Ax with 11BB in Level 3, folded to on button (Strategy Q)

[AlphaWice]

10+1, Level 3
Seat 10 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 1: proch ( $1255 )
Seat 2: URSLUPPED ( $445 )
Seat 3: Retro999 ( $805 )
Seat 5: ROB282005 ( $1875 )
Seat 6: MysticMan40 ( $3065 )
Seat 10: Hero ( $555 )
Level:3, Blinds(25/50)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Kamonmas [ A/images/graemlins/spade.gif X/images/graemlins/heart.gif ]
All folded to Hero.

Tell me your line as it depends on X.

[mcpherzen]

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All folded to Hero.

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Hero wins 75 chips.
Hero doesn't show cards.

A lot of this depends on your table image and what happened previously. Did you lose your stack with a strong hand to a suckout? Slowly over a period of medium to strong hands? Aggressively w/ weak hands?

If you're only shown down good cards so far, I think it's okay to raise 3xBB even down to A8. If weaker cards were shown, I'd probably just pass except for AK or AQ. It's too early to get in a confrontation with a reraise from one of the blinds.

[mcpherzen]

[ QUOTE ]
10+1, Level 3
Seat 10 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 1: proch ( $1255 )
Seat 2: URSLUPPED ( $445 )
Seat 3: Retro999 ( $805 )
Seat 5: ROB282005 ( $1875 )
Seat 6: MysticMan40 ( $3065 )
Seat 10: Hero ( $555 )
Level:3, Blinds(25/50)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Kamonmas [ A/images/graemlins/spade.gif X/images/graemlins/heart.gif ]
All folded to Hero.

Tell me your line as it depends on X.

[/ QUOTE ]

You have 11 big blinds, so you need this pot. The SB is in 3rd place in chips, and is way behind the leader, so folding equity against him should be high. The BB is shorty, so he can't break you and he's likely getting a bit desperate (and therefore might get froggy with any 2 broadway, which you are ahead of).

Even just stealing the blinds adds 13% to your stack. If "X" is A or K, and maybe even Q, I think I limp and look for action with what rates to be the best hand. With AJ and AT, I might min-raise, again looking for action (so I insta-call if I get reraised). With A-9 and below, I push.

--Z