Stop n go?

jah0550 · #1 05-03-2005, 02:38 PM

This was a $50. Was this a good spot for a stop and go? Should I just muck this hand? Blinds were going up in two hands, also.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t100 (8 handed) converter

MP1 (t1075)
MP2 (t595)
CO (t1240)
Button (t2054)
SB (t1405)
Hero (t712)
UTG (t825)
UTG+1 (t2094)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
1 fold, UTG+1 raises to t200, 5 folds
Hero?

Any comments are appreciated.

jcm4ccc · #2 05-03-2005, 02:54 PM

I wouldn't do a stop-n-go here. Reasons:

1. UTG+1 minraised from poor position. Could be a monster. Unlikely he was just trying to steal the blinds. He probably has a hand, and he has enough chips to call you fairly comfortably.

2. You are not desperate yet. You will have 612 chips after folding. You have a lot of fold equity, and a lot of hands before the blinds hit you again.

3. Would you consider a stop-n-go if you had been dealt 72s? Because A3s is almost as bad, I think. Actually, 72s is better than A3s against a lot of hands that UTG+1 might have.

prunch · #3 05-03-2005, 02:56 PM

oh god no! It would be very hard for utg+1 to fold this one. And if he does call your almost defo drawing to your lone ace or dominated by a bigger ace but then again they are suited which as we know is the nuts on party!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

willie · #4 05-03-2005, 03:07 PM

i'd fold, you're going to have some more favorable spots coming up shortly and can still cause damage w/ 700.