Back into MTT's - Full Tilt $24, $16K guaranteed

[beachbum]

I'm a limit HE pro. I grind it out at the 5/10 and 10/20 SH tables. I've had some success at MTT's but never worked a ton on my game. Well it's time to change that. Here's the first step back:

FullTiltPoker Game #349232792: $16,000 Guarantee (2211931), Table 53 - 100/200 - No Limit Hold'em - 23:33:33 ET - 2005/12/22
Seat 1: norse2124 (3,610)
Seat 2: I Love LuLu (1,900)
Seat 3: outlaw racer (5,230)
Seat 4: dymndphil (2,840)
Seat 5: MW_Dailey (14,950)
Seat 6: bigslimfast50 (6,395)
Seat 7: iamaebayjunky (6,190)
Seat 8: ChimpAndaChair (7,870)
Seat 9: HERO (10,015)
HERO posts the small blind of 100
norse2124 posts the big blind of 200
The button is in seat #8
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to HERO [Q/images/graemlins/heart.gif K/images/graemlins/heart.gif]
I Love LuLu folds
outlaw racer folds
dymndphil folds
MW_Dailey raises to 700
bigslimfast50 folds
iamaebayjunky folds
ChimpAndaChair folds
HERO calls 600
norse2124 folds
*** FLOP *** [K/images/graemlins/diamond.gif 2/images/graemlins/heart.gif 2/images/graemlins/diamond.gif]
HERO checks
MW_Dailey bets 700
HERO calls 700
*** TURN *** [K/images/graemlins/diamond.gif 2/images/graemlins/heart.gif 2/images/graemlins/diamond.gif] [6/images/graemlins/diamond.gif]
HERO bets 2,400
MW_Dailey raises to 4,800
<font color="red"> HERO ??? </font>


Villain seemed pretty normal, not LAGgy, but not a rock either.

Preflop I thought was pretty standard. MP openraise from a big stack. I thought calling was the best of my 3 options at this point.

The flop was a good flop for me. I guess I could have led out for 1,000 or so and see how he reacted. I thought I was ahead here 90% of the time or so and didn't see a reason to push too hard yet.

On the turn, I wanted to charge him if he had a /images/graemlins/diamond.gif. The raise surprised me unless he put me on a draw. Is a good line to call the raise and showdown a non-/images/graemlins/diamond.gif (my first instinct), push here, or fold?

Comments on all streets are welcome.

[beachbum]

*bump*, any thoughts?

Sorry, I didn't know where to find a Full Tilt hand converter.

[IHateKeithSmart]

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The flop was a good flop for me. I guess I could have led out for 1,000 or so and see how he reacted. I thought I was ahead here 90% of the time or so and didn't see a reason to push too hard yet.


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I like leading out this flop or cr'ing a decent amount.

[whiskeytown]

if I got a read on the guy as loose - I check call the river -

if he's real loose, I repop all in -

personally, I think a laydown here will save you more times then not.

RB

[beachbum]

How about the turn, whiskey? I was weak-tightly afraid of A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif K or a made flush. Should I push here? This gives any /images/graemlins/diamond.gif about 3.3:1 to call instead of the required 4:1. I think folding is my worst option and not sure if I like pushing or calling better.