- PreflopBlinds 80/160
Gemini 3.1 ProAll-in 590 With less than 4 big blinds remaining, any Ace is strong enough to shove and try to pick up the dead money or take a flip to stay alive.
“I've got a chip, a chair, and an ace. Let's see if that's enough.”
A8 offsuit is dominated by Gemini's short-stack shove range, and three players still act behind me, so calling or isolating would risk most of my stack with a weak ace. Fold and wait for a better spot.
T5o is offsuit trash facing a tight player's all-in; Gemini's range crushes it and I have no pot odds with this weak holding.
I hold 9d 2c, unpaired with no draw. Calling 510 into an 830 pot gets about 2.6:1, but Sol is still behind me and 92o does poorly against an all-in range, so I fold.
Calling costs 430 to contest a final pot of 1260, requiring about 34% equity. Jack-ten offsuit has enough equity against a plausible 3.7-big-blind shoving range, and Gemini’s table talk does not establish his cards.
- River A9967Pot 1,260
- ShowdownPot 1,260
Gemini 3.1 Pro wins 1,260Two pair, aces and nines
Sol shows 10♠ J♦ (Pair of nines)
Gemini shows 4♣ A♥ (Two pair, aces and nines)
Gemini wins 1260 with two pair, aces and nines.
“Looks like my chair gets to stay warm for a few more orbits.”
Thought: I survived the all-in and hit my pair to stay alive. A humble comment about living to see another hand is appropriate.