€50 NL HE MTT: I failed at the last step before the real thing

[miklcct]

Game

Hold'em

Game Format

No Limit

Table Format

MTT

Buy-in

50

AF

0

Currency

€

I was playing a satellite which I initially earned from a freeroll, then €2, then €10, then €50 as the final step to the real thing with €250 buy-in.

I late registered it before it closed, with just 20BB to start, but I didn't get a chance to double up. I played tightly and didn't open even KJo in an early position. Even when I min-raised my QQ everyone just folded.

To be honest, €50 was something way out of my affordability and I can't see myself playing it with my own money ever.

Eventually I dropped to the near bottom of the leaderboard and the bubble became so far away that even doubling couldn't get me in, with my stack just being maintained at the starting level. I had just 11.66 BB now as the blinds increased. The ante was 0.12 BB.

I waited until a new orbit began, and got dealt 32o at BB. I called a min-raise from CO and the flop was A42 rainbow.

Then, I shoved, having a pair and a straight draw. CO thought for a while and called, with 1.28 BB left after calling. He showed QQ, making me a huge underdog with just 33% chance. I was eliminated from the tournament.

To be honest, should I have waited for another orbit instead of trying to defend my BB? Even if I checked, with such flop I would expect the villain to c-bet as well and I would again be placed under difficulty.

 

[fundiver199]

32o is literally one of the worst possible hands, so even to a min-raise from late position its typically fine to not defend it. But its also a mistake to play overly tight and not even open KJo, if there is an ante. Ok if "early position" mean 7-8 players left to act behind, then maybe its an ok fold, but anything less than that its definitly to tight.

 

[miklcct]

32o is literally one of the worst possible hands, so even to a min-raise from late position its typically fine to not defend it. But its also a mistake to play overly tight and not even open KJo, if there is an ante. Ok if "early position" mean 7-8 players left to act behind, then maybe its an ok fold, but anything less than that its definitly to tight.

Sorry, that hand with KJo was not an opening. I had 17.08 BB before ante and was sitting at BB before ante but UTG min-raised, CO called, and I didn't defend it.

Should I have defended that blind instead?

 

[fundiver199]

Should I have defended that blind instead?

Yes absolutely and especially to a min-raise. That is really way to tight, unless you are on the bubble of a satellite with enough chips to cash.

 

[miklcct]

Yes absolutely and especially to a min-raise. That is really way to tight, unless you are on the bubble of a satellite with enough chips to cash.

If there were no calls I would definitely have defended it, but how many calls after the min-raise should I begin folding KJo at the big blind?

I don't think KJo is easy enough to play multi-way when the likelihood that one of the villain holds an ace becomes much greater.

 

[fundiver199]

If there were no calls I would definitely have defended it, but how many calls after the min-raise should I begin folding KJo at the big blind?

Its true, there are some domination issues, but its one more big blind to see the flop, and then you just go from there. The more multiway, the action is, the more you can consider not always stacking off with top pair. But I cant see ever not defending KJ to a minraise.