($33) Taking advantage of big stack on bubble, is this right?

[xJMPx]

I two table the $33s and only play about 10 hrs a week, so unfortunately I don't get into the situation were I'm a significant cheap leader on the bubble with a short stack all that often.

So, I'm very inexperienced with it and being ultra aggressive in this situation has not been working all that great, as people at the $33s seem to have loose calling standards even with a very small stack.

This is an example, am I on the right track or do you still need some kind of a hand here?

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t400 (4 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

Hero (t4110)
Button (t610)
SB (t1700)
BB (t1580)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with 5/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 8/images/graemlins/club.gif.
<font color="red">Hero raises t4110 [all-in]</font>

[pergesu]

I think you're all that and a bag of chips

[citanul]

looks great.

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[Nick M]

nice...

[Melchiades]

Looks fine. As a continuation on the calling standards discussion earlier. What should people call with as SB or BB in this situations?

[kyro]

Here's some reasoning as to why you play is good.

If button folds, SB and BB would be pretty foolish to call without the top 5-10% of hands considering how short button is. And if button calls, you're risking less than 2BB and a very small portion of your stack to get a chance into the money.

Nice hand.

[lastchance]

Your opponents should fold a lot of hands.

But this is a 33. Play your reads.

[xJMPx]

Thanks for the comments guys, nice to know I'm on the right track. This move didn't work as intended, but I was still happy with the results.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t400 (4 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

saw flop|<font color="#C00000">saw showdown</font>

<font color="#C00000">Hero (t4110)</font>
<font color="#C00000">Button (t610)</font>
<font color="#C00000">SB (t1700)</font>
BB (t1580)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with 5/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 8/images/graemlins/club.gif.
<font color="red">Hero raises to t4110 [all-in]</font>, Button calls t610 [all-in], SB calls t1700 [all-in], <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>.

Flop: (t6820) Q/images/graemlins/heart.gif, T/images/graemlins/club.gif, K/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>

Turn: (t6820) 3/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>

River: (t6820) J/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>

Final Pot: t6820

Hero has 5d 8c (flush, king high).
Button has Ah 4c (flush, king high).
SB has As Qd (straight, ace high).
Outcome: Hero wins t6820.

[zambonidrivr]

welcome to sng poker

[jedi]

[ QUOTE ]
Thanks for the comments guys, nice to know I'm on the right track. This move didn't work as intended, but I was still happy with the results.


Hero has 5d 8c
Button has Ah 4c
SB has As Qd

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This is why I don't like making this move, though I know it's the right thing. Why the heck are these people calling in these spots? Maybe Button, who's M is near dead-zone levels with A high, but why the hell is AQ calling here? Does he have a read on you that you're LAGgish here? Or has the game changed so much that you have to make these calls on the bubble and risk your chips here?

[tigerite]

He probably called because he would have to lose to both of you to finish 4th? I wouldn't feel too happy about calling AQo here either though, I must say.. but he was a tad unlucky to lose to A4o from the Button. It's not as terrible as all that..

Duh wait, forget that. He got 3rd anyway.

[xJMPx]

I actually entertained the thought briefly when the hand was over that it would have been nice if the button has something like A9c instead of A4c and beat me. I hate seeing those calls that shouldn't happen beat me, and it would be nice to see SB go out fourth here just for spite.

But, then I looked at my chip lead heads up and thought, 'oh well'.