AQs push to desperate?

superbrawl · #1 03-24-2005, 11:35 PM

I had played maybe two hands all game. Nothing special as far as reads go. I certainly had some FE. And figured if an underpair called I still had good pot odds.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t100 (5 handed) converter

UTG (t4736)
MP (t1335)
Button (t1419)
SB (t1570)
Hero (t940)

Preflop: Hero is BB with A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
UTG calls t100, MP calls t100, Button calls t100,...Hero goes All in t940 1 fold, UTG calls t840, MP folds, Button folds.

Flop: (t1290) 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)

Turn: (t1290) 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)

River: (t1290) 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)

Final Pot: t1290

tigerite · #2 03-24-2005, 11:38 PM

Standard. 5 handed, you've less than 10bb, and three limpers who almost certainly have lesser hands than you, or at best, 55%-45% favourites on you. This is a push 100% of the time for me.

Also hands such as 66 and below almost certainly fold here.

morgan180 · #3 03-24-2005, 11:41 PM

i like it - although with 3 limpers ahead you could probably limp and then push on a flop with a Q/A or a ragged one like this and take it down. just another option. when you push here you are probably going to be called in a least one spot after 3 limps.

tigerite · #4 03-24-2005, 11:45 PM

Whilst this is true, there is also a big chance that AJ and below will be the one of the three who calls, giving you a huge overlay. It's unlikely a pair is out there, unless its 66 or below and I think they would fold here. So I push.

morgan180 · #5 03-24-2005, 11:49 PM

i agree - i like the push here - just examing another option.

RobGW · #6 03-24-2005, 11:49 PM

I like it. There is $450 in the pot before your push giving you plenty of overlay for a coin flip if it comes to that. Only UTG has a big enough stack to gamble with you. If you think you can get him to fold then the rest of the trailers should fold also rather than risk their tourney on the bubble.