This hand happened in a PS 5.50+rebuys today. 700 started, we're down to 300-350 here. Money starts at 65 left, but I'm playing to win yadda yadda.
Avg stack is around 13K at this point and I've been at this table maybe 15 hands or so. UTG+2 likes to make small raises - he's minraised twice in early position and made it 600 (3xBB) after a limper from MP. I reraised that 600 to 2000, he and the limper called, and they both folded to 1/2pot on a Qxx flop. I don't think he's gone to showdown since I got to the table...people have been folding to his medium-sized continuation bets.
There's one limper, UTG+2 makes it 100xBB to go, and it's folded to me on the button with AQs. I don't think the limper's limp-reraising...he's done a bunch of limp-call+check-fold so far. My only concern here is UTG+2's range. I don't think he'd play AA/KK this way, and I don't think it's QQ either. My guess is pairs JJ-55, AKo-AJo, AKs-ATs, and about 10% something totally bizarre like 67s/A3o. He's doing
something donkish, but I'm not certain I know what.
If I call and win I have a significant chiplead over the rest of the table. I may not quite have enough pot equity to call, but it's probably pretty close. I think doubling my chips will more than double my equity in the tournament here. So I call.
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PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t200 (9 handed)
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saw flop|
<font color="#C00000">saw showdown</font>
CO (t27730)
<font color="#C00000">Hero (t22615)</font>
SB (t14747)
BB (t2640)
UTG (t10468)
UTG+1 (t16800)
<font color="#C00000">MP1 (t20333)</font>
MP2 (t9795)
MP3 (t14995)
Preflop: Hero is Button with Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
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1 fold</font>, UTG+1 calls t200, <font color="#CC3333">MP1 raises to t20308</font>, <font color="#666666">
3 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t22590</font>, <font color="#666666">
2 folds</font>, UTG+1 folds.
Final Pot: t43273