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Poker Stars, $5 + $0.50 NL Hold'em Tournament, 100/200 Blinds, 4 Players
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BTN: 2,065
SB: 1,840
Hero (BB): 2,875
UTG: 6,720

Pre-Flop: (300) J♦ A♥ dealt to Hero (BB)
2 folds, SB raises to 600,

How should I react in these kind of spots? Assuming villain is unknown, no particular reads acquired and you believe it's his first SB raise 3x or minraise..

When I'm the clear big stack or short stack I have no problem in shoving here.. or we are not yet close or on the bubble I can make a "nitty" fold.. or I've seen him doing this many times then it's an easy decision.. or if villain just play the push/fold thing it's an easy call..

But here we are on the bubble .. ? So do I have to treat this as a push and then assign him a average range? and call based on my +$ev calling range for that particular "average pushing range"? ..

(I know that reads are very crucial here but like I said in those cases where you don't have them..)


3 replies
dangermowse
Joined: 24.10.2010

I'm calling a shove so I'm shoving this raise. Alot of people try to make their hands seem bigger 3xing bvb with <10bbs, I see enough players show up with crap here.


ghaleon
Joined: 17.10.2007

I would react as shove, if no reads to think otherwise. Some players don't shove with "deep" stack like 9bb. AJo is real nitty to fold here. Even if villain is tight he should have good amount of smaller Ax and some hands like KQ, KJs etc. in his range. Or if not then I just cannot get into mindset of "real nit" in these spots ;)


chenny8888
Joined: 03.10.2007

Hi all,

What dangermowse and ghaleon said... you have no fold equity ehre so it's the same as a shove. The EXACT same