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Common situation with small pairs in EP (MTT)
Thought I would post this as it is a common tricky situation in MTT's.
This was on another site (I have removed all indicators to other site)...
$160 BI with around 45 runners (top 2 get wsop side event packages 3rd & 4th get a little cash).
My image is tight as the table has been pretty active and it hasn't been easy to get involved until this hand although I am slightly above the starting stack. Players in the blinds have been active but nothing too crazy.
I have 36 BB's and am UTG with 66 (we are 8 handed and I think there are around 30-35 players left with average stack around 7500.
I will post the results and my reasoning if we can get a few replies as to what you would do in this spot.
So what would you do?
The hand...
This was on another site (I have removed all indicators to other site)...
$160 BI with around 45 runners (top 2 get wsop side event packages 3rd & 4th get a little cash).
My image is tight as the table has been pretty active and it hasn't been easy to get involved until this hand although I am slightly above the starting stack. Players in the blinds have been active but nothing too crazy.
I have 36 BB's and am UTG with 66 (we are 8 handed and I think there are around 30-35 players left with average stack around 7500.
I will post the results and my reasoning if we can get a few replies as to what you would do in this spot.
So what would you do?
The hand...
$75/$150 Blinds No Limit Holdem - ***
Tournament #78738701 $150 + $10 - Table #4 9 Max (Real Money)
Seat 9 is the button
Total number of players : 8
Seat 1: Player A ( $3,976 )
Seat 2: Mark_Cash ( $5,407 )
Seat 3: Player B ( $6,278 )
Seat 5: Player C ( $5,292 )
Seat 6: Player D ( $5,300 )
Seat 7: Player E ( $5,450 )
Seat 9: Player F ( $2,072 )
Seat 10: Player G ( $11,414 )
Player G posts small blind [$75]
Player A posts big blind [$150]
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Mark_Cash [ 6c, 6h ]
Mark_Cash...
Comments
I considered that as I could hope it folded round to the blinds and play the hand in better position and could try to take control of the hand.
@ Cheez
I wasn't really trying to appear tight, just the way the table probably saw me as I couldn't get involved much until this point.
In the end I elected to flat call for several reasons.
Firstly as the table probably thought I was tight and there were some knowledgeable players I thought my limp might scream of a monster hand as I had limped UTG. I hoped this would let me see the flop cheaply, maybe hit the 6 and if not, if it at least had folded round to the blinds, I would be in better position to try and take it post flop.
Secondly, obviously due to my position I was going in blind, if all sorts of crazy action ensued after my limp I could get off cheaply. I thought this would let me gather a bit more information.
Also if I min or standard open then I felt I would be exposed to all Ax hands 3betting me and taking away any favourable implied odds and possibly having to fold to a marginally inferior hand or set mining with the wrong odds.
Not saying this was the 'right way' to play it although I was happy with how I played this hand but on a different table with a different history etc etc all options would be open.
Anyways here is how it played out (not that it done me any good) I Got disconnected for 20 minutes, lost 1/3 of stack, recovered again, then moved to a crazed action table before FT bubble. I busted with AJo for a top 2 stack on a J25 flop after I standard opened to a guy who had been open shoving Q8 K3 etc for 30+ BBS, he shoved 7T clubs on the J25 (2clubs) flop and landed the flush...
Thanks for the replies guys!
$75/$150 Blinds No Limit Holdem - ***
Tournament #78738701 $150 + $10 - Table #4 9 Max (Real Money)
Seat 9 is the button
Total number of players : 8
Seat 1: Player A ( $3,976 )
Seat 2: Mark_Cash ( $5,407 )
Seat 3: Player B ( $6,278 )
Seat 5: Player C ( $5,292 )
Seat 6: Player D ( $5,300 )
Seat 7: Player E ( $5,450 )
Seat 9: Player F ( $2,072 )
Seat 10: Player G ( $11,414 )
Player G posts small blind [$75]
Player A posts big blind [$150]
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Mark_Cash [ 6c, 6h ]
Mark_Cash calls [$150]
Player B folds
Player C folds
Player D folds
Player E folds
Player F folds
Player G raises [$300]
Player A calls [$225]
Mark_Cash calls [$225]
** Dealing flop ** [ 6d, 7d, 7c ]
Player G checks
Player A bets [$562]
Mark_Cash calls [$562]
Player G folds
** Dealing turn ** [ Kc ]
Player A bets [$3,039]
Mark_Cash calls [$3,039]
** Dealing river ** [ 9h ]
** Summary **
Player A shows [ Th, Tc ]
Mark_Cash shows [ 6c, 6h ]
Mark_Cash collected [ $8,327 ]
Will keep trying though
Ivanovic highlighted a key point, the play here wasn't what I would 'always do' or what I would say is the 'correct play' in a random set up like this. The limp was firmly based on the activity of the players at the table.
Just my opinion but I don't think there is a 'correct play' here. There are optimal plays based on generic factors but these would be out-weighed and the course of action adopted altered based on the activity at the table, payout structure, table image etc etc.
I would always move away from having a 'standard approach' in this situation, mainly to balance my perceived range.