AJ in the BB late
 

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t200 (8 handed). This is a 2-table tournament, so top 4 pays. The tables just combined last hand, so I have no reads on SB or villain. converter

MP2 (t885)
CO (t1725)
Button (t1430)
SB (t3640)
Hero (t3315)
UTG (t5725)
UTG+1 (t5180)
MP1 (t5100)

Preflop: Hero is BB with A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, UTG+1 calls t200, <font color="#666666">4 folds</font>, SB completes, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t1000</font>, UTG+1 calls t800, SB folds.

Flop: (t2275) J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t2290 (All-In)</font>, UTG+1 calls t2290.

Turn: (t6855) 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>

River: (t6855) 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>

Final Pot: t6855

Re: AJ in the BB late
 

I didn't see a buyin listed. At a low buyin, it's totally fine, as people will limp in EP and call off a lot of chips with a wide range of hands. At a higher buyin, I'd be a lot more suspicious of a big pair.

I'd guess this is a smaller buyin, because a good opponent limping in EP with a monster will take his opportunity to reraise and hopefully get your stack in the middle after your showing of strength.

Re: AJ in the BB late
 

By the way, the idea of limp-calling a ton of chips is called the reverse gap concept. As stupid as it sounds, I think it may actually be pretty important in low level SNGs.

And just so curtains doesn't get pissy with me again [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img] Bones found out that Irie discussed this quite a while back.