C
Chasey22
Rising Star
Bronze Level
- Game
- Hold'em
- Game Format
- No Limit
- Table Format
- MTT
- Buy-in
- 200
- VP$IP
- 0
- Currency
- $
This is my first posting at this site.
I was at the final table of an 85 player live tourney. My experience with these tourneys is that once the field gets to 5 or 6 players, the winnings are usually chopped.
At this stage of the tourney, I had noticed that most hands were folding to the blinds or sometimes there were one or two limps preflop. I had 27BB in early position with KcTc.
I understand it is generally incorrect to limp first-in, but my thoughts were raises preflop had been very rare and I could probably call a min raise with this hand if I limped, but I probably couldn't call a three-bet if I raised preflop. So I limped first-in.
As played, the hand folded to the button (with 17BB) who raised 2X. The blinds folded and I called. There were now 6.5 BB in the pot (includes a BB ante). The flop was Ks 8h 5d. I checked to the button who C-bet 2BB and I called. Now 10.5 BB in the pot. Turn was Th. I bet 3BB and the button shoved for his remaining 13 BB. I called and he showed AJh (12 outs). The river was the 2h giving him the nut flush.
My questions:
Is it reasonable to limp first-in in this situation?
Would it have been better to just fold preflop considering the likelihood that I would have probably cashed out if I played tight and let the small stacks fight it out?
I appreciate anyone's thoughts.
thank you!
I was at the final table of an 85 player live tourney. My experience with these tourneys is that once the field gets to 5 or 6 players, the winnings are usually chopped.
At this stage of the tourney, I had noticed that most hands were folding to the blinds or sometimes there were one or two limps preflop. I had 27BB in early position with KcTc.
I understand it is generally incorrect to limp first-in, but my thoughts were raises preflop had been very rare and I could probably call a min raise with this hand if I limped, but I probably couldn't call a three-bet if I raised preflop. So I limped first-in.
As played, the hand folded to the button (with 17BB) who raised 2X. The blinds folded and I called. There were now 6.5 BB in the pot (includes a BB ante). The flop was Ks 8h 5d. I checked to the button who C-bet 2BB and I called. Now 10.5 BB in the pot. Turn was Th. I bet 3BB and the button shoved for his remaining 13 BB. I called and he showed AJh (12 outs). The river was the 2h giving him the nut flush.
My questions:
Is it reasonable to limp first-in in this situation?
Would it have been better to just fold preflop considering the likelihood that I would have probably cashed out if I played tight and let the small stacks fight it out?
I appreciate anyone's thoughts.
thank you!
