$3 stt ajs utg

Never sure what to do in this spot.

No Limit Holdem Tournament
PartyPoker
7 Players
Hand Conversion Powered by weaktight.com
Stacks:
UTG andyjok (3,390)
UTG+1 kralingen333 (1,490)
MP panxoipinxo (1,050)
CO Tnuts888 (3,970)
BTN Zenit35 (5,515)
SB Jenspet1958 (3,055)
BB sebib17 (1,530)
Blinds: 200/400
Pre-Flop: (600, 7 players) andyjok is UTG :ad: :jd:
andyjok ?

Seems like a relatively straight forward spot to stick 'em in considering your stack size

Assuming it's just a 1table SnG and ICM isnt really a factor yet with so many left, no reason not to shove IMO

Out of curiousity, OP, what about this spot confuses you?

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Originally Posted by donkbee

Out of curiousity, OP, what about this spot confuses you?

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Im utg with a good hand which i dont want to fold but when thinking about what would call me if i shove i feel that i would be either dominated or up against a pp. Maybe the shorter stacks would call wider. Also letting the blinds pass i would still have a half decent shoving stack.

this is a stt? what are the starting stacks?

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Originally Posted by baudib

this is a stt? what are the starting stacks?

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Yeah stt 2000 starting stacks

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Originally Posted by andyjok

Im utg with a good hand which i dont want to fold but when thinking about what would call me if i shove i feel that i would be either dominated or up against a pp.

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This is probably all true, but you will get folds from the table a high % of the time, and when you do get folds your stack increases by nearly 20% which is not a small number. You're probably about 40% to win the pot vs a calling range, too, which isnt terrible

so would you also shove hands like suited connectors here as when called you are probably less likely to be dominated.

You want a hand that is going to flip well when someone calls you with a pair, so you shouldn't shove suited connectors with your stack. Also there is a good chance a shorty will call you with a slightly worse ace, so you shouldn't assume that you are dominated when Ax calls you.

Just because you ran into AK this one time doesn't mean you should shove suited connectors instead

AJs vs. top 15% = 52.8%

T9s vs. top 15% = 36.8%

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Originally Posted by baudib

Just because you ran into AK this one time doesn't mean you should shove suited connectors instead

AJs vs. top 15% = 52.8%

T9s vs. top 15% = 36.8%

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I was gonna make this exact same post when I seen something about suited connectors as opposed to AJs.

Even when we are crushed a large % of the time say versus top 5%
AJs is still 33% as opposed to 31% for T9s

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Originally Posted by baudib

Just because you ran into AK this one time doesn't mean you should shove suited connectors instead

AJs vs. top 15% = 52.8%

T9s vs. top 15% = 36.8%

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It was pocket jacks not ak lol, which im not bothered about as long the shove was correct. So what range would you shove here ?