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I think what’s the driving factor in this hand is that it’s a 10k buy-in tournament. Put anyone in this spot in their specific ‘average buy-in’ and I think everyone will be finding a 5-bet jam.
I think the monster stack can definitely be taking advantage of chip dynamics here. When they 4-bet
— the initial raise doesn’t want to play the hand due to the fact that the 3-better can easily get stacked here and then they make the final table.
— and the 3-better doesn’t want to call because they can easily fold their way to a final table by not playing the hand.
Honestly, its a scary spot. If you put me in that spot in a normal buy-in tourney I’m not thinking too much about getting my chips in the middle. But make it a 10k even with very meaningful ladders, and it does become a little dicey.
