MTT AKs vs wide ranges

theoP

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06.05.2024, 20:48 0

I have a hand from a live MTT I would like to share. I think that it's a cooler, I don't know what else I could have done but I am curious to see if there's any other opinion. Interesting hand anyway.

9-table, blinds are 800-1600 with a 1600 ante posted by the BB.

Hero with 75000 UTG A♣:K♣: raises to 3200
UTG+1 with 90000 calls. He has made some loose calls and has shown straights out of nowhere.
All fold to BB (80000) who calls.

Flop (12000) K♥:9♣:8♠:
I bet 9k both call
I bet big both for value and to protect my hand from straights, backdoor draws.

Turn (39000) 6♣:
I bet 20000 UTG+1 calls, BB folds
As I see it I only loose to :Tx::7x: and I bet big for value for my top pair top kicker and the nut flush draw.

River (79000) J♠:
At this point as I see it I could be loosing to :Kx::Jx: but I can't be scared of that and just check and face an awkward river bet.
And if there was a straight or set or 2 pair, it would have been raised already.

I shove 42400 he insta calls shows T♣:7♣:
I imagined that :Tx::7x:suited would be too loose even for him from UTG+1.
If he had any other :Tx::7x:suited and not :club: he would have raised the turn I think.

Thanks for the discussion.

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theoP

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07.05.2024, 09:46 0

I used some software to recreate the hand:

PokerStars Hand #1715070916371: Hold'em No Limit (800/1600) - 2024/05/07 00:00:00 WET
Table 'WinningPokerHud' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: vik (80000 in chips)
Seat 2: rita (80000 in chips)
Seat 3: Villain 2 (70000 in chips)
Seat 4: Hero (75000 in chips)
Seat 5: Villain 1 (90000 in chips)
Seat 6: adele (80000 in chips)
Seat 7: micaela (80000 in chips)
Seat 8: madonna (80000 in chips)
Seat 9: maria (80000 in chips)
rita: posts small blind 800
Villain 2: posts big blind 1600
HOLE CARDS
Dealt to Hero [Ac Kc]
Hero: raises 1600 to 3200
Villain 1: calls 3200
adele: folds
micaela: folds
madonna: folds
maria: folds
vik: folds
rita: folds
Villain 2: calls 1600
FLOP [Kh 9c 8s]
Villain 2: checks
Hero: bets 9000
Villain 1: calls 9000
Villain 2: calls 9000
TURN [Kh 9c 8s] [6c]
Villain 2: checks
Hero: bets 20000
Villain 1: calls 20000
Villain 2: folds
RIVER [Kh 9c 8s 6c] [Js]
Hero: bets 42800 and is all-in
Villain 1: calls 42800
SHOW DOWN
Hero: shows [Ac Kc]
Villain 1: shows [Tc 7c]
Villain 1 collected 163000 from pot
SUMMARY
Total pot 163000 | Rake 0
Board [Kh 9c 8s 6c Js]

Keep in mind that this is a tournament and the pot is 1600 more, I couldn't add the BB ante in the software.

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SDK1987

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07.05.2024, 16:11 0

Not sure what kind of live tournament this is, but T7s is a loose defend from UTG+1 and I think you played it fine.

Cheers,
SDK1987

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theoP

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07.05.2024, 17:28 0

Yes thank you, I was quite surprised, maybe from the BB I would expect that but not from UTG+1. It was a 55$ daily MTT in a local casino.
He was making loose calls with marginal hands all over the place. Insult to injury, I really believe he would have raised the turn if we didn't have the same suit, and alarm bells would be going off then.

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SDK1987

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08.05.2024, 12:53 0

Against a player like him you can still shove for thin value I think on the river. Off course you end up a decent amount with the 2nd best hand as well.

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