Suspected SB Steal, Move on Both Rounds?

[Joefitz]

$10+1 SNG hand, no real reads on the villain here. I hadn't played many hands up to this point, raising a few times with strong-ish hands and taking the blinds only. I don't think I thought about any of my decisions in this hand enough. I'll post results later if there's interest.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (8 handed) converter

CO (t733)
Button (t745)
SB (t715)
Hero (t820)
UTG (t765)
UTG+1 (t1230)
MP1 (t825)
MP2 (t2167)

Preflop: Hero is BB with T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">6 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">SB raises to t80</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t200</font>, SB calls t120.

Flop: (t400) 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t200</font>, SB is all-in t515

So it's 315 to me with a stack of 420. Move? As well, I'd appreciate comments on my actions preflop and when checked to me on the flop. Thanks,

Joe

[bluefeet]

My 2cents...

Don't know that you're getting away from this one. For starters, I would probably just call the raise PF. I would definitely pot the flop -- and push any raise. You can always runner-runner the flush [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

[flyingmoose]

The preflop raise makes me want to poke my eyes out with dull razors. My question to you is this: if the SB is trying to steal your 30 chip big blind, who cares? The times you're beat and go broke in a pot you've committed yourself to far outweigh the times you protect your blind.

[Benholio]

I would just call pre-flop. As others have mentioned, it isn't worth trying to defend your blind any more aggressively than that in the early rounds.

Once you get to the flop, I would bet ~2/3 pot if checked to, or call any reasonable bet if the other guy leads out, with the intentions of getting a reasonably cheap showdown.

[tjh]

I defend my blinds when I have an Ace by pushing. Sometimes I skip the Ace requirement.

Not a big sample size and perhaps reckless but it seems to work for me.

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tjh

[Joefitz]

Thanks for comments.

In this particular hand I called his push on the flop and got shown AK.

[Sykes]

Fold pre-flop. I would need at least AQ to even care about his steal raise and even then I wouldn't re-raise.

[kyro]

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Fold pre-flop. I would need at least AQ to even care about his steal raise and even then I wouldn't re-raise.

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weeeeeeeak-tiiiiiiiight

Just call PF. You've got position on him with a decent hand. Bet the flop and go from there.

[the_joker]

This seems like a terrible idea when the blinds are small.

[kyro]

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This is a terrible idea when the blinds are small.

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Blinds 10/15. Folded to SB who minraises to 30. Hero in BB pushes for 800 with A2o.

I'm hoping you don't actually do stuff like this.