400 NL Squeeze play

[Heimdal]

400NL 10-handed. I start with $390. Other players cover.
One limper and very aggressive MP raises to $20. HJ (tight) and CO (loose) call. There is $70 in the pot when it gets to me on button. I raise to $80 with 98o. Good or bad?

[Marlow]

What's your image?

In a vacumm, this seems bad to me. People at 2-4 hate to fold pre-flop.

Marlow

[Heimdal]

I have been playing tight if anyone is paying attention

[The Bear]

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People at 2-4 hate to fold pre-flop.

Marlow

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I couldn't disagree more. If this it the Party 2/4, people love to fold preflop. And if they don't fold then, they REALLY love to fold on the flop.

[The Bear]

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400NL 10-handed. I start with $390. Other players cover.
One limper and very aggressive MP raises to $20. HJ (tight) and CO (loose) call. There is $70 in the pot when it gets to me on button. I raise to $80 with 98o. Good or bad?

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This is a pretty standard mix-up play in that game. It would be a lot better, though, if the CO weren't loose.

Edit: I'm assuming this is the Party 400.

[Heimdal]

Yes it's on party

[Marlow]

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400NL 10-handed. I start with $390. Other players cover.
One limper and very aggressive MP raises to $20. HJ (tight) and CO (loose) call. There is $70 in the pot when it gets to me on button. I raise to $80 with 98o. Good or bad?

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This is a pretty standard mix-up play in that game. It would be a lot better, though, if the CO weren't loose.

Edit: I'm assuming this is the Party 400.

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Bear, this contradicts what you said in your reply to me. CO being a loose player makes this bad for 2 reasons: 1 original raiser is likely to play, and then CO is even more likely to play.

Marlow

[Marlow]

Also, isn't the classic squeeze play when the callers are between you and the original raiser? Since the original raiser is next to act, I think that this can easily backfire.

Marlow

[Mikey]

you have to understand this.....

This is a well thought out play, but I don't recommend it for the following reasons.

1. You most likely aren't playing with these players day in and day out to have enough information on them or if the hand is shown down to have any future merit.

2. You are risking close to 25% of your stack in order to accomplish this.

[pokerjoker]

Correct me if im wrong but isint a squeeze play generally when an early/mid position LAG raises then somoene who knows they are a LAG calls then you come over the top?