Couple hands up for criticism

[Namdrahsirhc]

30/60 TourneyTexasHTGameTable (NL) (Tournament 9614100) - Wed Feb 16 11:57:26 EST 2005
Table Table 11119 (Real Money) -- Seat 7 is the button
Total number of players : 9
Seat 1: HL3402 (632)
Seat 3: APD169 (925)
Seat 4: bigmiketwo (385)
Seat 5: tuby333 (1850)
Seat 6: bigspank33 (738)
Seat 7: suprfly302 (785)
Seat 8: tex54 (940)
Seat 9: Hero (990)
Seat 10: kirbygp (755)
tex54 posts small blind (15)
Namdrah posts big blind (30)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Hero [ K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] ]
kirbygp folds.
HL3402 folds.
APD169 folds.
bigmiketwo calls (30)
tuby333 folds.
bigspank33 folds.
suprfly302 folds.
tex54 folds.
Hero checks.
** Dealing Flop ** : [ T [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 9 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 3 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] ]
Hero bets (75)
bigmiketwo calls (75)
** Dealing Turn ** : [ 8s ]
Hero bets (100)
bigmiketwo raises (280) to 280
bigmiketwo is all-In.

What do i do here?

I dont really have a read on this guy but it looks like a desperation bet to me.

Hand 2.
50/100 TourneyTexasHTGameTable (NL) (Tournament 9614100) - Wed Feb 16 11:59:36 EST 2005
Table Table 11119 (Real Money) -- Seat 9 is the button
Total number of players : 8
Seat 1: HL3402 (572)
Seat 3: APD169 (925)
Seat 5: tuby333 (1790)
Seat 6: bigspank33 (738)
Seat 7: suprfly302 (785)
Seat 8: tex54 (1120)
Seat 9: Hero (1375)
Seat 10: kirbygp (695)
kirbygp posts small blind (25)
HL3402 posts big blind (50)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Hero [ T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] ]
APD169 folds.
tuby333 folds.
bigspank33 calls (50)
suprfly302 folds.
tex54 folds.
Hero raises (100) to 100
kirbygp folds.
HL3402 calls (50)
bigspank33 folds.
** Dealing Flop ** : [ J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] ]
HL3402 bets (472)
HL3402 is all-In.
This seems like an easy call with my inside straight draw and the nut flush draw. Anyone agree/disagree?. Also what about my preflop play?

Any advice/criticism is welcome and appreciated as long as its constructive

[LaggyLou]

If you don't want people to have your handle, delete it from the hand history where it says you posted a BB.

Hand 1: Call. It's 180 more. There's almost 600 in there.

Hand 2: I cannot tell you how much I hate the min-raise with ATs. BB is getting 4-1 on his call and the limper is getting 5-1 (and, incredibly, folds in a play I hate also). That means that they are correct to call with practically anything. ATs is not strong enough that you don't want to maximize your chances of winning it preflop, so make it 200 to go and see if BB likes his hand enough to call off 1/4 of his stack out of position.

On the flop, I also call. You are better than even money to have a pair of jacks beat on the river, and he could even be semi-bluffing a worse draw.

[adanthar]

The turn in Hand 1 is the worst possible card for you and I would strongly consider check/folding. On the other hand, his stack does indicate he kinda sucks so check/calling might be better. However, under no circumstances would I bet the turn.

In Hand 2, your minraise sucks (limp) but you must call the flop.

[David100]

hand two your raise is way too weak. i would personally make it atleast 150 to go.

i would meet his all in and presuming he/she does not have AJ you have 3 more outs there. The pot odds are pretty good here.

David

[Namdrahsirhc]

Thanks to everyone who posted. It seems the consensus is to not min raise on AT. What hands would be worthy of a Min raise in such a position/level in the tournament?

I agree about the turn being the worst card for me in the first hand. Don't ask me why i bet, because i have no clue. I was probably just trying to run him over.

Thanks again guys

[SumZero]

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What hands would be worthy of a Min raise in such a position/level in the tournament?

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None. Why min raise? If you are going to raise, do it for real.

[ReDeYES88]

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What hands would be worthy of a Min raise in such a position/level in the tournament?

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None. Why min raise? If you are going to raise, do it for real.

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Ditto. A min raise gives the BB (or any limper) correct odds to call with any two (not that they would, but it would be correct if they did). This means that weaker players with loose limp/call standards are actually playing correctly because of the small size of your raise.

We don't want to make the others play "correctly" if we can help it.