$11: some early position TT help please

liucipher · #1 10-25-2005, 05:18 PM

Thought I'd get adventurous with TT in early position.

preflop: is this a no-no or a style choice? my hand is very vulnerable, but it's too big to fold, I have some chips in front of me, and the table was on the tight side (still 10 handed after 20something hands).

flop: the overcard scares me, but I've somehow managed to build an obscenely large pot out of position. Villain (big stack) had built his stack by calling with overcards. am I wrong in thinking I should take this down right here?

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t50 (10 handed) converter

Button (t707)
SB (t725)
BB (t560)
UTG (t172)
UTG+1 (t950)
Hero (t1430)
MP1 (t290)
MP2 (t660)
MP3 (t661)
CO (t1845)

Preflop: Hero is UTG+2 with T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
UTG calls t50, UTG+1 calls t50, Hero raises to t250, 3 folds, CO calls t250, 3 folds, UTG+1 calls t200.

Flop: (t875) J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (4 players)
UTG+1 checks, Hero???

Hornacek · #2 10-25-2005, 05:19 PM

I'd limp preflop. Stick a bet of 120 out there. If you're called, go hide in a check/fold shell.

splashpot · #3 10-25-2005, 05:21 PM

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I'd limp preflop. Stick a bet of 120 out there. If you're called, go hide in a check/fold shell.

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120 is a ridicilously weak bet for a 875 pot.

nyc999 · #4 10-25-2005, 05:22 PM

I wouldn't bet 120 -- either bet aggressively (at least 400 - 500) or check.

#5 10-25-2005, 05:22 PM

im fairly sure it wouldnt have been 875 if he limped

splashpot · #6 10-25-2005, 05:24 PM

Oh ok, I misunderstood him.

playtitleist · #7 10-25-2005, 05:43 PM

No way can you check this flop. You got the weakest of the cards you feared, and had you feared any J-A all that much, why pop it so high pre-flop in the first place?

Anywhere from 2/3pot to pot bet is good here.

nyc999 · #8 10-25-2005, 05:47 PM

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No way can you check this flop. You got the weakest of the cards you feared, and had you feared any J-A all that much, why pop it so high pre-flop in the first place?

Anywhere from 2/3pot to pot bet is good here.

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I didn't say to check, but I think it's a better option than betting 120. I'm thinking 400 - 500, about 1/2 the pot.

playtitleist · #9 10-25-2005, 05:51 PM

Okay, cool. I mis-understood. Agreed that t120 is not large enough.