Opening with KJo on the button

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You're deep in a MTT with 25BB. Folded to you on the button with KJo. Do you open-shove, min-raise, or fold? Let’s hear your reasoning! 👇
 
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Being "deep" into the tourney should make no difference to our play as long as we are not near the bubble.
So.. Min raise 💯

Your hand is too strong to fold and readless you should have no open shoves at 25bb from the button IMHO, min raising allows you to keep your range pretty wide, has your opponents guessing with scope to make mistakes.

Question for you: if you min. raise, what are you doing vs 3 bets from one of the blinds - non-all in and all in?
 
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monkeytilter said:
Being "deep" into the tourney should make no difference to our play as long as we are not near the bubble.
So.. Min raise 💯

Your hand is too strong to fold and readless you should have no open shoves at 25bb from the button IMHO, min raising allows you to keep your range pretty wide, has your opponents guessing with scope to make mistakes.

Question for you: if you min. raise, what are you doing vs 3 bets from one of the blinds - non-all in and all in?
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In that situation it's a strategic fold, without it been suit-connected to see the flop or paired to 4 bet, might not be worth the risk.
 
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It's a straightforward open. Well within BTNs range, but at 25bb deep, it would be a disaster to open shove.
 
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Min raise, and fold to similar/larger stacks (often dominated), but call if shoved by a short stack (especially if there's an ante).
 
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Min-raise of course, unless blinds have tiny stacks.
 
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qb93 said:
You're deep in a MTT with 25BB. Folded to you on the button with KJo. Do you open-shove, min-raise, or fold? Let’s hear your reasoning! 👇
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I would think that a min raise would not prove effective as the blinds are both somewhat invested therefore I would at least raise 3BB and if reraised then consider fold or Jam
 
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