Implied Odds!

[PrayingMantis]

Take a look at this hand, from a 27$ turbo. It's a great example for how implied-odds can work in a NL SNG, against players who overplay their hands. but also for why mini-raising PF with a big pair after 2 limpers is so horrible. And some other important stuff too [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img].

Would any of you play it differently?


PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t50 (9 handed)

SB (t565)
Hero (t1930)
UTG (t1520)
UTG+1 (t1455)
MP1 (t1740)
MP2 (t2040)
MP3 (t1055)
CO (t2925)
Button (t270)

Preflop: Hero is BB with T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
UTG calls t50, UTG+1 calls t50, <font color="CC3333">MP1 raises to t100</font>, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, CO calls t100, Button folds, SB folds, Hero calls t50, UTG calls t50, UTG+1 calls t50.

Flop: (t525) 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(5 players) </font>
Hero checks, UTG checks, <font color="CC3333">UTG+1 bets t200</font>, MP1 calls t200, CO folds, Hero calls t200, UTG folds.

Turn: (t1125) 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(3 players) </font>
Hero checks, UTG+1 checks, <font color="CC3333">MP1 bets t150</font>, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises to t600</font>, <font color="CC3333">UTG+1 raises to t1155</font>, MP1 calls t1005, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises to t1630</font>, MP1 calls t285 (All-In).

River: (t5350) J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(3 players, 1 all-in) </font>

Final Pot: t5350
<font color="#990066">Main Pot: t4590 (t4590), between Hero, UTG+1 and MP1.</font> &gt; <font color="white">Pot won by Hero (t4590).</font>
<font color="#990066">Pot 2: t760 (t760), between Hero and UTG+1.</font> &gt; <font color="white">Pot won by Hero (t760).</font>

Results in white below: <font color="white">
Hero shows Ts 6s (straight, jack high).
UTG+1 shows Ks 9d (three of a kind, nines).
MP1 shows Kh Kc (two pair, kings and nines).
Outcome: Hero wins t5350. </font>

[MercTec]

I think I would have played it the same. The min-raise is just beggin for a call and with the amount of callers PF, it made it worth your while to give it a stab for 1 extra BB, esp cuz you had a healthy stack. Had it been rasied to 3 or 4BB, I'm guessing you would have laid it down....i sure would have.