TT with 22bb on the bubble facing a UTG open from a big stack. Flatting is awful, you play a bloated pot out of position to a wide range with 100bb behind, and BB can squeeze. 3-bet small is also poor because you commit a big chunk of your stack and have to fold to a 4-bet. The right play is jam 22bb. You apply maximum pressure on UTG's range (he folds AJ-AQ, JJ that has ICM pressure, and only calls with QQ+ and AK), pick up dead money often, and when called you have 35-40% equity. Best of all worlds. Open-jamming around 20bb with TT in bubble multi-way spots is a printing strategy.

BB short behind

Multi-way Preflop | 4-way: BTN | 22bb effective | Difficulty: Tough

Players in hand: UTG (40bb), HJ (15bb), Hero (BTN, 22bb), BB (18bb)

Hero hand

T♣T♦

Board

(preflop)

Action so far:
MTT bubble, UTG opens 2.5bb (40bb stack)
Hero BTN with T♣T♦, 22bb
BB short behind

Pot: 4bb To call: 2.5bb

Villain range: UTG bubble open range vs short stacks behind: 77+,AJs+,KQs,AJo+. Calls jam with QQ+, AK.

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