A cookie to anyone who can make me feel better about this

Two hands earlier:

5-handed
blinds 3k/6k
Villian has 42k
SB 30k
BB 38k
Hero 120k (hell yeah)
UTG+1 121k
poor CO 4k [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

Folds to Villain on button who minraises
SB pushes
button calls with A5
SB shows QQ

button flops straight

Now:

Villain UTG 78k
Button 29k
Hero SB 126k
Very Tight BB 121k

Villainn pushes
Button folds
Hero has AKo
Hero folds.......

Villain goes on to win the tourny; hero takes third. Please feel free to list all the reasons why I should call; alphabetical order would make this more convenient for me.

[djshawk]

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Villain goes on to win the tourny; hero takes third. Please feel free to list all the reasons why I should push ; alphabetical order would make this more convenient for me.

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FYP.

AK is beating most of his hands.

If you loose you are still ahead of shorty.

The increase in $$$ 4th --> 1st compensates for the times you loose and bust.

Winning here gives you a monster chiplead.

You still have 50k if you loose.

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Villain goes on to win the tourny; hero takes third. Please feel free to list all the reasons why I should push ; alphabetical order would make this more convenient for me.

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FYP.

AK is beating most of his hands.

If you loose you are still ahead of shorty.

The increase in $$$ 4th --> 1st compensates for the times you loose and bust.

Winning here gives you a monster chiplead.

You still have 50k if you loose.

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Thanks on the alphabetical order. Good point on the push; I think I woulda pushed had I called. I forgot about the $$$$ for 4th leaving, glad you got that one in.

Anything left out?

[betgo]

You can't fold AK to an open push for 13xBB in a 4-handed game. I'm calling here with a lot worse than AK. You played weak/tight scared oflosing your big stack. villain played aggressively, took advantage of weak/tight play, and won the tournament.

Villain should push 4-handed with pretty much any playable hand. You should call with AJ, KQ, 88 or better at the very least.

[betgo]

Other big stack is playing very tight, you need QQ or better to call a push (happens 1.3% of time). Villain could push every hand and it is very unlikely he will be called by a bigger stack. No wonder villain won.

[Sykes]

So villian pushes with a 12BB stack and you're not calling with AK here why?

If villian is any good, I'd put his range at 99-AA/AQ-AK.

An easy call especially since you're not out if you lose this pot, plus if you win, you have 200K and a tight player playing for 2nd. So going to heads-up, you should have at the very least a 2.6-1 lead heads-up.

[betgo]

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If villian is any good, I'd put his range at 99-AA/AQ-AK

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I must not be any good, but I am pushing with a lot less from CO/UTG 4-handed. Any pp is an obvious push. I push with high cards, suited connectors, etc.

The other problem with hero's play is that the only hands that beat him are AA and KK. With 13xBB, a smaller raise would not look suspicious, so it is unlikely villain would push with either of those.

[Sykes]

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If villian is any good, I'd put his range at 99-AA/AQ-AK

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I must not be any good, but I am pushing with a lot less from CO/UTG 4-handed. Any pp is an obvious push. I push with high cards, suited connectors, etc.

The other problem with hero's play is that the only hands that beat him are AA and KK. With 13xBB, a smaller raise would not look suspicious, so it is unlikely villain would push with either of those.

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brain-fart, I totally skipped over the fact that it's 4 handed. A push with 76s here though, is dumb. So is pushing with QTo.

I'd push with 55+/KQ/AT+

[SossMan]

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If villian is any good, I'd put his range at 99-AA/AQ-AK

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I must not be any good, but I am pushing with a lot less from CO/UTG 4-handed. Any pp is an obvious push. I push with high cards, suited connectors, etc.

The other problem with hero's play is that the only hands that beat him are AA and KK. With 13xBB, a smaller raise would not look suspicious, so it is unlikely villain would push with either of those.

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brain-fart, I totally skipped over the fact that it's 4 handed. A push with 76s here though, is dumb. So is pushing with QTo.

I'd push with 55+/KQ/AT+

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if you are getting guys to lay down AK, i'm pushing many hands, including 67s.

[TxDozerMan]

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if you are getting guys to lay down AK, i'm pushing many hands, including a seat card and a joker .


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FYP