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is this a shove??

Spike4000Spike4000 Member Posts: 283
edited April 18 in Poker Chat
not trying to come across as a bad loser, but I am really unsure why 39 is shoving here? Natnug is one of the best players on here so it must be a shove, I am just confused as to why? If anyone can help please let me know!!
PlayerActionCardsAmountPotBalance
sjstwink19Small blind300.00300.003140.00
Spike4000Big blind600.00900.005045.00
Your hole cards
  • 6
  • 6
conga38Fold
NatnugAll-in8937.509837.500.00
sjstwink19Fold
Spike4000All-in5045.0014882.500.00
NatnugUnmatched bet3292.5011590.003292.50
Spike4000Show
  • 6
  • 6
NatnugShow
  • 3
  • 9
Flop
  • J
  • J
  • K
Turn
  • 9
River
  • A
NatnugWinTwo Pairs, Jacks and 9s11590.0014882.50

Comments

  • mumsiemumsie Member Posts: 8,509
    Natnug has you both covered and you both may fold.

    If someone calls and he loses, hes still in the tournie.
  • green_beergreen_beer Member Posts: 1,962
    edited April 17
    @Natnug knows the player pool respects him, and we all overfold to his aggression. he gets folds and steals the blinds with shoves like that because no one expects a guy with his rep to be jamming 93s, never mind from UTG or +1.

    imo it’s pure fear equity and levelling everyone.

    fwiw I think this is a bad beat and was a good call from you, really unlucky spot.
  • Tikay10Tikay10 Member, Administrator, Moderator Posts: 177,703


    Hi @Spike4000

    Morning.


    @green_beer has summed up the situation pretty well.

    I'd say you've just been taught a really valuable lesson at very small cost. Good players don't wait for hands, they make moves, & put their opponents under relentless pressure, especially at the sharp end of MTT's. There's a reason he won more money at MTT's in 2022, 2023 & 2024 than any other player on the site, & you've just discovered it for the price of a buy-in. Bargain.

    GL mate.
  • stokefcstokefc Member Posts: 7,982
    I don't know about the shove seems pretty wild but with his rep and his no fear strat i see why he does it
    If his cards are face up everyone would be mashing the call button
  • DozzaDozza Member Posts: 372
    I believe he shoved because his cards were suited, otherwise he folds.
  • SCOTFOXSCOTFOX Member Posts: 230
    Most people would fold 66 in that situation in a decent game and perhaps he just took a chance because he was hoping you had a weak hand that you would pack. Usually 66 would be 50/50 against two higher cards or 2/13 dog v a higher pocket pair. I do not know the players involved because I only play low stakes games now, but you obviously made the right call, but he got fortunately lucky
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