What hands should be calling a blind all-in? (4 Viewers)

[ttowns86]

@boltonguy do you have any solver insights?

Against a range of 100% of hands, here is what is better than 50% against that range

98s+
T9o+
T8s+
J8o+
J7s+
Q6o+
Q3s+
Any K
Any A
Any pair

This range right here has 58.43% equity vs a random range in equilab shown below.

A random range but eliminating one bad hand should have > 50% equity vs a random range since its slightly better.

But to answer the originaly question, being 200+ BB deep with the BB who is yet to act and you are oop to you have to tighten up in all scenarios unless he is an uber nit.

I am no expert in deep stack play but with out knowing BB at all I would probably flat the whole range of 88+, AJo+, ATs+, KJs+, QJs. This range is plenty strong enough to defend jams from the BB. This is only 8% of hands played so it probably is way to nitty when you are presented such a profitable scenario.

EDIT: Sorry Legend I see what you did look for all hands with >50% equity not a range with > 50% equity vs the random range. My bad.

 

[wcsmik]

Maybe it’s just me but I wouldn’t call all in blind unless I had pocket aces or kings. I like to be able to enjoy my time instead of possibly losing it all very fast.

 

[decker04]

This scenario arises from a recent $1/3 session at Rivers Pittsburgh where I was $800 deep. The main villain had just lost a hand and was tired of playing, so for his final hand he went all in blind in the first-to-act (UTG) position for $161. It folded around to me in the small blind with . I tanked for a while and eventually folded.

With the big blind covering behind me and still to act, what hands should call? What hands jam? Are there hands that call, then fold?

Spoiler

the big blind woke up with aces and won the pot anyway.

Top 50% of hands is easier said than done when you have the money in front of you but I think that's about what I stick to when I'm last to act.

 

[ontheriver51]

It seems like there are plenty of good answers here so I'll share a blunder I made recently that is half bad beat story and half to prevent someone else from the same mistake.

Similar situation, but it was a drunk guy repeatedly going all in blind for $500-$600. I kept looking down at 65o, 94o, etc. Then I finally look down at A6s and toss in a call. What I had missed was there was a call before me. I would have had the best hand vs the blind all in, but the in between caller took it down with queens. Quite tilting to make such a foolish mistake

 

[CoinSlotPoker]

This scenario arises from a recent $1/3 session at Rivers Pittsburgh where I was $800 deep. The main villain had just lost a hand and was tired of playing, so for his final hand he went all in blind in the first-to-act (UTG) position for $161. It folded around to me in the small blind with . I tanked for a while and eventually folded.

With the big blind covering behind me and still to act, what hands should call? What hands jam? Are there hands that call, then fold?

Spoiler

the big blind woke up with aces and won the pot anyway.

Absolutely would never call to fold here, only hands that jam. Probably a pretty strong range like pocket 10+ and suited broadways should call and maybe some offsuit high aces.