live tournament. fast structure, EASY table. im off to a great start, table is playing very weak tight. i continue to miss the flop, but pick it up with CB's. ive worked t4000 to t6000, blinds are 50/100 right now, they double each time w/ 30 minute levels. blinds would raise in approx. 3 hands
i have 6k. blinds are 50/100. 180 people about 120 are left?
im UTG+2. UTG raises to 500, and leaves himself 1700 more.
I have
here are my thoughts:
he had opened in EP with AQ, 99, etc before. he could have alot of hands.
he wasnt very agressive, and to this point he had not raised 5X the bb yet. i found it even stranger that he didnt just push all in. did he want action?
my options were fold, call, or raise. i didnt feel i should fold because i thought i was ahead of his range. i didnt feel i should call because there were many people to act behind me. once i call, i imagine 2-3 other people would call. if i raise, shortie is going to call me a vast majority of the time. i dont think he folds AJ or AQ here so short on chips. he calls when hes crushed with 88+, he calls when im crushed, and he will flip a coin. i dont want to flip a coin.
imo, the better play was to just call. i risk letting people catch an overcard, but so what. if an overcard comes i have lost 500 chips. maybe a jack comes and i stack somebody i wouldnt have stacked before. maybe now i can get away if i think EP raiser has an overpair.
imo, folding jacks here is horrible. is smooth calling the less of 2 evils?