What would you do?

[jcm4ccc]

PP $50 + $5. Villian has not been bullying with his big stack

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t400 (4 handed) converter

UTG (t1730)
Button (t5160)
SB (t1670)
Hero (t1440)

Preflop: Hero is BB with Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Button calls t400, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">

[Myst]

I definitely wouldnt push. This reeks of a strong hand.

[Blarg]

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I definitely wouldnt push. This reeks of a strong hand.

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I'm sure it's different at 50's, but it doesn't reek of a strong hand at the 10's. Lots of guys with monster stacks play every hand, especially every amall blind, and not always by raising; sometimes they just auto-complete. They could be doing it with almost any hand at all.

Of course, the possibility of a trap always exists.

Since two out of the other three players have stacks no better than mine and they're about to pay some blinds, I think I'd rather just check and see if I can steal from the button in a couple hands, or else watch someone bust out in a hand or two, or both.

There are too many times when a monster stack like this will either call with crap and still wipe you out or have you beaten already, too. All in all, I'd rather see if I can apply some fold equity elsewhere in a minute or two, where I might actually have some.

[Blarg]

Doh, my bad, I read it wrong. He's not in the SB, he's on the button.

Well, I still feel substantially the same. I'd play it normally against most guys by far and see what the flop brought.

I think if I was the big stack I wouldn't be limping; I'd raise or not play.

[jgunnip]

I'm pretty sure folding would be quite horrible here.

[jcm4ccc]

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I'm pretty sure folding would be quite horrible here.

[/ QUOTE ] yep, considering he didn't raise and I'm in the BB.

[curtains]

I would lean towards checking and just playing the hand normally. If the flop seems like one that's a great bluffing oppurtunity then okay, I just don't think your folding equity is so great here preflop.

[jcm4ccc]

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I would lean towards checking and just playing the hand normally.

[/ QUOTE ] Sorry that I didn't include that as an option. Don't know what I was thinking.

[Bigwig]

I agree with my poker idol, Curtains.

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[pokerlaw]

I would check. see how good the flop is.