Did I have any other move here?

I figure I needed to take a chance here to build up my stack with 6 ppl left. Plus I'd still have a few chips left if I lost. Was calling the right move? Or should I have folded? I read the raiser for a decent hand, but not a great one so he's trying to steal blinds, so I called hoping for a coinflip or better. I was getting 590:965.


NL Texas Hold'em $10 Buy-in + $1 Entry Fee Level:5 Blinds(75/150)
Seat 6 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 2: dirtyflip ( $740 )
Seat 3: Aaron2083 ( $2885 )
Seat 6: justjeffk ( $180 )
Seat 7: lowhangndong ( $1505 )
Seat 8: Hero ( $1355 )
Seat 9: Hof81 ( $1335 )
Level:5
Blinds(75/150)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Hero [ 7s 7c ]
Hof81 folds.
dirtyflip is all-In [740]
Aaron2083 folds.
justjeffk folds.
lowhangndong folds.
Hero calls [590].
** Dealing Flop ** [ 9d, Kc, Qs ]
** Dealing Turn ** [ 4d ]
** Dealing River ** [ 9h ]
Hero shows [ 7s, 7c ] two pairs, nines and sevens.
dirtyflip shows [ Th, Kh ] two pairs, kings and nines.
dirtyflip wins 1555 chips from the main pot with two pairs, kings and nines.

[tigerite]

Firstly thinking of it as "having to take a chance" is wrong - you still have a very healthy stack here - > 1k and not even at 6bb yet. However the pot odds, and the fact he is probably pushing a wide range here, make this much closer to call. I don't know, not ICM'd it, but I think it's probably marginally +EV, whether you take it or not is up to you really.

[Freudian]

I fold this most of the time.

[skirtus]

I like to look at who is on my left when making these decisions. If I can steal regularly from them I avoid these confrontations and continue to steal. If the table has been aggressive or limping alot and stealing is more difficult I am more willing to take a possible coin flip.

[shejk]

This gotta be a call, 6 ppl left, last to act vs a wide range pusher... you have a definite edge over his range, and here the pot is spiced with 375 extra chips. On top of that, you don't have to commit more than half your stack!

[Freudian]

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This gotta be a call, 6 ppl left, last to act vs a wide range pusher... you have a definite edge over his range, and here the pot is spiced with 375 extra chips. On top of that, you don't have to commit more than half your stack!

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How would you know his range is wide? He is pushing into five players. Furthermore, losing half your stack is horrible here. You will eat SB with a stack of just 615 if you lose, meaning that you suddenly have to push crap no matter if you want or not and with 540 chips with a 150 BB your FE is all gone.

[aaronk56]

I fold this. What pair would other people need to call this? I would call TT+.

[Freudian]

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I fold this. What pair would other people need to call this? I would call TT+.

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TT+ AJs+. Perhaps 99.