Blown away with air
 

This hand had me steaming, but in retrospect was big stack's play reasonable? I din't hesitate to fold - given the situation I put him on a good made hand: flush, straight or JJ - too weak?

Seat 2: Player 2 (4300)
Seat 3: Player 3 (2035)
Seat 4: HERO (3285)
Seat 5: Player 5 (380)
Player 3 posts small blind (100)
HERO posts big blind (200)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to HERO [ K [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 9 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] ]
Player 5 raises (380) to 380
Player 5 is all-In.
Player 2 calls (380)
Player 3 folds.
HERO calls (180)
Creating Main Pot with $1240 with Player 5
** Dealing Flop ** : [ 9h, 8h, Jd ]
HERO checks.
Player 2 checks.
** Dealing Turn ** : [ 3h ]
HERO checks.
Player 2 bets (200)
HERO folds.
** Dealing River ** : [ Ks ]
** Summary **
Main Pot: 1240 | Side Pot 1: 200
Board: [ 9h 8h Jd 3h Ks ]
Player 2 balance 3920, bet 580, collected 200, lost -380 [ Ad 6d ] [ high card ace -- Ad,Ks,Jd,9h,8h ]
Player 3 balance 1935, lost 100 (folded)
HERO balance 2905, lost 380 (folded)
Player 5 balance 1240, bet 380, collected 1240, net +860 [ Ac Ah ] [ a pair of aces -- Ac,Ah,Ks,Jd,9h ]

Re: Blown away with air
 

No, his play isn't reasonable. One might think that he wanted the bubble to last, but the blinds aren't big enough (and he's not that big). He's just being a moron.

I'd fold too.

Re: Blown away with air
 

It might be in the big stacks interest to keep the bubble alive if he is able to dominate it

Re: Blown away with air
 

With the blinds so small the 2nd/3rd stacks are under no pressure to make any moves, but this does not stop the chip leader taking full advantage. It may be more easier for him to pick up chips now then at 200/400 250/500 etc

Re: Blown away with air
 

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This hand had me steaming, but in retrospect was big stack's play reasonable? I din't hesitate to fold - given the situation I put him on a good made hand: flush, straight or JJ - too weak?

Seat 2: Player 2 (4300)
Seat 3: Player 3 (2035)
Seat 4: HERO (3285)
Seat 5: Player 5 (380)
Player 3 posts small blind (100)
HERO posts big blind (200)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to HERO [ K [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 9 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] ]
Player 5 raises (380) to 380
Player 5 is all-In.
Player 2 calls (380)
Player 3 folds.
HERO calls (180)
Creating Main Pot with $1240 with Player 5
** Dealing Flop ** : [ 9h, 8h, Jd ]
HERO checks.
Player 2 checks.
** Dealing Turn ** : [ 3h ]
HERO checks.
Player 2 bets (200)
HERO folds.
** Dealing River ** : [ Ks ]
** Summary **
Main Pot: 1240 | Side Pot 1: 200
Board: [ 9h 8h Jd 3h Ks ]
Player 2 balance 3920, bet 580, collected 200, lost -380 [ Ad 6d ] [ high card ace -- Ad,Ks,Jd,9h,8h ]
Player 3 balance 1935, lost 100 (folded)
HERO balance 2905, lost 380 (folded)
Player 5 balance 1240, bet 380, collected 1240, net +860 [ Ac Ah ] [ a pair of aces -- Ac,Ah,Ks,Jd,9h ]

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I call here almost every time and reassess the river. The bet is so weak and the old "check it down" notion is so so terrible. If you had like 1000 chips behind, it's a fold.

Re: Blown away with air
 

His reward of 300 worth of chips isn't enough to almost go broke against the 2nd biggest stack, imo.

He's not big enough to dominate the other two players (atleast not the 2nd biggest)

Re: Blown away with air
 

No it wasn't reasonable, but let's not forget that you would have hit a 5 outer on the river to beat the small stack anyways, which most times you won't. So he really didn't hurt your equity that much in this situation.

Re: Blown away with air
 

i think you have more than enough chips to make this call, which is easy to say seeing his cards now but not everyone "checks it down"

Re: Blown away with air
 

Yes, I guess I was naive to simply assume he had a (very) good made hand.