[$55] 4-handed at level 3 hand

suited_ace · #1 07-29-2005, 12:07 AM

These guys were going to attack my blinds non-stop, so I decided to defend it. I didn't think Villain had me dominated.

I want to know what you think of the hand and also what's your approach to having the bubble coming so soon when you're the shortstack and when you have a healthy one. Do you open up because it's 4-handed or do you wait for the blinds to go up?

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t50 (4 handed) converter

UTG (t3055)
Button (t3855)
Hero (t1025)
BB (t2065)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
1 fold, Button raises to t100, Hero raises to t350, 1 fold, Button calls t250.

Flop: (t750) 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets t675 (All-In).

johnnybeef · #2 07-29-2005, 12:19 AM

I think I may have been the villain in this one.

suited_ace · #3 07-29-2005, 02:39 AM

Shameless bump.

Ogre · #4 07-29-2005, 03:03 AM

what is your plan of action if he pushes back at you?

suited_ace · #5 07-29-2005, 03:10 AM

I guess I'd fold, but I really wasn't expecting him to go OTP.

Ogre · #6 07-29-2005, 03:12 AM

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I guess I'd fold, but I really wasn't expecting him to go OTP.

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i think that makes this play horrible because you are risking 35% of your stack.

suited_ace · #7 07-29-2005, 03:18 AM

Yeah... This was the first time I got to the bubble in level 3, I just didn't know what to do.

Just waiting for the blinds to go up would eat a good part of my stack, and I didn't know what was better in this spot.

Newt_Buggs · #8 07-29-2005, 07:30 AM

I think that the line that you took was the worst possibility. What I would do here really depends on my specific read. Against some players I will just call, otherwise I'm raising so much that I'm pot committed to call a reraise or push any flop, or just push preflop to beging with. I'll usually only reraise when I'm confident that the miniraise is weakness.

suited_ace · #9 07-29-2005, 08:20 AM

Well, that was my point: I was pretty confident that the min-raise meant weakness.

Jonsan · #10 07-29-2005, 09:32 AM

This seems like an interesting hand.

You have 20BB, so even though you are down to 4 players you don't need to commit yourself with a hand like A9o. A call here is good, because you can make a pot sized bet on the flop without destroying your stack. Your raise essentially puts you all in if you bet anything on the flop.

J