PLO8 Another A A hand

[Ironman]

Full table pot limit $50 table.

I'm UTG and dealt A [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] A [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 9 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 9 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]

Is this a raise from this position?

Thanks,

Dave

[jthegreat]

no

[graarrg]

Nope.. no low cards = weak

[Ironman]

Anyone else....? We've got two votes for raise and two votes for don't raise. lol

I'm tempted to play this as I would a hold 'em hand from early position that plays better with fewer opponents....but to be honest...in this particular case...I wimped out, didn't raise and folded the flop to a coordinated board.

This feels like it would be more profitable being played fast.

Dave

[jthegreat]

This is a hand you want to play in late position. I'd call UTG but it's not worth a raise. You'll win smaller pots and lose bigger ones due to playing in a weak position.

[gergery]

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This is a hand you want to play in late position. I'd call UTG but it's not worth a raise. You'll win smaller pots and lose bigger ones due to playing in a weak position.

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and even when you hit flushdraws or sets there will be lows or lowdraws out as well. this is a good hand but you'll win the min and lose the max out of position.

-g

Yes. You've got a 20% chance of flopping a flush draw and a ~23% chance of flopping a set. So about 40% total of flopping a decent equity hand (not to mention the AA by itself). When you do flop a draw or a set (nearly half the time), you want to have a nice big pot to play with. It's an easy raise.

Don't just raise with lows from UTG unless you want to be nice and readable. This is an ideal hand to mix it up with.

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Yes. You've got a 20% chance of flopping a flush draw and a ~23% chance of flopping a set. So about 40% total of flopping a decent equity hand (not to mention the AA by itself). When you do flop a draw or a set (nearly half the time), you want to have a nice big pot to play with. It's an easy raise.

Don't just raise with lows from UTG unless you want to be nice and readable. This is an ideal hand to mix it up with.

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I'd agree with Gergery, limp in with this one UTG. No low possibility, no straight, etc...It's actually a fairly weak hand but playable. Be ready to muck this at any point.

JMO - Knoll

[webmonarch]

I think the answer depends on the table and the type of players you're seeing. Personally, I tend to raise a hand like this from any position at that level, simply because I will get so many callers . . . now, if I am playing a 100 or 200 max table, I probably don't, because I think the play starts improving at higher levels, and I tend to get a lot less money in the pot.