10 times BB all-in with K-9s ??

[tjh]

THis hand did not convert very well.

I had k-8 diamonds on the SB. Folded round to the button. He minraised. My read on him was aggressive and capable of bluffing from his previous plays. So I figured an all-in from me might shut him down and get me 300 chips. So I pushed. He called, he had a hand. This is not a bad beat story I would not have pushed with 1500 chips. My stack size is what led me to push. Is that correct to feel POOSHY at 9*BB ? How about 10*BB, 15*BB ?

Advice here.. is 9*BB plenty of chips and I can afford to relax or is 9*BB time to get POOSHY ?


Ultimate Bet No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t100 (7 handed) converter

MP2 (t2240)
CO (t1530)
Button :#A500AF(Villain)/ (t4705)
Hero (t960)
BB (t2435)
UTG (t2065)
MP1 (t1065)

Preflop: Hero is SB with K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">4 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Button :#A500AF(Villain)/ raises to t200</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t250</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Button :#A500AF(Villain)/ calls t0.

Flop: (t550) 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>

Turn: (t550) 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>

River: (t550) 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>

Final Pot: t550

Results in white below: <font color="#FFFFFF">
Hero has Kd 8d (one pair, nines).
Villain has Qs Qd (two pair, queens and nines).
Outcome: Villain wins t550. </font>

[DasLeben]

I actually did this today to someone with almost this exact hand. I had QQ in the SB, folded to me, and I raised the BB. BB insta-pushes on a "re-steal," and I call and take it down.

I'd be very careful doing this too much. Some players out there are sneaky enough to min-raise with a monster hand in LP, hoping that they'll be "caught" on a steal. As for this hand, if you DID consider him on an actual steal (very read dependent IMO), then I don't see anything wrong with defending your blind.

[tjh]

I DID put him on a steal.

We were just entering the "STEAL ZONE" and I figured he would be the first to start.