Early Tourny Hand

Blinds 10/15
Everyone around 1k chips
Hero is dealt AQo in MP+2
MP+1 calls(15)
Hero raises to 80
MP+3 calls(80)
CO calls(80)
MP+1 calls(80)
Flop comes A 9 2 rainbow
MP+1 bets 100

What should my play be here? I'll post results and what I did later.

Thanks,

Han

[zoobird]

I'm hoping to see a reply from more experienced players than me, but while we wait...

I think you need to raise about 300 here. That should be enough to get rid of drawing hands, while still allowing you to fold if someone with an AK or AT re-raises you.

[diebitter]

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I'm hoping to see a reply from more experienced players than me, but while we wait...

I think you need to raise about 300 here. That should be enough to get rid of drawing hands, while still allowing you to fold if someone with an AK or AT re-raises you.

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Agree raise to 300, and prefer a fold. A call is the difficult one - he's got his 2 pair (possibly trips) or he's playing for 2 pair.

I'd check the next one, and if he checks, he's only got the ace and something, and I'd all-in on the river, unless a 3 flush fell (and 2 of the 3 were in the flop).

If you check and he bets, best fold, unless he's learly proven loose, then it's all-in and pray.

I've seen stuff like JT,TT, KT in situations like this, and it's quite perplexing to figure why they're playing these so hard so early.

Here is what I did. I raised to 350 on the flop and the player behind me pushed all-in. Easy fold right?

[betgo]

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Here is what I did. I raised to 350 on the flop and the player behind me pushed all-in. Easy fold right?

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You already have almost half your stack in. You are getting odd to call if you know you are against two pair. I call.

What is the buyin? The action is wilder at lower buyins.

This was a $2 MTT at Party.

[betgo]

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This was a $2 MTT at Party.

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Call!