Comments on this move- 1 Million Guar

yabastid · #1 07-30-2005, 06:45 PM

Had been god awfully outrageously completely card dead for over an hour. Miniraises didn't mean much strength from first villian. I thought I had to make a move at somepoint and this seemed like a decent spot. 2 opponents would have been better, obviously.

***** Hand History for Game 2450443149 *****
NL Texas Hold'em Trny:14395876 Level:6 Blinds (75/150) - Saturday, July 30, 18:32:50 EDT 2005
Table Million Dollar Guaranteed(375721) Table #36 (Real Money)
Seat 9 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 1: yabastid ( $1910 )
Seat 2: bbarsz ( $2650 )
Seat 3: MCTWATT ( $2205 )
Seat 10: lianshyu ( $8556 )
Seat 5: pokerjunky11 ( $5429 )
Seat 4: firestoner ( $2870 )
Seat 6: cowboy21 ( $3125 )
Seat 7: tqn85015 ( $2812 )
Seat 9: JCrummer36 ( $5765 )
Seat 8: coinguy ( $3824 )
Trny:14395876 Level:6
Blinds (75/150)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to yabastid [ Ah Jh ]
bbarsz folds.
coinguy: had 88
lianshyu: i hit the wrong button
lianshyu: srry
JCrummer36: lol
There will be a break in 2 minute(s)
coinguy: 2 early for flip
MCTWATT folds.
firestoner folds.
pokerjunky11 folds.
cowboy21 folds.
tqn85015 raises [300].
JCrummer36: still tho 800?
coinguy calls [300].
JCrummer36 folds.
JCrummer36: 500 was plenty
lianshyu calls [225].
yabastid is all-In [1760]

Comments . . .

woodguy · #2 07-30-2005, 07:03 PM

I like it better when they are all limpers, but I don't hate it.

What did the open min-riase mean?

Did he do it often?

I push if I have a good read on the open min-raiser.

Regards,
Woodguy

yabastid · #3 07-30-2005, 07:09 PM

If I'm correct I think he may have thought he could get the blinds for cheap. Some minis had taken the blinds from MP2, hijack, cutoff. I certainly didn't read it as strength from him and the second caller was playing a lot of hands trying to see flops. He (2nd caller) had been up and down up and down and had shown nothing more than catching some lucky flops. Plus, I had played maybe 1 or 2 hands in last hour so my image at the table should have been pretty tight.

woodguy · #4 07-30-2005, 07:17 PM

If I don't have a solid read on a minraiser, I usually giver credit for a big hand looking for action...not always true, but until I know otherwise, it keeps me out of trouble.

Its good you looked like a rock, how did it work out?

Regards,
Woodguy

yabastid · #5 07-30-2005, 08:26 PM

Anyone else? It felt marginal when I did it- is that just pretty much the answer?

curtains · #6 07-30-2005, 08:59 PM

It looks perfectly fine to me, and is probably the play I'd make in most situations.

yabastid · #7 07-30-2005, 09:20 PM

Thanks, curtains. Makes me feel a bit better that you agree. As for the results:

First miniraiser folded as I thought, 2nd villian decided it was time to gambool and called, 3rd villian folded. Villian shows 88 and I get no help. Besides a fold and a weaker ace I guess that's the best I could have hoped for.

Thanks,
yabastid