Massive Satellite Fail
3 spots pay
PokerStars No-Limit Hold’em, 109 Tournament, 200/400 Blinds 50 Ante (4 handed) – Poker-Stars Converter Tool from PokerSavvyPlus.com
Hero (UTG) (t8288)
Button (t219)
SB (t4401)
BB (t17092)
Hero’s M: 10.36
Preflop: Hero is UTG with 8
, 8
Hero calls t400, Button calls t169 (All-In), SB calls t200, BB bets t17042 (All-In), 2 folds
Flop: (t1569) Q, 10, K
(2 players, 2 all-in)
Turn: (t1569) J
(2 players, 2 all-in)
River: (t1569) 4 (2 players, 2 all-in)
Total pot: t1569
Results:
Button had 8, 10 (one pair, tens).
BB had A, A (straight, Ace high).
Outcome: BB won t1569
Anything other than checking it down all the way here is just preposterously bad and demonstrates a really fundamental lack of understanding of satellite strategy. This was surprising because Villain is a Team PokerStars Online Pro who plays a ton of these things and had otherwise played quite well as we approached the bubble.
None of us here has an interest in anything other than maximizing the odds of busting the short stack on this hand.