what would you do with KJo in this spot? icm considerations FT bubble

what would you do with KJo in this spot? icm considerations FT bubble

did I play my hand too aggressively? how would you play it? top prize is 650 and 10th gets like 65 dollars. around 600-700 people roughly(freeroll). 10 people remain. GG Poker - 40000/80000 Ante 10000 NL (8 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 10.68 BB (VPIP: 18.92, PFR: 8.33, 3Bet Preflop: 6.67, Hands: 38)
SB: 45.45 BB (VPIP: 31.58, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 20)
Hero (BB): 11.34 BB
UTG: 41.81 BB (VPIP: 26.32, PFR: 10.81, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 38)
CO: 21.66 BB (VPIP: 15.79, PFR: 11.11, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 19)

5 players post ante of 0.13 BB, SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 2.12 BB) Hero has J K

fold, fold, fold, SB raises to 3 BB, Hero raises to 11.22 BB and is all-in, SB calls 8.22 BB

Flop: (23.06 BB, 2 players) T T Q

Turn: (23.06 BB, 2 players) 7

River: (23.06 BB, 2 players) 8

what would you do?

06 January 2026 at 05:02 AM
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Do you know what the stacks are on the other table? How far down the list you are would make a difference to me.

This is a tricky spot because SB should be playing a lot of jams, and the raises should be monsters or some garbage hand maybe with a decent blocker (J2o?). I know it's only 30 hands but I see SB at 32/0; have they been open limping a lot or is this just from completing / defending blinds?

This being a freeroll, I'm more inclined to think the opponent has it, but I could be influenced by your description that makes the results pretty clear.


I guess it's a call or fold especially since they never bet in the last 20 hands, I guess he had it. my mistake. I should've looked more at the hud numbers to make the decision. gtowizzard said it should be a jam 20% and call the rest of the time but that's just ev not icm. I used the free sample on gtowizzard. I can't afford icmizer


As sb is the table cl at 4x your stack, I doubt you had any pre flop fold equity in this spot, regardless of your holding. You also unnecessarily gave up position with your shove, which maybe would have been of use betting post flop. As nath stated, knowing the other chop stacks is important for icm considerations. Generally, I think playing your hand slower is a better move here.

But overall, I wouldn’t lose sleep over this aggressiveness with 10bbs when in the money in a freeroll. I am probably shoving the flop anyways with the draw so it wouldn’t really matter.

Congrats on outlasting so many players.


Push/fold charts say KJo on the SB with less than 12bb is a push. I would also opt for a push. If you don't want to pish here, I would fold. Of you call, BB will most of the time put pressure on you by either raising or shoving. Calling with KJo isn't a position you want to be in.

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