good fold?

snapfc01 · #1 02-17-2005, 02:31 AM

smelled too much like two little pair, a set or a slowplayed over pair.... any thoughts?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t20 (9 handed) converter

MP2 (t520)
MP3 (t2200)
CO (t1460)
Button (t2180)
SB (t1440)
BB (t1500)
UTG (t1200)
Hero (t1500)
MP1 (t1500)

Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
1 fold, Hero calls t20, 1 fold, MP2 calls t20, 1 fold, CO calls t20, Button calls t20, SB completes, BB checks.

Flop: (t120) 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (6 players)
SB checks, BB checks, Hero bets t80, MP2 calls t80, CO calls t80, Button folds, SB folds, BB raises to t180, Hero folds, MP2 calls t100, CO calls t100.

Turn: (t740) 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (3 players)
BB bets t300, MP2 raises to t320, CO folds, BB calls t20.

River: (t1380) 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)

Final Pot: t1380

snapfc01 · #2 02-17-2005, 02:32 AM

sorry... meant to cut off the turn and river... act like it's not there lol [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

holeplug · #3 02-17-2005, 02:42 AM

I would fold this preflop since most of the time you will get yourself into tricky situations, like this one, where you have a marginal hand out of position.

afk · #4 02-17-2005, 02:45 AM

I fold this preflop, but I'm really new to sngs...

Pepsquad · #5 02-17-2005, 02:45 AM

Very, VERY good fold in my opinion. This early in a tourney, a raise like that usually says "I can beat TPTK". No need to overcommit yourself to any borderline situations with the blinds at 10-20.

snapfc01 · #6 02-17-2005, 02:46 AM

u agree that this hand should have been mucked preflop?

Pepsquad · #7 02-17-2005, 03:02 AM

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No. I don't agree. A10, can be played profitably here as long as you are willing to make prudent laydowns in marginal situations (which you demostrated the ability to do here). Often, everyone will fold to your flop-bet and onto the next hand we go...

Pep.

rachelwxm · #8 02-17-2005, 11:15 AM

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u agree that this hand should have been mucked preflop?

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No. I don't agree. A10, can be played profitably here as long as you are willing to make prudent laydowns in marginal situations (which you demostrated the ability to do here). Often, everyone will fold to your flop-bet and onto the next hand we go...

Pep.

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I guess you play the other premium hands like KJ UTG+1? [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

wiggs73 · #9 02-17-2005, 11:31 AM

Muck pre-flop. And it isn't close, especially from EP.

Some reasons why are:
What do you to to a preflop raise?
What do you do on a flop of 8TK?
And as your post showed, you can't even feel great about a ten-high flop.
Also, first round, people will often limp from later positions w/ AJ and AQ.

Just save your chips so you can steal blinds in later rounds with them when you get the same hand. [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

wiggs73 · #10 02-17-2005, 11:32 AM

Ah, also to answer the question you actually asked...
yes, it was a good fold.