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Hero second in chips, chipleader villain comes to the table...
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January 26, 2015 - 7:22 pm
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Last night I was playing a 180man SnG on Pokerstars and ran into a situation I'm wondering about. This is probably part 1 of a couple.

 

From the start, people were making ridiculous moves against me when I had the best hands, and I just kept knocking people out one or two at a time. By the 100/200 level I was chip leader with 50BBs. Second in chips had less than half that.  I managed to stay in the top three in chips all the way through the bubble, and then down to 16 players left.

 

I was second in chips (~34BBs at 500/1K/100), when suddenly the chipleader (~41.5BBs) moves to my immediate left. What's the general opinion on how to play in this situation? Should I avoid hands against them since they're the only one who can knock me out? Only play premiums?

 

According to PokerTracker I'd played with him earlier in the tournament and he was 34/20 over 30 hands.

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Yes, avoid him and know that if he is smart he is avoiding you as well…… obviously defend if he seems to be getting out of line against you

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Great, that's what I was thinking. Three hands went by with no action from either of us. Blinds go up to 600/1200/125.

 

UTG, I fold my J7club and villain in UTG shoves. Everyone folds.

Next hand, villain is UTG and shoves again for 34BBs. I'm in the big blind with 28BBs and AspadeKdiamond.

 

Is this a call? I'm watching bigdog's second sunday million run and he talks a lot about stack preservation – is this a case of preservation or would folding be too tight?

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Unless there is like a 30 min blind structure here(and not even then) fist pump shove this.

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Forgot to mention it was a turbo.. what is the bottom of my calling range in this situation?

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