curtains hand #5001: A9o in sb
 

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t100 (5 handed) converter

MP (t555)
Button (t2810)
Hero (t1553)
BB (t4562)
UTG (t520)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, HERO????

villian has been quite loose passive in early rounds. he got most of his stack by calling a minraise in lvl two with J9o and spiking top two pair. he likes to limp and call small raises with crap hands (JTo, A2o, etc).

Re: curtains hand #5001: A9o in sb
 

raises to 275..

Re: curtains hand #5001: A9o in sb
 

I would complete and try to keep the pot small postflop, perhaps even try to go for a free showdown. I think folding is ok also. I don't like raising here cos a loose big stack is quite likely to call preflop and also to call loosely on the flop once there are chips in the pot, so I risk losing a big chunk of my chips &amp; FE or having to risk it all on a 2nd barrel when there are 2 short stacks around. On the other hand, unless I flop 2 pair, I'm not gonna be excited about playing a real big pot against the big stack with those 2 shorties hanging around. So when I hit I will often have to play cautiously &amp; will win just a little.

Re: curtains hand #5001: A9o in sb
 

completing and pushing are both ok.

Re: curtains hand #5001: A9o in sb
 

I havent run this one yet but I wouldnt be shocked if I made a mistake here. I felt bad about it while doing it.

Re: curtains hand #5001: A9o in sb
 

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pushing are both ok.

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ew gross.. I really don't like pushing. it's just +0.5 even if by some miracle of big-stack tightness he only calls with JJ+, AK. I like small edges as much as the next guy but I'm not even sure this is +$EV against his average range-range, and I'd feel pretty dumb blowing my 15xbb stack with those 2 5xbb shorties around.

Re: curtains hand #5001: A9o in sb
 

I raise t250.

Re: curtains hand #5001: A9o in sb
 

I think either folding or calling and playing very passively postflop is best. I was frazzled somehow and moved allin but I don't like it at all.

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I think either folding or calling and playing very passively postflop is best. I was frazzled somehow and moved allin but I don't like it at all.

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Pssshh, come on curtains, I already explained it all! [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

Re: curtains hand #5001: A9o in sb
 

Raise and outplay him postflop. You're stack is comfortable enough to risk some chips for a big payoff.

I don't like limping. Raising, he may fold, it causes him to make a mistake if he calls, it might also get him more attatched to the pot which leads to further errors.

Pushing is terrible.