AQ, early, guy bets small into me on flop

#1 10-07-2005, 07:52 PM

What should I do here? This is a $10 tournament on Pokerstars. To me this signals like a K9 or A9 which he isn't really happy with but won't lay down. Do I really want to get into a big pot here? I probably should have made it 200 to see where he was at, right?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t20 (8 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

MP1 (t1500)
MP2 (t1490)
CO (t1470)
Button (t1880)
SB (t2055)
BB (t1560)
UTG (t1500)
Hero (t2035)

Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
1 fold, Hero raises to t80, 5 folds, BB calls t60.

Flop: (t170) 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
BB bets t40, Hero calls t40.

Turn: (t250) T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
BB bets t60, Hero folds.

Final Pot: t310

#2 10-07-2005, 07:58 PM

I make it t175 to t200 on the flop. He's made a very weak bet and if you show some good strength he may fold. He could also be looking for the flush and hoping to get a card cheap.

If he reraises it's an easy fold. If he calls, your raise probably gets you a free river card. If he calls and bets the turn I fold. If he checks the turn, assuming it's the T [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] I probably check behind and look to improve on the river.

#3 10-07-2005, 07:59 PM

I would have probably raised the flop to about 150-200, he didn't do much of a bet. If he calls, he is either on the flush draw or has A9 or better. If he reraises, get the out of there!

#4 10-07-2005, 08:01 PM

My preflop raises from tournaments ranging from $1 to $10 at the 10/20 level should be to 120, you think?

#5 10-07-2005, 08:02 PM

I usually like to raise more in the lower buy ins to limit the amount of people who see a flop, but since only 1 person came along, looks like it was enough this time.

#6 10-07-2005, 08:05 PM

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I usually like to raise more in the lower buy ins to limit the amount of people who see a flop, but since only 1 person came along, looks like it was enough this time.

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Okay. I am used to playing more tournaments like the $2,3,$5 events. The play at the $10 ones seem pretty donkish as well but a tad bit better. You won't see 6 people limping into a hand. You may see 3-4.

#7 10-07-2005, 08:09 PM

In my experience, the play overall in the 10 don't differ much from the 1-3 buy ins, you will still find plenty of bad players there.