$109s - AT Hand

Not that I'm a particularly good player, but this definitely looks like a raise or fold situation. If you call, the two players behind you both have +EV on chasing the flush with two diamonds, or the straight with 4,6, 6,8, or 8,9.

[Maulik]

If I were going to continue with this hand, and it seems reasonable given there is already t225 in the pot, I'd raise pot.

This may seem terrible but the chance of taking down the pot right there should be good. You can certainly shutdown if its re-raised to you and continue w/ t760, which isn't terrible.

is this line terrible?

[bennies]

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I'd give this one up. This seems like a classic situation where you're either a bit ahead or way behind.

Unraised pot, level 1... I ain't going broke here and it costs too much to raise to see where you're at. BB could have any random two pair, straight draw, flush draw, etc. Plus, UTG's flat call concerns me. Between the two of them, one of them probably has a good draw, the other may already have you beat.

I don't mind limping AT here in a 1000 chip game so long as I'm able to get away from a flop like this. I'd fold.

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[schwza]

i'd raise and fold to a push. too much of a chance you can get it heads up with a weaker T. i don't think utg is going to want to call a raise with a draw, but BB might with a worse made hand.

[Irieguy]

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Preflop: Hero is MP1 with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
UTG calls t15, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, Hero calls t15,

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Boo.

Irieguy

[Unarmed]

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Boo.


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Uh oh... [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[Daliman]

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Preflop: Hero is MP1 with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
UTG calls t15, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, Hero calls t15,

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Boo.

Irieguy

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What he said.

I wonder if he can off his cut arbitrarily...

[Unarmed]

Bah. You old guys are weak/tight. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] If I'm up against AQ/AJ thats fine, I have position on UTG and can chuck the AT if he gives action on an ace high flop. Is AJo a fold here as well? I hope not...

[lacky]

depend on who the limper is. If he's a psyco or really tight, I like being in that pot. The psyco will hand over his stack if you catch, and the tight guy will fold if he doesnt hit his set. But, if your up against a very predictable player, you may as well raise to isolate him. Doesnt take much, if you raise to 45 here, you take the lead in the hand, ussualy drive out the blinds and sometimes take it down preflop.

Steve

[Nick B.]

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I'd give this one up. This seems like a classic situation where you're either a bit ahead or way behind.

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That is completely wrong. What if bb has KT-JT, do you not consider that way ahead. WA/WB is something like KK on an AAXr board, where your opponent has 2 outs, or you have 2 outs.

In this hand, I would raise and think that I am ahead. I doubt bb potted with 2pr or a set, and I am sure he would raise JJ-AA pf. I think your hand is too vurnerable to wait until the turn and I think a raise here would pick up the pot.