Posting with Q9o...hit mid pair
 

no stats on villain

preflop and flop are the only real questions...

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Preflop: Hero is CO with 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]. Hero posts a blind of $15.
<font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP1 raises</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Hero (poster) calls, Button calls, <font color="#CC3333">SB 3-bets</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP1 calls, Hero calls, Button calls.

Flop: (13 SB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP1 bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, Button folds, SB folds, <font color="#CC3333">MP1 3-bets</font>, Hero calls.

Turn: (9.50 BB) 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">MP1 bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, MP1 calls.

River: (13.50 BB) A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
MP1 checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP1 calls.

Final Pot: 15.50 BB

Re: Posting with Q9o...hit mid pair
 

Preflop call I don't like. Even if the blinds are loose and you think you're getting good odds on your call, you have a hand thats likely behind MP1's range. You do have position though.

I like postflop.

Re: Posting with Q9o...hit mid pair
 

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Preflop call I don't like. Even if the blinds are loose and you think you're getting good odds on your call, you have a hand thats likely behind MP1's range. You do have position though.

I like postflop.

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Lets say you hadn't posted and you cold called MP's raise with Q9o. Do you really think you're expected to lose more than half of the money you put in?

I think the hand is well played from start to finish.

Re: Posting with Q9o...hit mid pair
 

I don't see a problem here, you could also 3 bet this preflop.

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I don't see a problem here, you could also 3 bet this preflop.

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another option is to light money on fire

Re: Posting with Q9o...hit mid pair
 

Since you were going to hit 3 of a kind by the turn, a cap pre-flop here is a MUST.

Pre-flop is just plain ugly, rest of the hand is standard.

Re: Posting with Q9o...hit mid pair
 

so i guess the only question here is preflop? because i don't see what else you could possibly be asking about.

the hand plays itself in my opinion from the flop onward. i don't like the preflop call though.

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Lets say you hadn't posted and you cold called MP's raise with Q9o. Do you really think you're expected to lose more than half of the money you put in?

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I don't quite understand what you're saying here.

Re: Posting with Q9o...hit mid pair
 

Why, we know nothing of the player and a decently aggressive unknown will raise a wider range than normaly here. The question is do you do better with a 3 bet and limit the field and secure position or call and let others in.

Folding has to be the last of our options, so is raise or call better. [as was mentioned before if we have a negative expectation, and we likely do it is not so great as the BB we are giving up by folding]

Re: Posting with Q9o...hit mid pair
 

I think this is perfect from start to finish