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#1 10-12-2005, 07:07 PM

CO has raised a few pots recently. I figured there was a good chance I have the best hand now, so I decided to take a chance and try to pick up the dead money in the pot.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t50 (9 handed) converter

Hero (t1340)
MP1 (t1655)
MP2 (t1395)
MP3 (t1445)
CO (t2010)
Button (t1945)
SB (t1420)
BB (t1240)
UTG (t1050)

Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
1 fold, Hero calls t50, 3 folds, CO raises to t200, 2 folds, BB calls t150, Hero raises to t1340

pooh74 · #2 10-12-2005, 07:13 PM

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CO has raised a few pots recently. I figured there was a good chance I have the best hand now, so I decided to take a chance and try to pick up the dead money in the pot.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t50 (9 handed) converter

Hero (t1340)
MP1 (t1655)
MP2 (t1395)
MP3 (t1445)
CO (t2010)
Button (t1945)
SB (t1420)
BB (t1240)
UTG (t1050)

Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
1 fold, Hero calls t50, 3 folds, CO raises to t200, 2 folds, BB calls t150, Hero raises to t1340

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If he is in the pot a lot as you say, he may be trying to make a positional raise to get you HU with position. Pushing certainly does take that away from him. With your read, its not a bad play...BUT, I feel also that your advantage in these things comes later. Do you see him doing this with 99 or worse? If you ask me, against a possible range, without the read, I think this play is borderline. With read it is a wee bit better obviously. but close.

Note: I think I prefer pushing to calling.

yeau2 · #3 10-12-2005, 07:22 PM

I think its still too early in the tournmaent to make this play...You've played long enough you dont want to get knocked out on a race, but not long enough that you dont have other options (calling or folding or just re raising) here. There will only be 225 in dead money in the pot...your risking a lot for just that if thats your justification. Just because he raises a lot of pots recently doesn't mean he's doing it without justification, or that he's gonna call your re raise all in without a very good hand.

pokerlaw · #4 10-12-2005, 07:29 PM

I don't like pushing this early w/ 10s. In short, I feel that the loose players call you too often and the tighter players freuqently have you beat. Would you play 99 this way? JJ?

This leaves you w/ call and try to hit a set w/ ~3:1 current odds or fold and wait for another hand. I fold here.

Why no PF raise?

#5 10-12-2005, 07:31 PM

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There will only be 225 in dead money in the pot.

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Note that there is 475 in the pot, which represents about 30% of my stack.

#6 10-12-2005, 07:36 PM

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Why no PF raise?

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I usually limp from EP with 6-10s and raise JJ and up.

darkcore · #7 10-12-2005, 07:54 PM

in case you are comfortable with your read, -go for it.
but when you get called, it's very likely a coinflip at best.
personally, i hate coinflips early on. i vote for limp/fold. fwiw, i'm weak/tight...