Too Nitty or correct Fold at this FT stage?

Red_King

Personally with that stack i woud get it all in there and then, not gonna have long to wait for better, it's always a tough one though because you fear being crushed :-( 

Red_King

Thurs 10/2/11, £2000 TSP Classic Final Table, 5 players left.
Hand # 340256306, in SB position, short stack, blinds 1500/3000.
Pocket pair 33 with 19674 chips,
Big stack raises 3xBB, which is 50% of my stack, I fold, BB calls.
Flop comes 5s 3d Ad, (too nitty/chance missed or correct fold?)
Only two options to consider, Shove or Fold.

Plr - Pos - Bet  - Chips
 
RK - SB - 1500 - 18174
M   - BB - 3000 - 42017
fold
fold
J   - Btn - 9000 - 86858
RK - SB - fold     (after long pause)
M   - BB - call
Flop 5s 3d Ad     (RK - Arrrrgggghhhh)
M  - BB   -  3000
J   - Btn - 12000
M  - BB   -  9000
Turn 7c
M  - BB   - check
J   - Btn  - All-in
M  - fold            (RK - Arrrrgggghhhh)

btw, went on to finish 2nd to J.

waller02

i think either the shove or the fold are fine in this spot, personally with only the bb left to act i would have shoved, on a ft with the blinds that big i am shoving with any pp. however, u are on the button next and may find a better spot to get ur ur chips in first, i agree with christiann it's always tough one when you have a small pp but 5 handed on a ft it's a shove from me.

well done on finishing second tho, it looks like the fold worked out ok anyway!

Dudeskin8

Results orientated poker FTW. But being serious you have 6 and a bit bigs just get it in pre and start praying.

Red_King

Cheers for the feedback peeps,
In future pocket 33 is Shove, Shove, Shove FTW.

Same again last night MTT 10/12, pocket 33 in SB
faced min raise & call, with big stack in BB,
you guessed, folded, 3 on flop, Arrrgghh.

Next hand JJ on Btn, Shove!, big stack calls with rag A,
A on flop, goodnight.

So the lesson is, any pair, ESPECIALLY 33, SHOVE-FTW.