QQ, CO, first round

[Wingnut]

A couple hands earlier, I had to fold my unimproved AKo on the turn after a couple of attempts to win the pot, which explains why my stack is short.

With so many limpers, I thought that MP2 could have a wide range of raising hands. Was this a "push or fold" situation?

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t15 (10 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

saw flop|<font color="C00000">saw showdown</font>

UTG (t800)
UTG+1 (t800)
UTG+2 (t830)
MP1 (t785)
<font color="C00000">MP2 (t920)</font>
MP3 (t1555)
<font color="C00000">Hero (t540)</font>
Button (t980)
<font color="C00000">SB (t115)</font>
BB (t675)

Preflop: Hero is CO with Q/images/graemlins/heart.gif, Q/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
UTG calls t15, <font color="666666">1 fold</font>, UTG+2 calls t15, MP1 calls t15, <font color="CC3333">MP2 raises to t100</font>, <font color="666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises to t540 (All-In)</font>, <font color="666666">1 fold</font>, SB calls t105 (All-In), <font color="666666">1 fold</font>, UTG folds, UTG+2 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 calls t440.

Flop: (t1255) A/images/graemlins/club.gif, 6/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 7/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="blue">(3 players, 2 all-in)</font>

Turn: (t1255) 8/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="blue">(3 players, 2 all-in)</font>

River: (t1255) 6/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(3 players, 2 all-in)</font>

Final Pot: t1255

Results in white below: <font color="white">
SB shows 8h 9c (two pair, eights and sixes).
MP2 shows Kd Ks (two pair, kings and sixes).
Hero shows Qh Qd (two pair, queens and sixes).
Outcome: MP2 wins t1255. </font>

Thanks,
-David

[Nemesis]

don't think this was push or fold, as you had 30 times the BB more or less... i think you could put in a 3x raise, or try to limp in and extract chips when no A flops... but when the ace hits it's difficult to play. I know this isn't an all in or fold situation though.

[Wingnut]

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i think you could put in a 3x raise

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I was already facing a raise to 100 (from MP2). I think that dramatically changes things.

[Hood]

I agree. I wouldn't just limp 1/5 of my stack here with many people behind, and hope that a K or A doesn't flop. I think it is a push or fold situation.

I'd lean to push.

[Jason Strasser]

You played this perfect.

You can't call (violate the 5/10 rule), you can't fold. You can't raise anything than less than your stack. I'm not sure what kind of reply you are looking for. Good play.

[Wingnut]

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I'm not sure what kind of reply you are looking for. Good play.

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Sometimes affirmation is just as good of a learning tool as criticism. Thanks!

[patrick dicaprio]

with 540 in chips this is the right play. too bad that you ran into QQ. Twice in teh last week i was in second place heads up to win and pushed all in with pocket pairs only to run into AA. /images/graemlins/mad.gif It happens but that doesnt mean you made the wrong play.

Pat