Q9s on button

[tigerite]

Raise to t400 or so.

[Dr_Jeckyl_00]

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***** Hand History for Game 3196845140 *****
NL Texas Hold'em $200 Buy-in + $15 Entry Fee Trny:18256742 Level:5 Blinds(75/150) - Tuesday, December 13, 21:56:02 EDT 2005
Table Table 67033 (Real Money)
Seat 8 is the button
Total number of players : 5
Seat 2: jlidtb6 ( $1705 )
Seat 3: AKR23 ( $2205 )
Seat 4: StiffStuff ( $510 )
Seat 6: pishka ( $2875 )
Seat 8: ILuvCurtains ( $2705 )
Trny:18256742 Level:5
Blinds(75/150)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to ILuvCurtains [ Qd 9d ]
StiffStuff folds.
pishka folds.
Your turn:



Yes the hand is boring, but I think that knowing exactly what to do in the most boring situations that come up all the time, is one of the most important qualities. I'm surprised by what I did here, and am quite sure it's incorrect.

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I fold. You're in great shape chip wise. This is barely a push from SB per KS, so from button it has to be a fold. You don't need to risk your stack with this less than mediocre hand. If either blind doubles up from you you're in serous trouble, not worth the risk... be patient and fold, IMO.

BTW, I don't like a standard raise all that much b/c occassionally one of the blinds moves all-in, then you just donated a good chunk of your stack.

This is dependant on your read of villians and table image.

If you have a tight image and don't believe villians will play back at you, then I'd make a standard 2.5xBB raise and try and take down the blinds, and have a hand with at least some potential if I get called.

I probably mix it with 50% fold, 50% raise to t400.

I raise to 400 or so. Whatever the least amount my opponents will respect as a real raise. Its an easy fold to an all-in and there's some room to play a flop in position. I think an all-in is worse than you give it credit for. There's just no real reason to do it.

[Kurn, son of Mogh]

I can't see folding here unless I've been moving a lot of chips for the past couple of orbits. Looks like making it 400-500 to go is about right.

[kamrann]

I think the flow of the game up to this point is the most important thing here. In general I would say very little in it between fold/raise, I'd lean towards raise. However, it's not a bad spot for either of the blinds to try to resteal, given they know that you would be crippled by their stacks if you lost an allin. You're raising on the button, which as always increases the chances of your being played back at. So I think you just have to judge it by your reads on the players in the blinds, how aggro you have been up to this point, and if you think either of them are capable of restealing.

I don't think you need to worry about being called, sure it will happen, but not too often and you have a playable hand in position.

[Roman]

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I think the flow of the game up to this point is the most important thing here. In general I would say very little in it between fold/raise, I'd lean towards raise. However, it's not a bad spot for either of the blinds to try to resteal, given they know that you would be crippled by their stacks if you lost an allin. You're raising on the button, which as always increases the chances of your being played back at. So I think you just have to judge it by your reads on the players in the blinds, how aggro you have been up to this point, and if you think either of them are capable of restealing.

I don't think you need to worry about being called, sure it will happen, but not too often and you have a playable hand in position.

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I fold this 66% prolly depending on flow

[bigt439]

I would almost never fold this.

375 or 400 will work. Unless your opponents have been restealing like crazy I think this is big time +EV, not just marginally as others have suggested.