Okay, how about this one?

[Bigwig]

Party $50. Comments as well as your vote, please.

And don't say stop n' go, cause it's not a good option.



***** Hand History for Game 2458578923 *****
150/300 Tourney Texas Hold'em Game Table (NL) (Tournament 14442654) - Mon Aug 01 01:57:27 EDT 2005
Table Table 11739 (Real Money) -- Seat 4 is the button
Total number of players : 4
Seat 2: HERO (2181)
Seat 3: jerseyjosh (2870)
Seat 4: tohowie (3105)
Seat 10: NYPDHWY_SGT (1844)
NYPDHWY_SGT posts small blind (75)
HERO posts big blind (150)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to HERO [ 9d, 9s ]
jerseyjosh folds.
tohowie raises (400) to 400
NYPDHWY_SGT folds.
HERO raises (2031) to 2181
HERO is all-In.

[Jman28]

Had he been agressive at all? loose?

I say push, but I'm assuming that you still have a decent amount of FE, which may not be true depending on the player.

[Bigwig]

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Had he been agressive at all? loose?

I say push, but I'm assuming that you still have a decent amount of FE, which may not be true depending on the player.

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If nothing is said, assume no read.

[Ogre]

EDIT: I thought raise came from utg. I push here easily.

[Jman28]

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Had he been agressive at all? loose?

I say push, but I'm assuming that you still have a decent amount of FE, which may not be true depending on the player.

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If nothing is said, assume no read.

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Yeah. That's what I meant I guess. I push absent of a read. And that a read would be nice.

[Bigwig]

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And that a read would be nice.

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GHAHHHHHAHAHHAH

[curtains]

Screw a read, Im allin. I don't think I could have a read that would lead me to fold 99 facing a button raise in a 4 handed game with evenish stacks, but okay I guess anything is possible.

[Jman28]

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GHAHHHHHAHAHHAH

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I don't know what this means.

[pearljam]

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Screw a read, Im allin. I don't think I could have a read that would lead me to fold 99 facing a button raise in a 4 handed game with evenish stacks, but okay I guess anything is possible.

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I agree with curtains, boy that was easy.

[Bigwig]

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GHAHHHHHAHAHHAH

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I don't know what this means.

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It means that if I don't give a read--there is no read. And sometimes, the player isn't overly conservative or aggressive. Just forget the [censored] read.

[HonestIago15]

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Screw a read, Im allin. I don't think I could have a read that would lead me to fold 99 facing a button raise in a 4 handed game with evenish stacks, but okay I guess anything is possible.

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Definately.

Besides, I think this bet in and of itself is a pretty nice read. This screams of a weak attempt to steal blinds most of the time, and very occasionally a monster. I think this is a clear push.

[Bigwig]

I'm down 15 buy-ins in 20 tournaments tonight.

Jesus [censored] christ.

Nevermind.

Make it 16 in 21.

Push is an option with the weak attempt at stealing the blinds... but hey, if your confident you can take one of these guys out easier, why risk finishing out of the ITM if you know that a fold will present you with an easier way to get ITM?

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Why risk finishing out of the ITM if you know that a fold will present you with an easier way to get ITM?

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Trying to get ITM at all costs isn't a great strategy for a winning player, you'll get too many 3rds compared with 1sts. This is a clear all in for me with 99.

[vinyard]

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Screw a read, Im allin. I don't think I could have a read that

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I'm all in here 100% of the time; 99 is a monster 4 handed. If you run into a bigger pair (and I am not sure TT can call the push back profitably) so be it. Those are a small fraction of the total number of hands a decent player can make this raise with.