I fold - no point being a hero on the first hand.

#Aspers88

6th decision:

This is a new hand.

You are on the bubble now. Just one short of the money!

As usual at this time, most of the players will fold anything, the short stacks try to hold on as long as possible… and it lasts for ages…

Until this one hand where the player on the Button limps in on your big blind. He has 25BB in his stack.

As far as you know, he has qualified via a satellite tournament, and he is a very tight player who hasn’t played a hand for 2 hours.

The woman in the Small Blind folds.

So you are in the Big Blind. You hold 5♣Q♦ and your stack is 25BB. The exact same amount as the villain.

A bit tired, you casually tap the table and dully say, “Check”.

FLOP:

5♠5♥K♥

This is the kind of board that wakes you up immediatly!

His eyes hidden behind his sun glasses, villain pushes all his chips in the middle and says “All In”.

What do you do?

At this point, I am in Italian Job mode ("Self preservation society"). I still have a reasonable stack so I am not automatically pushing.

The thing that is influencing me the most is that this is a tight player. This means that when they limped, they were slow playing a decent hand. When they pushed on the flop, they probably have KK or AK or KQ or possibly KJ. The only hand I am worried about is KK. 

Given that the table image of this player is super tight, I have to believe they have KK. I think if they had Kx then they would be more cautious.

I reluctanly fold.

#UnibetBubble #Decision6 @AndrewSpiers

4th decision:

This is a new hand.

A few minutes after the one you played previously. Now there are only 2 players to bust before the bubble.

The blinds are still 500/1000.

In UTG+1, a player who likes to see a lot of flops opens with 2.2BB. He has 30,000 chips in his stack.

UTG+2, with a 90BB stack, calls.

You have now 34BB. In the BB position, you call with J♦8♦.

FLOP:

10♠3♦Q♦

You check.

Villain UTG+1 bets 5,000 chips.

UTG+2 folds.

What do you do?

I am a wimp so I am folding here all day long :)

Too close to the bubble for me. 

Although I have straight and flush options, I have wouldn't have the nuts in either case.

Not for me.....

#UnibetBubble #Decision4 @AndrewSpiers

The bubble misson seemed to be a reflection of my game last night.

I decided to jump into the PLO freeroll. 800+ entrants top 11 got paid.

After over an hour of play, it was getting close to the bubble. I was 13 out of 15 but incredibly short stacked. I only really had 2BB. There was no chance of just riding out the bubble as I would have been blinded out.

Had to go all-in with a marginal hand with 13 left. I had 2 other callers. 

Lost and it was the hand that bust the bubble.

Happy though as I hardly play any PLO.

Imagine: You are close to the bubble in the Unibet Open Cannes. There are only 3 players to bust out before getting to the money!

3rd decision:

The blinds are 500/1000.

A player just sat at the table with a 43 BB stack. In middle position, he limps in.

Everyone else folds to you, in the cut-off.

You have 37 BB in front of you and A♣7♠ in your hands.

You raise 2.6BB.

Villain calls.

Flop:

J♦ K♥ J♠

You both check.

Turn:

A♥

Villain checks.

When you put 3,000 chips in the middle, villain instantly calls.

River:

9♦

And again, villain checks.

What do you do?

So I bet 3x as mentioned in the last blog post - you did read it, didn't you ;) 

I had considered that he would call but not a snap call.

This makes me think that the villian has set a trap and is slow playing a set (or even more).

My feeling is that if I bet now that they will raise or even shove.

I am taking the wimps route and checking here. It is risk free.

#UnibetBubble #Decision3 @AndrewSpiers

Imagine: You are close to the bubble in the Unibet Open Cannes. There are only 3 players to bust out before getting to the money!

2nd decision:

The blinds are 500/1000.

A player just sat at the table with a 43 BB stack. In middle position, he limps in.

Everyone else folds to you, in the cut-off.

You have 37 BB in front of you and A♣7♠ in your hands.

You raise 2.6BB.

Villain calls.

Flop:

J♦ K♥ J♠

You both check.

Turn:

A♥

Villain checks.

What do you do?

To reach the bubble with the most comfortable stack possible, then I would check.

However, give the circumstances, I would more than likely bet 3x.

This would be to test the waters to see what the villian has. I am trying to find out if he has a J or Q10. 

I am looking for him to fold. If he bets, then likely he has a hearts draw or a straight draw with a lone Q or 10. If he raises, then he might have the J or Q10. At that point, I fold and still have 30BBs.

No looking to do anything too silly but also not looking to be too passive considering I have two pair.

#UnibetBubble #decision2 @AndrewSpiers