curtains hand #5001: A9o in sb

[ilya]

I would complete and try to keep the pot small postflop, perhaps even try to go for a free showdown. I think folding is ok also. I don't like raising here cos a loose big stack is quite likely to call preflop and also to call loosely on the flop once there are chips in the pot, so I risk losing a big chunk of my chips & FE or having to risk it all on a 2nd barrel when there are 2 short stacks around. On the other hand, unless I flop 2 pair, I'm not gonna be excited about playing a real big pot against the big stack with those 2 shorties hanging around. So when I hit I will often have to play cautiously & will win just a little.