Preflop action from BB quiz

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Very early in a MTT. 10 people at the table. Blinds are relatively meaningless compared to the stacks. You have an average stack, as does everyone else at the table. You are in the BB. Consider two scenarios: One, everyone folds to the SB, who completes the blind. The second scenario, one MP/LP guy limps, the SB completes to you.

Now I want to know how you would play these hands preflop, specifically whether or not you'd check or raise(and if so, how much?). Answer each question for both of the 2 scenarios.

1. K-Js
2. K-Qs
3. A-10s
4. 8-8
5. A-Qos
6. 2-2

Obviously commentary on your thought process is encouraged. I won't give my answers yet, but I will say that the reason I post this is because I am a very careful tournament player. I will usually try to avoid building the pot early with vulnerable hands. However, I want to see if perhaps I could improve my play by changing things a little.

Scenario #1 versus the SB

ALL Bids Assuming blinds are 10/20

1-3 Raise anywhere from 2.5 ~ 5x Blinds. He probably doesnt have a hand, if you catch anything bid the pot, if he re-raises you turbo fold (unless its an Ace on the ATs)

4. I tack on a 4x Blind raise here to make it 100. 2 Overs i dont bid the flop, 1 over i bid out with a 2/3 assuming checked. 3 overs i check-fold home and curse my luck.

5. AQos heads up versus another blind... yummy.... 3x Bid, pot bid on a hit.

6. I hate 2's. I check and hope a monster hits i can slap him for half his stack.
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Scenario 2

1. I min-raise, to build the pot assuming no overs, I push out a 2 bet, I dont like this hand but im trying to get some mileage out of it.

2. I like this hand infinitely better the KJ for some reason, I raise to 3-4x BB and hope to isolate.
Any hits = Pot bid maybe even jam it.

3. I play KQ and A10 the same pre flop.
Post flop, pot bet if 10 high hits, value bet the ace 1/2 pot, re-raised on either and im cursing.

4. 8's are fun, raise to 3x, looking for an isolation, if trouble lands on flop(AKQ) check it through, if its strong bidding dump it. If an 8 hits, check it through raise the turn, and all in the river.

5. I re-raise 6x, i want legitimate hands in only, i dont want stuff like 8-9 suited sneaking into these hands ;\.
Either card hitting and I overbet pot, if i get played back on, i may shove it on him.

6. Donk raise - slow play, catch the trips laugh when you bust em.

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Scenario 1.

1. raise 4x.. it's a good hand heads up, in position, i'd like to win it now, but wont mind being called.

2. Ditto.

3. Ditto.

4. Ditto.

5. Ditto.

6. Hmmm. I think i'm still raising. But i'd probably mix in checking, cause i'm a pusssssssy.


Scenario 2

1-5 All the same as Scenario 1, and for the same reasons, no strength shown, and they're decent hands only OOP vs 1/2 of them. Good chance of taking it down PF.

6. checking behind this time. if blinds were bigger i might be inclined to go for it though.