Why cant i reraise here?

steelcmg · #1 07-17-2005, 04:29 PM

I was in a N SnG today on stars and im sure this maybe a stupid question but i kinda made me mad.Im not really sure why i am not allowed to reraise this hand again.
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (9 handed) converter

MP3 (t1023)
CO (t1310)
Button (t155)
SB (t1520)
Hero (t2599)
UTG (t193)
UTG+1 (t1700)
MP1 (t3090)
MP2 (t1910)

Preflop: Hero is BB with A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
UTG calls t30, 2 folds, MP2 calls t30, MP3 calls t30, 3 folds, Hero raises to t150, UTG raises to t193, MP2 calls t163, MP3 calls t163, Hero calls t43.

GrekeHaus · #2 07-17-2005, 04:32 PM

In order to reraise, there needs to be a legal raise before you. Since the last players all-in wasn't as big as the last raise, it doesn't count as a legal raise, so you can't reraise.

steelcmg · #3 07-17-2005, 04:38 PM

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In order to reraise, there needs to be a legal raise before you. Since the last players all-in wasn't as big as the last raise, it doesn't count as a legal raise, so you can't reraise.

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In a case like this whats the best action? Should i raise more in a lose game or raise only enough that if he goes all in i can still come back and reraise.

Nottom · #4 07-17-2005, 04:58 PM

If you "knew" UTG would push. then you should raise half his stack so it reopens the betting when he pushes.

But you can't know that, so you played it fine.