand: I had AKo. Villain had K2s.
Blinds were 20/10. Average stack size 5k.
I raised pre-flop 300. Flop was K22 and guy pushes in. I call and go on to loose.
I thought the 300 bet should have been big enough to
fend off 2X hands. But that backfired.
How do you deal with that situation?
Do you assume if someone is going all in early they just hit with jank? Do you play those hands *more* aggressively preflop?
Looking feedback because it’s one area I need to sure up in tournament play.
I’ll get a good hand and hit the flop - but my opponent will have kept a mediocre hand and hit better - forcing me to go all in or fold. (Such a hand that my pre-flop aggression should have weeded out in theory).
Example hand: I had AKo. Villain had K2s.
Blinds were 20/10. Average stack size 5k.
I raised pre-flop 300. Flop was K22 and guy pushes in. I call and go on to loose.
I thought the 300 bet should have been big enough to
fend off 2X hands. But that backfired.
How do you deal with that situation?
Do you assume if someone is going all in early they just hit with jank? Do you play those hands *more* aggressively preflop?
Looking feedback because it’s one area I need to sure up in tournament play.