Cross-Post: How did they play? Bubble - 2-table SNG 20+2

[RocketManJames]

Final 5 from 18. 200 Small Blind/400 Big Blind, ante 25.

Seat 4 BTN: (10053 in chips) dealt 8 8
Seat 6 SB : (2585 in chips)
Seat 7 BB : (4449 in chips)
Seat 8 UTG: (4726 in chips) dealt 9 T
Seat 9 CO : (5187 in chips)

UTG makes it 800. BTN calls 800. BB calls 400 more. Pot = 2725.

Flop: 2 6 5

BB checks, UTG pushes 3901 all-in, BTN calls

Comments on this hand? How did both the UTG and BTN play? Results later.

-RMJ

[Prickly Pete]

Button Good
UTG Awful

[RocketManJames]

I cut and paste this (I had originally posted in wrong forum) and it left out the suits.

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Final 5 from 18. 200 Small Blind/400 Big Blind, ante 25.

Seat 4 BTN: (10053 in chips) dealt 8 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 8 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]
Seat 6 SB : (2585 in chips)
Seat 7 BB : (4449 in chips)
Seat 8 UTG: (4726 in chips) dealt 9 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] T [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]
Seat 9 CO : (5187 in chips)

UTG makes it 800. BTN calls 800. BB calls 400 more. Pot = 2725.

Flop: 2 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 6 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 5 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]

BB checks, UTG pushes 3901 all-in, BTN calls

Comments on this hand? How did both the UTG and BTN play? Results later.

-RMJ

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[Beavis68]

Annie Duke would say BTN was an idiot - but he made the right call. It was risky making that call with 8 8, but he was right. The real question is, how many times do he call all-in with a weak hand like this when you are wrong? If you have a good feel for your opponent, great, but I would not make a habbit of this.

[RocketManJames]

Who said I was 88? Also, did you respond to the one with the suits? The original post had the suits missing.

Hoping that future responses are to the question WITH suits. It was my bad not to mess up my cross-post.

Thanks for your input.
-RMJ

[Beavis68]

Yeah, the 8 8 is a slight slight to the two overs and flush draw. I feel they both played it marginally. Not sure what he was thinking, but he had the T9ss covered, and there was decent money in the pot. Still, not many hands he is a big favorite too. Probably had the guy on KQ or AQ because of the weak pre-flop raise.

[Duke]

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Yeah, the 8 8 is a slight slight to the two overs and flush draw.

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Do you mean slight slight "dog?"

~D

[patrick dicaprio]

it is easy to second guess here but i dont think either one of them played it well. The BB played it better but how do you risk all of your chips here when you dont know whether you are way behind. you could easily be running into a brick wall. the BTn played it terribley i think but who knows what type of read he had etc. i certainly wouldnt call here. even if you knew that your opponent had a draw only you are still marginal to call and you are coughing up the chip lead if you are wrong. my guess is that the BTN said to himself maybe he is on a draw and if i knock him out i will have a ton of chips. is that right? maybe but it is a bad situation to cough up the lead.

Pat

[Galaxy 500]

My first post on this board so take this for what it's worth.

What is UTG hoping for with a 2XBB in this situation? I'm either calling or raising big here.

What is the guy with 88 hoping for by calling the 2XBB? This is either a serious reraise (probably all-in) or a fold.

With a flush draw after the flop, I think UTG checks hoping for a free card and maybe calls a bet.

With 3 undercards I think 88 is all-in.

jmo

[Tosh]

I prefer UTG's play. I'd push all in preflop as the button.

UTG was a favourite on the flop.