A Couple of Pre-flop Decisions from the Stars $10+1 Rebuy

[DougBrennan]

These two pre-flop situations are both from last night's Stars $10+1 rebuy. Neither of them is earth-shattering one way or the other, but I questioned both my decisions before and after the fact, and I was interested in some second opinions.

Hand #1

Very shortly after the 1st break, no more rebuys. The table played loose the first hour, but not maniacally, and play is now proceeding sedately.

Blinds 75/150 I'm in the CO-1 position with t7190, maybe a hair above average, and I"m looking at A [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]K [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]. Folded to me, I rase to 450, Button calls, SB folds, BB raises all-in to t6320. It's to me for most of my stack, Button to play after me with a stack of t12330.

What is your play?

Hand #2:

I have not been at this table very long, have not played a hand yet, but all the play that I have seen has been reasonable, and it is late enough in the tourney that most of the maniacs are gone.

Blinds 800/400 ante 50. I'm Mr. Little Blind with t24289 and looking at 9 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]9 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]. I like nines. They've been good to me. I would like to play these. UTG, with a stack barely smaller than mine, raises to 2400. I like nines. I don't love them, particularly with a UTG raise. All fold to me.
Big Blind toplay after me with a stack of t3800.

What is your play?

Thanks for any thoughts.

Doug (results below)


RESULTS (in white, hopefully) well, it didn't work for me, so I'll just put in some extra lines before the results. No reading ahead, now!
















Hand # 1: I called with my AK. BB had 88, flop came 10 4 A and my hand held up from there.

Hand #2: I folded. BB folded. We'll never know. But I'll say this, looking at it this moring I think I was weak. My thinking at the time was that I wouldn't know how to play any flop that didn't have a nine in it, since I had no feel for whether UTG had a pair or high cards, and rather than guessing I folded.