$Low buy in NL HE MTT: Mtt strategie

MTT hand from yesterday: I had 18 BB on the button with KJs. SB was super tight, BB recreational. I open, BB shoves 22 BB. Would you call this spot? I called, but I’m not sure if it was too optimistic

BB can complete and see a cheap flop closing the action, so most players are only going to be 3-betting premium hands from that particular seat especially for as much as 18BB effective. And for that reason I would typically fold here without a strong read.

What's a low buy-in? Generally you can fold this to play better cards for 18bb.

If by PFR=0 you mean the BB, then you should fold. If by pfr 0 you mean you, then maybe you should loosen up!

Either way you can fold and still live for a while and find a better spot to double up.

Given the low buy in, I might have just called in that spot. People are donks in micro stakes and shove wider looking for spots to double up.

Houbi37 said:

MTT hand from yesterday: I had 18 BB on the button with KJs. SB was super tight, BB recreational. I open, BB shoves 22 BB. Would you call this spot? I called, but I’m not sure if it was too optimistic

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What range are you putting BB on?

Houbi37 said:

MTT hand from yesterday: I had 18 BB on the button with KJs. SB was super tight, BB recreational. I open, BB shoves 22 BB. Would you call this spot? I called, but I’m not sure if it was too optimistic

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The answer to your question is maybe

The key for you is how to study this spot
1 GTO WIZARD---FREE---it has preflop charts - MTT at close to 18bb
2 Look at what the BB is supposed to be shoving and use your player pool data to compare their shoves to that range.
3 Notice that the solver does not shove AA or KK but do your players? If yes than we fold more often than the solver

The solver has you call vs a solver shove range with no AA KK in it--study your player pool to see if you should exploit fold.