a limp and go... thoughts??

[bjb23]

ok, so i knew the villian limper had big/mid range cards q9+ K9+ A8-Aj. with my stack i knew he would call an allin from me preflop. so i decided to complete and push any three rags. i have a mega tight image up until now due to a lack of cards/push opportunities. is this a profitable play or a donk move based too highly on a supposed "read."


#Game No : 2370099692
***** Hand History for Game 2370099692 *****
NL Texas Hold'em $10 Buy-in + $1 Entry Fee Trny:13966330 Level:5 Blinds(75/150) - Friday, July 15, 21:59:47 EDT 2005
Table Table 35128 (Real Money)
Seat 10 is the button
Total number of players : 4
Seat 2: her0 ( $610 )
Seat 3: pkman92 ( $2945 )
Seat 8: anbesa ( $1870 )
Seat 10: jksalsa ( $2575 )
Trny:13966330 Level:5
Blinds(75/150)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to her0 [ Jh Kd ]
anbesa calls [150].
jksalsa folds.
>You have options at Table 35125 Table!.
her0 calls [75].
pkman92 checks.
** Dealing Flop ** [ 7s, 3s, 5d ]
her0 is all-In [460]
pkman92 folds.
>You have options at Table 35125 Table!.
anbesa folds.
her0 does not show cards.
her0 wins 910 chips
Game #2370103566 starts.

[curtains]

Before giving any advice, none of the players at the $11s care about your image or care that you havent played many hands. This is irrelevant.

[Oluwafemi]

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Before giving any advice, none of the players at the $11s care about your image or care that you havent played many hands. This is irrelevant.

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that's not entirely true. do you see why?

[curtains]

lol, what are you talking about?? What kind of response is that?

[Oluwafemi]

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lol, what are you talking about?? What kind of response is that?

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people at the $11 level do notice all the things the you stated in your original post--just not as much as a $215 player. plus, i play at that level, so that's like you saying I don't care about what goes on at my table. had you said quite a few $11 players, cool beans, but your statement basically said EVERYBODY!

[bjb23]

ok, assume this is a 215 where people do notice table image. is this a good move or am i throwing away chips??

curtains, how would you play this hand??

i just felt it was much too strong of a hand to fold but pushing preflop left me, what seemed to me a least, very little FE compared to pushing any flop.

[Oluwafemi]

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ok, assume this is a 215 where people do notice table image. is this a good move or am i throwing away chips??

curtains, how would you play this hand??

i just felt it was much too strong of a hand to fold but pushing preflop left me, what seemed to me a least, very little FE compared to pushing any flop.

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he probably won't answer because he's already stated it's irrelevant. learned alot, huh?

[curtains]

The play is interesting, it just has nothing to do with your image, thats just a basically irrelevant side note.

Anyway I agree that moving allin preflop gives you very little folding equity, however by checking and moving allin on any flop you are allowing the BB a free ride, however gaining folding equity from the other player.

It's a tough situation.. I'd probably just move allin preflop because I try to avoid being too fancy in spots like this, however there is definitely merit to your way of playing.

[pokerlaw]

i like it b/c the flop looks like something a blind would hit.