$0.25 NL HE STT: Busted at the bubble with AQs trying to chase a bounty of blinded-out player

[miklcct]

Game

Hold'em

Game Format

No Limit

Table Format

STT

Buy-in

0.25

Game Options

1. Bounty
2. Turbo

Currency

$

GGPoker Mystery Battle Royale, $0.25 buy-in

GGPoker, Hold'em No Limit - 100/200 (40 ante) - 6 players
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19ada158 (NA): 12 (0 bb)
285d4b22 (UTG): 2,664 (13 bb)
14b0a192 (CO): 3,687 (18 bb)
94a2c169 (BU): 2,295 (11 bb)
ac654ca (SB): 5,915 (30 bb)
Hero (BB): 3,427 (17 bb)

19ada158 (NA) ante 12 (all-in)Pre-Flop: (512) Hero (Hero) is BB with A♥ Q♥
285d4b22 (UTG) calls 200, 14b0a192 (CO) calls 200, 94a2c169 (BU) calls 200, ac654ca (SB) raises to 5,875 (all-in), Hero (BB) calls 3,187 (all-in), 285d4b22 (UTG) calls 2,424 (all-in), 2 players fold

Flop: (10,010) 9♥ 3♠ T♦ (4 players, 4 all-in)

Turn: (10,010) K♦ (4 players, 4 all-in)

River: (10,010) 6♣ (4 players, 4 all-in)

Total pot: 10,010

Showdown:
ac654ca (SB) shows J♦ K♥ (a pair of Kings)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 37%, Flop: 34%, Turn: 83%, River: 100%)

Hero (BB) shows A♥ Q♥ (high card, Ace)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 45%, Flop: 7%, Turn: 7%, River: 0%)

19ada158 (NA) shows Q♦ 8♣ (high card, King)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 0%, Flop: 0%, Turn: 0%, River: 0%)

285d4b22 (UTG) shows A♣ 3♥ (a pair of Threes)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 18%, Flop: 59%, Turn: 10%, River: 0%)

ac654ca (SB) wins 10,010



Was my call correct after the long stack shoved? Should I have waited for the prize money ($0.50 for the 3rd, $0.75 for the 2nd, $1.00 for the 1st, where the expected value of a bounty was $0.24) instead?

 

[kunkgreen]

I might consider folding here if I were at ggmillions, or in more expensive tournaments...
We'd probably need a lot of extra equity to make the call, but I think it's worth the risk.

We have a strong hand, and if we call all-in, we'll be competing for a bounty that's almost always the minimum prize or close to it, plus there are still many players left before we reach the mini-cash.

Definitely, going all-in from the small blind can discourage us, but if we win, we'd still be in a very good position for the rest of the tournament with much higher chances of winning more money.

So in the end, just a close call... Who knows, maybe a little more luck next time!

 

[fundiver199]

It would be a huge mistake to fold a hand as strong as AQs in a bounty format. In a regular MTT it would be a fold, when the chip leader has moved in.