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HI, pretty confident I made the right play here.
But again I know when to push not so confident when to call.
Is it correct to call here?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $3.00+$0.40 Tournament, 200/400 Blinds 25 Ante (4 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

SB (t4015)
Hero (BB) (t4115)
UTG (t3885)
Button (t2985)

Hero's M: 5.88

Preflop: Hero is BB with A, Q
2 folds, SB bets t3990 (All-In), Hero calls t3590

Flop: (t8080) 3, J, 4 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Turn: (t8080) K (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: (t8080) 6 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: t8080
Main pot: t8080 between SB and Hero, won by SB

Results:
SB had K, 5 (one pair, Kings).
Hero had A, Q (high card, Ace).
Outcome: SB won t8080


4 replies
viewer88
Joined: 19.04.2008

don't be surprised, but this call is bad against almost all pushranges. You're deepstacked on the bubble with two smaller stacks around, ICM
rapes "drawing hands" like AK, AQ, AJ here.

Against some regulars I call 88+ here, think 99+ is def. good vs unknown.


frzl
Joined: 25.04.2006

the call becomes +EV if he is pushing more than 38%

if i were SB i would be pushing like anything to gain the chiplead but i´m not sure about what players are pushing at the 3s :)
the problem is (as you can see in the graph) that the call never becomes a lot +EV but could be quite -EV if he is pushing tight. against a guy who knows what he is doing i think it´s a close call but i can´t see a lot of people pushing loose at the 3s and it seems like a high variance play to me so i wouldn´t blame you for folding.

you should post this in the sample hands forum btw. :)


Hi amea,

I moved your thread to the sample hands forum ;)

Regards,
Stiev


chenny8888
Joined: 03.10.2007

Hi all,

Originally posted by frzl
the call becomes +EV if he is pushing more than 38%

if i were SB i would be pushing like anything to gain the chiplead but i´m not sure about what players are pushing at the 3s :)
the problem is (as you can see in the graph) that the call never becomes a lot +EV but could be quite -EV if he is pushing tight. against a guy who knows what he is doing i think it´s a close call but i can´t see a lot of people pushing loose at the 3s and it seems like a high variance play to me so i wouldn´t blame you for folding.

you should post this in the sample hands forum btw. :)

This. With this stack I wait for better spots (= when we're first in), and avoid these marginal edges.


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