A8o in bb vs utg 2bb open. Defend or not?

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sirilidion

Joined: 15.04.2008

Posts: 1,650

15.09.2017, 13:37 0

No Limit Holdem Tournament
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7 Players
Hand Conversion Powered by WeakTight Poker Hand History Converter
$3.00+$0.30

Stacks:
UTG LRedwolf (243k) 51bb
UTG+1 Ethos2551 (24k) 5bb
MP Mattw807 (136k) 28bb
CO Lumv (133k) 28bb
BTN daxaa (58k) 12bb
SB ruscittobr (180k) 37bb
BB Hero (179k) 37bb

Blinds: 2.4k/4.8k Ante 600

Pre-Flop: (11k, 7 players) Hero is BB A♦: 8♣:
LRedwolf raises to 9.6k, 5 folds, Hero calls 4.8k
Flop: K♦: 7♣: J♣: (26k, 2 players)

Hero checks, LRedwolf checks

Turn: 7♠: (26k, 2)
Hero bets 13k, LRedwolf folds
Final Pot: 39k

Hero wins 39k (net +16k)

LRedwolf lost 10k

Villian seems like a TAG regular
175 hands 19 vpip 10 pfr

getting good ods on the call and we are still fairly deep with 36 bb behind. Is this a defend against the UTG open or not?

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SDK1987

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16.09.2017, 08:53 0

The UTG player seems tight to me and I expect he has a lot of better ace combinations in his range and that could end nasty if we hit top pair and I would just give up right away.

Cheers,
SDK1987

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