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Mariogs379
09-03-2005, 06:46 PM
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (9 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

SB (t1410)
Hero (t1490)
UTG (t1220)
UTG+1 (t910)
MP1 (t1020)
MP2 (t1440)
MP3 (t2670)
CO (t1780)
Button (t1560)

Preflop: Hero is BB with J/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, J/images/graemlins/heart.gif.
UTG calls t30, <font color="#666666">6 folds</font>, SB completes, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t150</font>, UTG calls t120, SB folds.

Flop: (t330) 6/images/graemlins/spade.gif, K/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 2/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t275</font>, UTG calls t275.

Turn: (t880) 7/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">UTG bets t795 (All-In)</font>, Hero folds.

Final Pot: t1675

did I play this correctly? I'm assumin he has a K tho I was tempted to call since he pushed the turn and it seems like if he wanted a call he would have bet less to induce one...
thoughts?
Shilly
09-03-2005, 07:46 PM
This early, I don't think I would pop it from the BB with JJ. The rest of the hand looks alright, you could probably get away with a smaller flop bet, though.
Chaostracize
09-03-2005, 08:10 PM
I personally like popping here with JJ, t120-t150 is good. I agree with a smaller flop bet. t200 would do the job.
microbet
09-03-2005, 10:27 PM
From the BB I probably wouldn't raise preflop at this point, but I don't think raising is bad.

I would definitely have bet less on the flop. 200 like the others were saying sounds good.

Once he called the 275, I think you are beat and unlikely to be able to buy the pot and IMO should only continue if you improve or if it is very cheap. IOW, good fold.
Michael C.
09-03-2005, 10:39 PM
I don't have a problem with the 275 flop bet, as long as you bet about the same amount with your strong hands. If you bet 200 or so here, would you bet the same amount when you hit? I think betting more with your strong hands, less with your weaker hands is an easily noticable pattern. In this case, though, 200 would have done the job. And if you're at a lower level SNG where people aren't going to notice anything beyond their own hands, disregard what I just said. ;-)