99 UTG

[jah0550]

How did I play this hand incorrectly? I limped UTG with 9s and caught top set. Is there any way to get away from this hand? Should I even be playing 99 UTG in the first two levels of a SNG?

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t15 (9 handed) converter

Hero (t800)
UTG+1 (t800)
MP1 (t790)
MP2 (t610)
MP3 (t970)
CO (t770)
Button (t1765)
SB (t670)
BB (t825)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
Hero calls t15, UTG+1 calls t15, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, MP3 calls t15, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, SB completes, BB checks.

Flop: (t75) 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, Hero checks, UTG+1 checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP3 bets t75</font>, SB calls t75, BB folds, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t150</font>, UTG+1 calls t150, MP3 calls t75, SB calls t75.

Turn: (t675) Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets t505 (All-In)</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t635 (All-In)</font>, UTG+1 calls t635 (All-In), MP3 folds.

River: (t2450) 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players, 3 all-in)</font>

Final Pot: t2450

[Lottery Larry]

why did you limp? You would have been in much better shape I guess if you had raised instead.

[kevstreet]

I'm guessing someone played 67? I think you played pocket 9s perfectly. You saw a flop cheap, played it for set value and hit it. I don't think anyone could have gotten away from that hand. Not to mention you had outs if the board pairs, just bad luck.

[shoeman]

I don't think you played this hand incorrectly at all. Actually, the only thing I would have done differently is to raise more on the flop...perhaps up to 250. I'm not sure it would have mattered though.

Limping with 99 for set value in level 1 is fine. I may fold lower pairs here but 99 is strong enough to play. You got the flop you wanted and got all your chips in the middle. There are really only 2 reasonable hands that have you beat. QQ would have raised.

Well played. Sorry about the 67 or JT.

[mackthefork]

I like the limp preflop UTG with 99 early, on the flop don't min-raise, because

a) There are too many draws
b) Its a telegraph
c) Its slightly gay

I would raise to 250-300 and put the rest in when the Qc came. Otherwise I do the same, he had TJo right?
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Regards Mack

[jah0550]

Slightly gay? lol.
Anyway, I took a distant 3rd in the hand. The BB had 10J and the other jerk had 67, so even if I raised on the flop all-in, I would have been called by a straight.

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c) Its slightly gay



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I have to admit, that was a funny way to start my morning. With a good laugh. [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

[kevstreet]

I just noticed you moved in on the Turn, sorry I thought it was on the flop. I agree that I would have raised a little more on the flop, it now looks like the villain threw out a blocking bet w/ an open-ended straight draw and hit it on the turn. I still think your pre-flop limp was fine especially out of position and I think I'm going broke on this hand unless he folds to a bigger bet on the flop.

[mackthefork]

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Slightly gay? lol.

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Sorry I meant to put a [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img] after that. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

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Anyway, I took a distant 3rd in the hand. The BB had 10J and the other jerk had 67, so even if I raised on the flop all-in, I would have been called by a straight.

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Even though this was the case, you still need to raise more on a flop like this, if it was rainbow and didn't make a ridiculous straight you could get fancy. I know you will already know that results are irrelevant.

Regards Mack

[Bluff Daddy]

I say either raise preflop or fold, limping will get you into too much trouble post flop out of position. I agree that you should have raised more. If youre going to check raise you definently need to raise more than that especially with that many people in the hand and straight and flush possibilities