Early in a 100+9

WillMagic · #1 02-26-2005, 11:28 PM

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t15 (10 handed) converter

CO (t970)
Hero (t975)
SB (t985)
BB (t1150)
UTG (t940)
UTG+1 (t1085)
UTG+2 (t985)
MP1 (t1000)
MP2 (t910)
MP3 (t1000)

Preflop: Hero is Button with 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
1 fold, UTG+1 raises to t30, UTG+2 calls t30, MP1 calls t30, 3 folds, Hero calls t30, 1 fold, BB calls t15.

Flop: (t157.50) 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (5 players)
BB checks, UTG+1 bets t50, UTG+2 calls t50, MP1 folds, Hero calls t50, BB folds.

Turn: (t307.50) 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (3 players)
UTG+1 bets t30, UTG+2 calls t30, Hero calls t30.

River: (t397.50) 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (3 players)
UTG+1 bets t50, UTG+2 folds, Hero calls t50.

Final Pot: t497.50

curtains · #2 02-26-2005, 11:37 PM

lol go play the $11s! (Logged onto IM to talk to you about the hand but you arent there)

curtains · #3 02-26-2005, 11:38 PM

Prepare yourself for a lot of responses that ask why you played the T9s to begin with (btw I fold it, but I don't think its crazy to call.)

TylerD · #4 02-26-2005, 11:50 PM

I raise the turn to "see where your at" and try to get a free showdown. I like the limp preflop.

TT_fold · #5 02-26-2005, 11:54 PM

I usually avoid low-middle suited connectors altogether, with the only exception being an unraised pot in level 1 when I'm on the cutoff or button. I don't like the idea of potentially calling off hundreds of chips postflop with a mere draw... I prefer to conserve chips early to punish my opponents in the later stages. I understand how an argument could be made that T9s specifically tends to hit the flop in a way that you'll get paid off well postflop with a straight/two pair, but I still don't like this preflop call.

This situation is comparable to calling off 8-10% of your stack preflop with a baby pair. Even if your opponent has an overpair and pays off your flopped set every time postflop, it's barely +EV. The "potential" to win your opponent's stack postflop does not justify this type of call, since the few times you do make a hand, you may either (a) not get paid off, or (b) get sucked out on, which is increasingly likely if you flop a weaker made hand such as two-pair.

lastchance · #6 02-26-2005, 11:57 PM

I probably muck preflop, and flop. Turn call's easy, river call's probably good.

curtains · #7 02-27-2005, 12:09 AM

It's not really a limp...someone raised to 30.