Small home game

[Fishlips_Jones]

Being new to no limit, the following hand illustrates one of my many weaknesses.

7 handed. $5 buy-in; $0.10 SB, $0.20 BB.
Reads: All noobs except for me.

First hand of the night, I am the Big Blind with 97o
UTG calls, MP calls, SB folds, I check.

Flop comes
A 7 9 rainbow.
I check.
UTG bets $0.50.
MP calls.
I raise to $2.00.
UTG pushes.
MP calls.
I call.


Can I avoid losing my stack here?


Responses welcome,

Fishlips

[DoubleDown]

no you must lose your stack there everytime

btw your game structure is really wierd with regards to the $5 buy-in (youre all starting with 25xBB) ... im assuming its an all-in fest till people have built up to stacks of about $15-$20 or so ... i might suggest lowering the blinds to .05/.10 or increasing the buy-in to at least $10

- just my $0.02

[pk Wools]

i only call here if i think he goes all in w/ just an ace

i would lead the flop w/ a pot size bet instead of c/r and see what he does

if he had just an ace, he will prolly freeze up and call, and a raise means you are probably beat (again unless he loves top pair)

so he probably showed A9 or A7 right? if he had a set he would probably slow play on a rainbow flop (if he's a noob)

[Fishlips_Jones]

Turn and river are rags.

MP shows AK for TPTK.
UTG shows...AA for top set.


Fishlips

[DoubleDown]

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if he had just an ace, he will prolly freeze up and call, and a raise means you are probably beat (again unless he loves top pair)

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so if you were villain and had a limped AJ or AQ in this hand- you wouldn't raise the flop? thats terrible