Villian has been stealing pots relentlessly, usually with a bet just over 2bb from middle & late position. The big blind is about to go up and I'll be getting to that 10bb point soon...

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t600 (8 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

UTG+1 (t4530)
MP1 (t5670)
MP2 (t14268)
Hero (t11474)
Button (t5754)
SB (t22377)
BB (t4959)
UTG (t7487)

Preflop: Hero is CO with 9, 9.
3 folds, MP2 raises to t1500, Hero calls t1500, 3 folds.

Flop: (t3350) 7, 3, J (2 players)
MP2 checks, Hero bets t3000, MP2 raises to t12718,

What now? He overbet the pot and has been super aggressive. I'm in the money, but my tournament life would be on the line and the payouts are much better the higher you get. I do have backdoor straight and flush draws, plus the 8% chance of hitting my set.



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Hero calls t6924 (All-In).

Turn: (t25992) 9 (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: (t25992) 5 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: t25992

Results in white below:
MP2 has Kh Jh (one pair, jacks).
Hero has 9h 9s (three of a kind, nines).
Outcome: Hero wins t23198. MP2 wins t2794.

And yes, I should have reraised preflop

Just shove pf.

Originally Posted by piv

Just shove pf.

with almost 20bb? (preflop) I usually wait until I get below 15bb before switching to push/fold

Originally Posted by feint06

with almost 20bb? (preflop) I usually wait until I get below 15bb before switching to push/fold

Yeah but you have to play it as a situation and not by a strict rule. If you say this guy has been stealing pots and getting out of line teach him a lesson. You could pop it up to like 5k here also, but that leaves him the opportunity to come back over the top. Calling like you have also leaves you open to the squeeze play from SB.

Shoving sends the message and if he does decide to call with KJ you're slightly ahead (not that he will). You're worried about getting to that 10bb point, currently theres 4bb in the pot. Take it down now and you have 19.

Edit: misread your stack. Reraising to 5k would be a bad idea.

Originally Posted by feint06

I guess your right. I can tell from the way it played I should have reraised preflop, but any such raise is pretty much going to commit me. Maybe if I raise to 4000 and he pushes -- I can fold, but then I'm right around 10bb...

Hence the shove. You dont give him a decision, he has to fold.

It's a concept I'm currently trying to get a hold of... stealing the ownership of the table from the bully.