I'm not usually one for pre-flop questions, but ...

Octopus · #1 10-13-2005, 10:01 AM

3/6, 9 handed.

You post in the hijack and the CO is also a poster. UTG (an aggressive player) raises and gets two cold callers to you. You have ATo.

Edit: Sorry. The first coldcaller has only $10 at the start of this hand, if you think that matters.

#2 10-13-2005, 10:05 AM

fold

JinX11 · #3 10-13-2005, 10:06 AM

I call. With the two cold callers and only needing to call 1 bet, I would call a very wide variety of hands.

Entity · #4 10-13-2005, 10:15 AM

Call.

ErrantNight · #5 10-13-2005, 10:23 AM

call. and call with worse.

Octopus · #6 10-13-2005, 10:28 AM

I would certainly call with "worse" here. The problem (for me) is that ATo is this situation is possibly quite a bit worse than, say, 86s.

For what it is worth, I called, but later I was wondering how many would argue for a fold (or a raise).

winky51 · #7 10-13-2005, 12:49 PM

Call.

The UTG raised could have a pair like KK-TT. you have a 1/6 chance to hit the ace and its well worth the 9.5:1 (estimating) to call here. 1:28 you make 2 pair or better. your looking at around 51 possibilities vs AK-AJ, AA, 24 possibilities vs KK-TT, 16 possibilities vs KQ, He might even raise with KJs there or 99. So even if your 1/6 was cut in half (8%) now add the miricle flop (3.45%) your looking at 11.45% to hit a hand. With implied and the Position of POWER its worth it.

W. Deranged · #8 10-13-2005, 12:54 PM

Call. Your effective odds are enormous.

This is one of those pre-flop situations where it really helps to be good at poker. I mean that seriously... the seeming difficulty of this situation is that you have a hand that may be dominated and don't want to pay off in that situation. But, with good post-flop skills, you should be able to limit your reverse implied odds here and find this hand to be +EV.

Bob T. · #9 10-13-2005, 02:07 PM

I call, but I don't like posting in the hijack, when the CO might also post.

Octopus · #10 10-13-2005, 10:29 PM

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I call, but I don't like posting in the hijack, when the CO might also post.

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That's interesting, because if I actually prefer to have other posters along. The truth is, however, I pre-checked post-blind while waiting for the button to pass me and the table was full at that point, so I was a bit surprised to find another poster here.