Early with 98s
 

Hey,

This is from a $5+.5 on Stars.

What would your general play here be? And plans for the turn?

Thanks guys.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t20 (9 handed) converter

CO (t1630)
Hero (t1490)
SB (t1480)
BB (t1500)
UTG (t1400)
UTG+1 (t1500)
MP1 (t1500)
MP2 (t1500)
MP3 (t1500)

Preflop: Hero is Button with 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, UTG+1 calls t20, MP1 calls t20, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, CO calls t20, Hero calls t20, SB completes, BB checks.

Flop: (t120) 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(6 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">UTG+1 bets t40</font>, MP1 calls t40, CO folds, Hero...

Re: Early with 98s
 

I would probably put in a raise to 120 or so. It makes your hand tougher to read, and can buy you a free card on the turn.

Edit: I would also make around a pot-sized turn bet if I improved, and check behind if I missed.

Re: Early with 98s
 

Would you have any qualms about calling a stack-sized check/raise on the turn if you played it this way?

Re: Early with 98s
 

I guess it would depend on what I improved to. I guess I take back my initial flop raise size and make it bigger, say 175. That way I'll feel more comfortable when I turn a club that another person wasn't on higher clubs.

FWIW, I would probably call no matter what I improved to (two pair (+redraw), trips (+redraw), flush).

Re: Early with 98s
 

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I would probably put in a raise to 120 or so. It makes your hand tougher to read, and can buy you a free card on the turn.

Edit: I would also make around a pot-sized turn bet if I improved, and check behind if I missed.

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Players arent going to be "reading" you too often in a 5 buck tourney.

I put UTG + 1 on a decent holding. Probobly an ace with a bad kicker. Id smooth call this and see what he does on the turn.

Re: Early with 98s
 

Call.

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Call.

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Re: Early with 98s
 

Well villian doesn't have a great hand. Ace bad kicker like before mentioned. Easy call. If it doesn't happen on the turn then check and what odds he give you on the river.