PP Friday Special - Is this type of play common?

fnord_too · #1 07-02-2004, 11:02 PM

Party Poker Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind t30 (10 handed) converter

SB (t835)
BB (t700)
Hero (t710)
UTG+1 (t313)
UTG+2 (t970)
MP1 (t1590)
MP2 (t1165)
MP3 (t2157)
CO (t527)
Button (t1033)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
Hero calls, 5 folds, CO calls, 2 folds, BB checks,

Flop: (3.50 SB, t105) 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (3 players)
BB checks, Hero checks, CO bets, BB folds, Hero raises, CO calls.

Turn: (3.75 BB, t225) K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets, CO calls.

River: (5.75 BB, t345) 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets, CO raises, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 9.75 BB (t585)
Main Pot: 9.75 BB (t585), between Hero and CO. > Pot won by CO (9.75 BB (t585)).

Results in white below: 
Hero shows Jh Ac (two pair, aces and jacks).
CO shows 9s 8s (flush, ace high).
Outcome: CO wins 9.75 BB (t585). 

I had a bad feeling about the river raise, but whoda thunk it. (I actually thought he had played AK oddly.)

First break down to 440.

deacsoft · #2 07-02-2004, 11:11 PM

"Is this type of play common?"

No. Limping in UTG with A-Jo is not too common at all. At least it shouldn't be.

fnord_too · #3 07-02-2004, 11:15 PM

I don't like raising with AJ UTG, I seriously considered folding it, but thought it was a little too good to fold here.

Daniel Durant · #4 07-02-2004, 11:29 PM

I think he meant you should have folded. AJo is garbage in early position in no-limit.

AtlBrvs4Life · #5 07-02-2004, 11:32 PM

This wasn't NL and I think fnord realizes what he meant.

deacsoft · #6 07-03-2004, 01:38 AM

If you can't raise it; you should fold it.

davidross · #7 07-03-2004, 02:21 AM

Why do so many people say this? There are lots of hands that I would like to play for 1 bet against several opponents.

You can raise anything, but it doesn't mean you should.

deacsoft · #8 07-03-2004, 02:26 AM

I agree. I was speaking of this hand specificly. There are other hands that can be played here for a limp.

Tosh · #9 07-03-2004, 09:56 AM

Actually whether you raise, call or fold this makes little difference to your EV.

La Brujita · #10 07-03-2004, 10:02 AM

I was thinking the same as Tosh. I am not sure it makes a huge difference either.