Re: I don\'t understand MTTs
 

the dude didn't call with Q9o, he reraised allin!

amazing, but yes, this is the level of play in 'freerolls'.

-Scott

Re: I don\'t understand MTTs
 

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I just don't understand bridgemaniacs isolation play in this
case. There is just no chance that the BB would be raising
allin with a hand that does not beat Q9s.

What is going on in these peoples minds?

Thanks,
Jonathan

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They were suited!!

Re: I don\'t understand MTTs
 

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I just don't understand bridgemaniacs isolation play in this
case. There is just no chance that the BB would be raising
allin with a hand that does not beat Q9s.

What is going on in these peoples minds?

Thanks,
Jonathan

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They were suited!!

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OK...Now I see....Got it!

Thanks all for the replies.

Suerte,
Jonathan

Re: I don\'t understand MTTs
 

Hand 1

Here's the thinking: In any early level (much less a freeroll) when it's cheap to see a flop, the trash hands trap the big one pair hands. Simple as that. (Later on, the big hands trap the blind stealers).

Your little raise did nothing but build a pot, and once there was 1 caller, then the rest were getting pot odds.

If you want to protect KK against a field in the first level, you have to raise more than that.

Hand 2

There was 500 in the pot. You raised it 850 to 1350. UTG was getting 1350:850 or 1.6:1 on the call. If he figures you for AKo (& no clubs), he is 1.6:1 to win the hand - an even money bet. If you have 88-22, its a coin flip. So, he wants to get heads up and take his chances. Thus the raise.

As it turns out, you had AcKc, and he was 2:1 dog, so he was getting the worst of it vis a vis pot odds.

What is wrong with the play is that while he was getting about the right price for 2 live cards, he could easily be dominated (AQ, KQ, QJ, A9, AA-99).

So, he needs a little better pot odds than 1.6:1 to make this play. He probably needs 2:1. If he was getting 2:1, it would have been a reasonable play, considering the fact he has 1000 chips if he misses.

Re: I don\'t understand MTTs
 

Thanks for the explanation binions.
I can see that my reraise with KK was too little.

Suerte,
Jonathan