Stars 3 Table ITM put to the test
 

Stars $10 3 table. Posted here because I feel these still play a bit more like a SNG than a multi.

5 Players left, ITM

Payout

1 100
2 72
3 48
4 28
5 22


Stack sizes

Seat 1 5010
Seat 3 9150 (Hero)
Seat 4 12330
Seat 6 3395 (SB)
Seat 8 10615 (BB)

400/800 50 Ante

8 seat folds

1 seat minraises to 1600, he's done this a bit more than his fair share so he probably has a pretty wide range here.

Hero in 3 seat has T [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] T [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] and raises to 4000.

Villian in 4 seat raises 8280 to 12280 all-in. Villian is a good aggressive player.

Folded back to hero.


Hero....?



TIA

Re: Stars 3 Table ITM put to the test
 

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Re: Stars 3 Table ITM put to the test
 

You have to either push this after the first raise or fold it, raising half your stack then folding isnt an option here. I would call in this situation, but i would NOT like it. But then again i would never put myself in this sticky mess [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Re: Stars 3 Table ITM put to the test
 

There's a big jump from 4th to 3rd place payout wise. If you fold, you'll have 5000 and still be 3rd stack. You're getting just under 3:1 (14750:5150) on your call, and given the description of villain, I think you're 20-80 a good percentage of the time. If this is a cash game with shallow stacks, I would call because I think he has AK enough of the time to make it profitable, but given the payout structure, I would fold.

Re: Stars 3 Table ITM put to the test
 

first off, there's no reason for you to raise so much with the blinds @ 400/800. a raise of 2000-2400 would suffice. if the villian is that good of an aggressive player, then folding with 6750 to 7150 in chips is alot better 5150. perhaps the smaller raise triggers a reraise by him [not all-in] that, if you're a thinking player, allows you to narrow down what hands he's gonna do that with. if you think he will do that with A Ko/A Ks, and J J-A A, then your big raise prompted his reraise all-in which could very well be a play for the rest of your chips against those hands. a smaller, more savvy raise gives you more options, and IMO, more information on where you stand and how the rest of the hand will play out.