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Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t100 (7 handed)

BB (t770)
UTG (t1470)
MP1 (t1560)
MP2 (t690)
Hero (t805)
Button (t2195)
SB (t510)

Preflop: Hero is CO with A, J.
2 folds, MP2 raises to t200, Hero???
Feels like an easy push, but I'm pretty much done if I lose and I don't think he's folding.

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Pretty easy fold, unless MP2 has been a habitual mini-raiser. Only then would I push.

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Hand #2 QTo

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t150 (6 handed)

MP (t782)
CO (t265)
Button (t2839)
SB (t1454)
BB (t535)
Hero (t2125)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with T, Q.
Hero??

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Easiest fold ever

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Hand #3 KJo

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t100 (7 handed)

MP2 (t1087)
CO (t340)
Button (t2489)
SB (t1718)
BB (t736)
UTG (t380)
Hero (t1250)

Preflop: Hero is MP1 with K, J.
1 fold, Hero raises to t275, 2 folds, Button raises to t2489 (All-In), 2 folds, Hero folds.

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I wouldn't have raised to begin with, just folded. Good fold after your raise though.

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Hand #4 KQo

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t100 (6 handed)

Hero (t740)
BB (t1525)
UTG (t730)
MP (t880)
CO (t2885)
Button (t1240)

Preflop: Hero is SB with Q, K.
1 fold, MP raises to t250, 2 folds, Hero???,
Again, feels like an easy push, but I'm done if I lose and I don't think he's folding.

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Easy fold

Hand #5 AJs flop A77

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Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (7 handed)

Hero (t1295)
SB (t1455)
BB (t970)
UTG (t570)
MP1 (t1280)
MP2 (t1685)
CO (t745)

Preflop: Hero is Button with A, J.
2 folds, MP2 calls t30, 1 fold, Hero calls t30, SB completes, BB checks.

Flop: (t120) 7, 7, A (4 players)
SB checks, BB checks, MP2 bets t120, Hero???

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Preflop: I can see calling or raising here. Depends on my feel for the table I guess. There is certainly nothing wrong with raising. You have position and a good hand. It IS actually possible to raise and see a flop in a SNG.


Having just called pre-flop, I call the bet. If either blind calls, I'm shutting down. I would refuse to go broke on this hand. If MP2 bets hard on the turn, I'll let it go. It's not worth it. If he puts out a weak turn bet, I'll probably just call again. If he doesn't have the 7, he likely will think that you're slow playing a 7 and you have him beat anyway. For example, if he bets 200 on the turn, I'll call again, but if he pushes the river, I'll fold and keep a playable stack. I don't think that most opponents in this spot would push the river without a 7, when you are the stack that could cripple him. Raising him does not accomplish much, other than not letting him bluff you off the hand. Given that you did not raise pre-flop, I would refuse to go broke on the hand.