AJs at the final table

Taraz · #1 08-16-2005, 05:45 AM

Party Poker 50+5 tournament. 420 entries, 9 left. Payout structure is pretty steep as usual. The preflop raiser had been pretty tight, but the blinds were pretty large. What do you do here?

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t4000 (9 handed) converter

MP1 (t38314)
MP2 (t43136)
MP3 (t53062)
CO (t41108)
Hero (t35388)
SB (t16099)
BB (t30450)
UTG (t113051)
UTG+1 (t49392)

Preflop: Hero is Button with A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
2 folds, MP1 raises to t10000, 6 folds.

Final Pot: t16000

-Oz- · #2 08-16-2005, 04:10 PM

Given that everyone but the big stack has pretty low M's, this is a pretty easy fold for me. Due to the gap principle, I think AJs isn't strong enough to commit here (especially a raise from a somewhat tight player). Fold and look for an opportunity where you can be the first one in the pot.

-Oz-

schwza · #3 08-16-2005, 04:13 PM

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this makes it a clear fold imo. with no reads, tough decision. i'd probably still fold.

Piers · #4 08-16-2005, 04:17 PM

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The preflop raiser had been pretty tight,

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Fold, excpet if pretty tight means he will raised with hands like 44 A8s or KQo push.