$ NL HE MTT:

[mariussica88]

Game

Hold'em

Game Format

No Limit

Table Format

MTT

Freeroll

1. Freeroll

Currency

$

UTG stats after 61 hands: VPIP 16 PFR 13 Limp 3

This is the first hand after the money bubble. Did my call is too loose?


pokerstars, Hold'em No Limit - 500/1,000 (100 ante) - 9 players
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UTG: 5,721 (6 bb)
UTG+1: 5,647 (6 bb)
MP: 26,312 (26 bb)
MP+1: 21,545 (22 bb)
LP: 4,899 (5 bb)
CO: 8,922 (9 bb)
BU: 2,657 (3 bb)
SB: 20,645 (21 bb)
BB (Hero): 7,470 (7 bb)

Pre-Flop: (2,400) Hero is BB with A♣ 8♦
UTG raises to 5,621 (all-in), 7 players fold, Hero calls 4,621

 

[fundiver199]

Its close. If the bubble has just burst, UTG could be jamming wide with only 6 bigs left, and you are getting a discount being in the big blind. But on the other side A8o is rarely far ahead, so its not the best hand to call an all-in with. If for instance the opponent has a hand like QJs, you only have something like 55% equity, and if he has A2-A7, there will be a lot of chopped pots. So its a marginal but propably ok call.

 

[Tigroslav]

22+ A2s+ A7o+ KTs+ KJo+ should be your calling range here
even though personaly I fold A7-9 here.

 

[IADaveMark]

A8o would be fine to shove with if the positions were reversed because you are still assuming you are up against a pair of random hands. However, when someone shoves in front of you like that, the reshove range needs to be a lot tighter.

 

[fundiver199]

A8o would be fine to shove with if the positions were reversed because you are still assuming you are up against a pair of random hands. However, when someone shoves in front of you like that, the reshove range needs to be a lot tighter.

Hero is BB. So he is calling closing action, he is not reshoving.