Overpair

[Misfire]

Ok, the converter isn't working right. BB called preflop and was all-in.

Normally I wouldn't call this raise preflop, but I felt like gambooling with my big stack...

Ultimate Bet No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (10 handed) converter

UTG+2 (t1530)
MP1 (t950)
<font color="#CC3333">MP2 (t875)</font>
MP3 (t1420)
CO (t1265)
Hero (t3595)
SB (t730)
BB (t110)
UTG (t1970)
UTG+1 (t2555)

Preflop: Hero is Button with T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, UTG+2 calls t30, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP2 raises to t135</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, Hero calls t135, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, UTG+2 calls t105.

Flop: (t450) 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
UTG+2 checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP2 bets t530</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t1060</font>

Just for my own understanding, why didn't you re-raise PF? To keep the BB in? If the flop came AQ3r, how would you play it? I find that it's difficult to know if you should play 10s (or even JJ) for set value or as a high pocket pair.

In general I end up avoid cold-calling a raise PF, instead either re-raising or folding. There's another thread that was just posted, although the pot isn't as big here. Thoughts?

John

[pergesu]

You need at least 4-1 odds to play a pair for set value. When you're not getting it, you play it for pair value.

I think you played it perfectly. The moment you made that call, he risked his whole stack. Because you know if you hit a flop, you've got all his chips. And you had to invest a lot less than his stack.

Unless I'm so stoned that I missed something major, I think this is a fantastic hand.