Satellite spot with KK

[kinboshi]

KK is a snap for me too.  QQ also.

AK here is meh though.  Horrible position to be calling, but can you fold it? 

[outragous76]

With 10 to go there was a lot of play - people were still raise folding

52k was required to wrap the seat. Honestly you were so strong with 10 left sat on 50k plus

It only got to true bubble at 24 when you had real ICM implications.

I watched the game and TBH didnt think the bubble looked too stressful, with 4 left the was a 6k 12k 13k and 21k with blinds at 2/4k

There was then a bit of a jump up to 28-29k and those guys could fold to the big stack abusers until somone got a double thru

As for ranges to a button shove as per the original scenario, snap calling TT JJ QQ KK AA AK and prob AQ. You have 20k if you lose which is plenty (although on the edge of discomfort)

[Longy]

For those wondering about calling ranges and putting AK + JJ and even QQ on similar level, these hands play very differently hot and cold vs tight and wide ranges. On the whole pairs play much better than AK AQ in satellite situations with lots of gap concept going on. Against any 2 cards 88 is preferable to AK. Vs tight ranges obv 88 is crushed whereas AK can hold its value quite well. In this spot depending on your read you could put your opponent on anywhere between a 100% and 5% range so this is very important.

Would expect that even against 5% KK is a call though.

This is true 88 plays better than ak against very wide ranges.