Satellite

[WPIL]

Satellite - Final 3

I have been very active - probably raised (X2) 8 out of the last 10 hands on Button/SB and also getting folds on the BB. Nothing shown down since we have gone to 3

1st and 2nd is the Seat/Torney Euros for 530 Euros 3rd is 107 Euros

€4.04+€0.40 EUR Hold'em No Limit - Level XXIII (20000/40000) - 2012/01/08 1:29:06 WET [2012/01/07 20:29:06 ET] Table '491880316 1' 9-max Seat #1 is the button Seat 1: APPW (905304 in chips) Seat 3: DexDexter11 (308824 in chips) Seat 9: lendemain (312872 in chips)
APPW: posts the ante 4000
DexDexter11: posts the ante 4000
lendemain: posts the ante 4000
DexDexter11: posts small blind 20000
lendemain: posts big blind 40000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to APPW [As ]
APPW: raises 40000 to 80000
DexDexter11: raises 224824 to 304824 and is all-in
lendemain: folds

HERO?

Trivial Fold?

If calling, what with? (Super Tight?)

What stack size of Villian should I be calling with A rags?

[silverslick]

Fold.  My calling range is kk+ let the othrer 2 fight it out. If he has 150k it is closer to a call IMO.
Let this one go and keep raising when unopened.

[Skippy]

What you should be doing (and should have done so far) is stepping away from the computer and blinding down until you have around 750,000 chips. Play AA, KK or QQ only.

There are 1,500,000 chips in play, which means as long as you can keep your stack above 750,000 chips, you can't possibly lose. 750,000 is the finish line. It's up to the two guys with 300,000 chips to fight for the seat amongst themselves. More chips to you are worthless. I know A8 is probably the best hand at the table 3 handed, but if you get called by 72o and he hits a 7, you are going to want to beat up your cat.

If you do blind down to near even stacks with the two shorties, then it's time to start playing hands again.

If you did decide you have a burning desire to make some chips with this hand, you need to OPEN JAM because a) Your opponents have <10bb. b) You need to use Sklansky's Gap Principle here. You need a better hand to call than you need to open raise, so if you jam, your opponents are going to struggle to call with even really good hands. If you min raise  then get jammed on, then the gap is reversed on you! You suddenly need a premium.

[paulhouk03]

I would fold this spot pretty easily and continue min raising and let go with any resistance unless they keep doing it which is doubtful

Tightening up is not a good idea IMO

[WPIL]

Trivial Fold Then (When he shoved probably behind anyway)

Not sure about blinding down - that is just over 2 orbits and then I am at 750,000

And NO Cat beating up from me!

[chatban]

Terrible advice about blinding down.  Just fold this and keep doing as you were.

[Killerkilsby]

Think its a trivial fold.

With regards to what stack size i call, im no expert but id call up to 100k.

[Solaris]

What are the stack sizes?

[WPIL]

just under 8 bigs each

[chatban]

Tbh you cant raise fold to 8bb stack sizes. Its terrible. Open shoving is pretty much the nuts with A8 here.

[Solaris]

Tbh you cant raise fold to 8bb stack sizes. Its terrible. Open shoving is pretty much the nuts with A8 here.

This.

Why are you raising from an 8bb stack?

[WPIL]

Not raising from 8 BB - I have 22 BB

[Solaris]

Not raising from 8 BB - I have 22 BB

Sorry, my mistake I'm blind, just so used to seeing the stack sizes in a different format in a hand history.

Having looked properly, it's a really, really easy fold.

[chatban]

Not raising from 8 BB - I have 22 BB

8bb effective so yes raise folding is beyond spewy

[Killerkilsby]

Obv in a normal tourney its a snap raise folding not too bad in this situation imo