$11: Bubble with 99 UTG - Push Pre - Flop
 

My question is was I too weak here. I am in seat 7 and am UTG on the bubble. In reviewing this hand using PT I felt like I should have just pushed preflop. Any suggestions

GAME #1051529988 (LEVEL VI, GAME #6) - 100/200 NO LIMIT TEXAS HOLD'EM - 2005/10/26-21:33:55.7 (CST)
Table "Gordon's Bay" ($10 tournament) -- Seat 9 is the button
Seat 2: tribe_05 (2,010.00 in chips)
Seat 5: g45coupenoz (3,665.00 in chips)
Seat 7: tchappel (1,390.00 in chips)
Seat 9: DallasLizzi (2,935.00 in chips)
tribe_05: Post Small Blind (100)
g45coupenoz: Post Big Blind (200)
Dealing...
Dealt to tchappel [ 9h ]
Dealt to tchappel [ 9d ]
tribe_05 said, "nh"
tchappel: Raise (475)
DallasLizzi: Call (475)
tribe_05: Fold
g45coupenoz: Raise (3,465)
tchappel: Fold
DallasLizzi: Fold
g45coupenoz: Winner -- doesn't show cards
*** SUMMARY ***
Pot: 1,525 | tribe_05 lost 100 (folded)
g45coupenoz bet 3,665, collected 4,715, net +1,050
tchappel lost 475 (folded) [ 9h 9d ]
DallasLizzi lost 475 (folded)
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Re: $11: Bubble with 99 UTG - Push Pre - Flop
 

If I'm going to play it I push. You don't have enough behind to make a 2.5BB raise when you have less than 7BB total. The fewer people you have to face the better, but you have to push. Your hand is too good and you do have FE.

-SonnyJay

Re: $11: Bubble with 99 UTG - Push Pre - Flop
 

Puuuush!

Re: $11: Bubble with 99 UTG - Push Pre - Flop
 

I'm pushing here at the very beginninig. Gotta give people a chance to fold here while you still have chips. You're not gonna get anyone to fold with your initial raise, and it doesn't leave you many chips to work with post-flop.

Just my opinion....hope it helps.

Re: $11: Bubble with 99 UTG - Push Pre - Flop
 

1. Why didn't you push PF? You have 7BB left

2. Why did you fold to the raise? You're getting great odds and now if you fold you're only going to have 900 chips left. Bad bad bad hand.