limpgoat
05-24-2004, 07:10 AM
Hi.. Been lurking for a while now, but for some reason haven't yet used this forum to it's fullest (by making a post). So I've finally gotten off my lazy rear and registered, as I'm really questioning my play on this one...
Party 10+1 SNG, Second Hand (In other words, zero reads)
Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t15 (10 handed)
UTG+1 (t800)
UTG+2 (t800)
MP1 (t705)
MP2 (t800)
MP3 (t800)
Hero (t800)
Button (t790)
SB (t705)
BB (t485)
UTG (t1315)
Preflop: Hero is CO with Q/images/graemlins/spade.gif, Q/images/graemlins/heart.gif.
UTG calls t15, UTG+1 calls t15, UTG+2 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 calls t15, MP3 folds, Hero raises to t150 <font color="blue"> (With no reads and 3 limpers already, I decided to throw out a very large raise, as I wouldn't have minded folds all around and picking up the dead money as it was so early. Especially considering that a 3-4xBB raise does little when the BB is T15 on these small party SNGs)</font> ,Button folds, SB calls t140, BB calls t135, UTG calls t135, UTG+1 folds, MP2 folds.
<font color="blue"> What I really didn't expect was 3 callers. I had absolutely nothing to go on the way of reads. I just decided to pray that an A doesn't flop. </font>
Flop: (t630) A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 3/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 5/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(4 players) </font>
SB checks, BB bets t90, UTG calls t90, Hero folds, SB folds.
<font color="blue"> (And here was my problem. The bet of 90 was really weak, but still represented a fifth of my stack. I figured my choices were to push or fold, and with the possibility of trips, AK, Ax I decided to lay down my queens. </font>
Turn: (t810) 7/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="blue">(2 players) </font>
BB bets t125, UTG calls t125.
River: (t1060) 8/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(2 players) </font>
BB checks, UTG checks.
Final Pot: t1060
<font color="#990066">Main Pot: t1060 (t1060), between BB and UTG.</font> > <font color="white">Pot won by UTG (t1060).</font>
Results in white below: <font color="white">
BB shows Tc Qc (high card, ace).
UTG shows 3d Kd (one pair, threes).
Outcome: UTG wins t1060. </font>
In the end, I was, needless to say, a little bit surprised to see these hands. However, all things considered, was it the right move to lay down the ladies, or should I have pushed? Would it have better to try and call down the other hands, hoping the SB didn't check raise or someone laying down a large bet on the turn?
Party 10+1 SNG, Second Hand (In other words, zero reads)
Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t15 (10 handed)
UTG+1 (t800)
UTG+2 (t800)
MP1 (t705)
MP2 (t800)
MP3 (t800)
Hero (t800)
Button (t790)
SB (t705)
BB (t485)
UTG (t1315)
Preflop: Hero is CO with Q/images/graemlins/spade.gif, Q/images/graemlins/heart.gif.
UTG calls t15, UTG+1 calls t15, UTG+2 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 calls t15, MP3 folds, Hero raises to t150 <font color="blue"> (With no reads and 3 limpers already, I decided to throw out a very large raise, as I wouldn't have minded folds all around and picking up the dead money as it was so early. Especially considering that a 3-4xBB raise does little when the BB is T15 on these small party SNGs)</font> ,Button folds, SB calls t140, BB calls t135, UTG calls t135, UTG+1 folds, MP2 folds.
<font color="blue"> What I really didn't expect was 3 callers. I had absolutely nothing to go on the way of reads. I just decided to pray that an A doesn't flop. </font>
Flop: (t630) A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 3/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 5/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(4 players) </font>
SB checks, BB bets t90, UTG calls t90, Hero folds, SB folds.
<font color="blue"> (And here was my problem. The bet of 90 was really weak, but still represented a fifth of my stack. I figured my choices were to push or fold, and with the possibility of trips, AK, Ax I decided to lay down my queens. </font>
Turn: (t810) 7/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="blue">(2 players) </font>
BB bets t125, UTG calls t125.
River: (t1060) 8/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(2 players) </font>
BB checks, UTG checks.
Final Pot: t1060
<font color="#990066">Main Pot: t1060 (t1060), between BB and UTG.</font> > <font color="white">Pot won by UTG (t1060).</font>
Results in white below: <font color="white">
BB shows Tc Qc (high card, ace).
UTG shows 3d Kd (one pair, threes).
Outcome: UTG wins t1060. </font>
In the end, I was, needless to say, a little bit surprised to see these hands. However, all things considered, was it the right move to lay down the ladies, or should I have pushed? Would it have better to try and call down the other hands, hoping the SB didn't check raise or someone laying down a large bet on the turn?