When do I go for the kill?

#1 08-15-2005, 02:26 PM

Running good, still first level. Had AA early, where I crippled one guy, who's been knocked out since.

During this hand, I thought there was a good chance my opponent most likely had a high-PP w/ a spade possibility. I didn't want him to fold if he didn't, but I also didn't want to give him odds to draw to it, if he did. I just wasn't sure about how to play this hand. Oh yeah, it's the $5.50 game.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t20 (8 handed) converter

CO (t1550)
Hero (t2690)
SB (t1450)
BB (t1580)
UTG (t2450)
UTG+1 (t1450)
MP1 (t1230)
MP2 (t1100)

Preflop: Hero is Button with J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
2 folds, MP1 raises to t80, 2 folds, Hero calls t80, 2 folds.

Flop: (t190) 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
MP1 bets t80, Hero raises to t200, MP1 calls t120.

Turn: (t590) 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
MP1 bets t100, Hero raises to t500, MP1 calls t400.

River: (t1590) 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
MP1 bets t450 (All-In), Hero calls t450.

Final Pot: t2490

kyro · #2 08-15-2005, 02:30 PM

Played perfectly with the exception of preflop. Personally, I'd like a few more people in the pot before I start calling raises with JTs. It's not an awful call, mind you, but I don't really care for it.

37offsuit · #3 08-15-2005, 02:32 PM

I'm guessing he got him self stuck with an overpair, Probably K's with the K of spades or Q's with the Q of spades.

You're pot stuck on the turn raise. Likely he saw the blank on the river and convinced himself that you were drawing.

If he had 99 and flopped a set, not much you can do here, except push the flop and even then he might call.

bawcerelli · #4 08-15-2005, 02:38 PM

well i probably woulda folded PF too, but since you didn't, i probably would have just "thought" about it for a bit on the flop and just called. i know that's giving incorrect odds if he has a single spade, but the idea is make him think i'm drawing, and hoping a non spade hits on the turn and he bets big into me. then i can raise him all in. raising the flop shows alot of strength and he might fold it if he has AK. smoooth calling the flop gives him a chance to bluff off his whole stack.

#5 08-15-2005, 02:44 PM

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Played perfectly with the exception of preflop. Personally, I'd like a few more people in the pot before I start calling raises with JTs. It's not an awful call, mind you, but I don't really care for it.

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Well I'm glad to hear that most of play was good. I'm more interested in postflop analysis than PF. I figured I had a deep stack and the button, so I'd gamble a bit. Am I being foolish? Would the PF call be alright if the villain had more chips, say like 2400?