$10+1, first hand

DasLeben · #1 04-28-2005, 08:47 PM

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t15 (10 handed) converter

UTG+2 (t800)
MP1 (t800)
MP2 (t800)
MP3 (t800)
CO (t800)
Hero (t800)
SB (t800)
BB (t800)
UTG (t800)
UTG+1 (t800)

Preflop: Hero is Button with K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
UTG calls t15, 1 fold, UTG+2 calls t15, 4 folds, Hero raises to t55, SB calls t45, BB calls t40, UTG calls t40, UTG+2 calls t40.

Flop: (t272.50) K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (5 players)
SB checks, BB bets t200, UTG folds, UTG+2 calls t200, Hero ??

Thoughts? (Other than "raise more preflop"?)

Maulik · #2 04-28-2005, 08:52 PM

RAISE MORE PREFLOP. Unless you're willing to give him the benefit of having a set, I'd push.

pergesu · #3 04-28-2005, 08:59 PM

Certainly the raise should be bigger with two limpers, but pushing? That's pretty drastic...how about a raise to 80-120?

As for the hand, I think you raise here. Since a raise is going to be half your stack, might as well push.

Homer315 · #4 04-28-2005, 10:17 PM

I think pushing is a mistake here. Middle player probably going for flush, and I wouldn't be at all surprised if BB had K-X and hit two pair on the flop. I'd fold the first hand here.

Phoenix1010 · #5 04-28-2005, 10:45 PM

Raise more preflop.

Since you didn't raise as much as you should have preflop, you can afford to get away from this hand. I wouldn't, however. You've got the best hand way too often in a 10+1. I wouldn't be at all surprised to find that they had KQo and two clubs respectively. JT is another likely holding. Don't automatically assume that you're beat here. Against the average 10+1 players I'm sure that pushing the flop is +CEV. If you think you're good enough to find better edges later on, it's not a crime to pass this one up, however.

Tilt · #6 04-28-2005, 10:54 PM

At the tens this is a push.