Isolation move- retarded?

yabastid · #1 09-10-2005, 10:58 PM

UTG+1 is a good observant player capable of folding. I thought if he really liked his hand he pushes after BB's allin (though possibly not if he has aces). I should have a pretty tight image.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t400 (8 handed) converter

SB (t23980)
BB (t2580)
UTG (t23288)
UTG+1 (t44374)
MP1 (t11264)
MP2 (t30514)
CO (t17414)
Hero (t24490)

Preflop: Hero is Button with A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
1 fold, UTG+1 raises to t1200, 3 folds, Hero calls t1200, 1 fold, BB raises to t2555, UTG+1 calls t1355, Hero raises to t24490

Comments?

yabastid · #2 09-10-2005, 11:47 PM

20 views and not 1 reply? C'mon fellas. A little love, please.

rockythecat99 · #3 09-10-2005, 11:53 PM

Yuck, you are trying to isolate for what at best is a coin flip and at worst completely dominated. Hate it.

fnurt · #4 09-11-2005, 12:12 AM

I don't like it. Seems like a great way to throw away the advantage of position.

yabastid · #5 09-11-2005, 12:23 AM

Thanks guys. That's what I thought. UTG+1 did fold- but I probably looked like a jackass.

Would you with AK, 1010, or JJ? What's the worst hand you would do this with?

rockythecat99 · #6 09-11-2005, 12:46 AM

I would do it with AKsoooted(lol i love typing it that way), 1010 and above.

yabastid · #7 09-11-2005, 01:37 AM

Sounds good, rocky, thanks. I love typing it that way too. They should make that the official spelling.

benneh · #8 09-11-2005, 01:48 AM

am I too tight? I fold this and let them fight. I hate AQ.

rockythecat99 · #9 09-11-2005, 01:50 AM

no ur not too tight. The preflop call is fine the isolation play sucks though.