Top two with trouble early

[brer]

$20 buyin

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t20 (9 handed) converter

MP1 (t1500)
MP2 (t1450)
MP3 (t1460)
CO (t1470)
Button (t1330)
Hero (t1480)
BB (t1530)
UTG (t1780)
UTG+1 (t1500)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
UTG calls t20, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP1 calls t20, MP2 calls t20, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, CO calls t20, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Hero completes, BB checks.

Flop: (t120) 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(6 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t80</font>, BB folds, UTG calls t80, <font color="#CC3333">MP1 raises to t160</font>, MP2 folds, <font color="#CC3333">CO raises to t400</font>, Hero...

[yid3655]

imo I would probably fold it, forget about it and move on. Chances are you are currently beat or could lose to someone with top pair hitting their kicker or a flush

Blinds are also still low enough for you to fold

[pergesu]

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imo I would probably fold it, forget about it and move on. Chances are you are currently beat or could lose to someone with top pair hitting their kicker or a flush

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Chances are he's ahead here. CO's probably one of those players that can't stand to raise a big pair before the flop, and then massively overplays it on the flop with no idea where he's at.

Saying that he could lose to a flush or someone hitting their kicker, thus he should fold, is horribly, horribly wrong.

Unless someone has a set, you obviously have the lead. Early on in a low buyin tourney...this is a perfect place to pick up chips. Push and just take your lumps if someone outdraws you.

[valenzuela]

all-in , wtf are u scared of, grrrrrr. Ok so he might have ehh..wait ure only an underdog to 55.

[dfscott]

This looks like TPTK and a flush draw. I think you're ahead. I'm pushing.

[treeofwisdom7]

when i think back at all the times i had 2 pair and this kind of situation happened .. im thinking that 60% of the time someone had a set.. if this is the case everytime someone pushes like this then im pushing with a 40% chance that they have TPTK..


i think we need to quantify all the times this situation happens to get a good idea on why someone would be re raising the way they do.. and in my exp they would have me beat 60% of the time which is a good start.