tipperdog
06-17-2005, 10:52 AM
Like many tourney newcomers (how long can I call myself that?), I believe that I'm playing too conservatively. I'm generally lasting long in MTTs, but am finishing either out of the money or at the very bottom of the ladder. So, I'm looking for more opportunities to chip up as the blinds increase. Is this such an opportunity?
Party $55NL. 580 players; ~200 left. Blinds are 75/150. I have ~T2,000 in the BB. Average is ~T2,700. I was moved to this table as a short stack about 20 hands ago and have played one hand--doubling up with 33 when I pushed vs. AQ PF.
So, I'm in the BB with A /images/graemlins/diamond.gif4 /images/graemlins/diamond.gif. It's folded around to the button who open-raises to T800. The button hasn't seemed overly-aggressive, but I have no strong read. The T800 open-raise (5.5xBB) is larger than standard.
Given the information provided, is this an opportunity for playing back at a possible steal-raise? If so, what's your preferred method of playback?
Party $55NL. 580 players; ~200 left. Blinds are 75/150. I have ~T2,000 in the BB. Average is ~T2,700. I was moved to this table as a short stack about 20 hands ago and have played one hand--doubling up with 33 when I pushed vs. AQ PF.
So, I'm in the BB with A /images/graemlins/diamond.gif4 /images/graemlins/diamond.gif. It's folded around to the button who open-raises to T800. The button hasn't seemed overly-aggressive, but I have no strong read. The T800 open-raise (5.5xBB) is larger than standard.
Given the information provided, is this an opportunity for playing back at a possible steal-raise? If so, what's your preferred method of playback?