Play from the blinds: A9s

Scuba Chuck · #1 12-05-2005, 03:44 AM

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t50 (9 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

BB (t940)
UTG (t1000)
UTG+1 (t875)
MP1 (t1255)
MP2 (t740)
MP3 (t1535)
CO (t450)
Button (t540)
Hero (t665)

Preflop: Hero is SB with A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
2 folds, MP1 calls t50, 4 folds, Hero completes, BB checks.

Flop: (t150) 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (3 players)
Hero checks, BB checks, MP1 checks.

Turn: (t150) J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (3 players)
Hero bets t125

rbear · #2 12-05-2005, 03:46 AM

semi bluff seems ok, need to fold to reraise (unless so tiny that you have sufficient pot odds for just an OESD).

rwesty · #3 12-05-2005, 03:49 AM

I would probably bet 75 instead of 125, but maybe this is wrong.

xJMPx · #4 12-05-2005, 04:01 AM

I don't like it. With the T already on the board, that J is just to likely to have helped EP limpers hand. I think you are getting called here often.

You stack size is ackward as well, right now you can probably afford the to survive the blinds (50/100) one more time, although you will still have to be pushing a wide range. If you don't win this hand, the blinds will cripple you on the next orbit.

What's your plan if a brick hits on the river?

Maulik · #5 12-05-2005, 04:14 AM

I feel like this is just spewwing chips. You're hand won't be well disguised if it does hit you may not get paid off.

pre-flop I'd push to pick add 30% to my stack.

psyduck · #6 12-05-2005, 04:23 AM

Preflop is a dicey situation. If I've seen MP limp/fold sometime, I'd push. But my default is to just fold with 13BB.

Postflop, my default is to check/call a small bet on the turn, but if I were betting, I'd bet half pot (T75).

tigerite · #7 12-05-2005, 05:41 AM

I'd push pf.

bigt439 · #8 12-05-2005, 05:42 AM

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That's fine. But so is just completing. I'm not betting this turn though. Too many hands can call you.

tigerite · #9 12-05-2005, 05:46 AM

Completing is okay, but with only one limper, unless he's shown tendency to do the old reverse gap concept crap that donks just LOVE to do, I really want those chips.

If I did complete, I wouldn't bet the turn either.

player1 · #10 12-05-2005, 10:31 AM

still learning so i'm not too sure...

PR i usually fold. but if i play it, i'll usually raise. with few other players (1 or 2), i like to take a shot at the pot (60-75% of pot bet) if it looks like it didn't help the others (assuming i called PF). the 10 and 8 is bordering on a "coordinated" board so i'll prolly check/fold, in this case.

i used to push in this situation, but i stopped doing it cuz i think it's too early (i have enough chips) and/or my hand was not strong enough.

any thoughts on which is better, pushing versus raising to say 200?

thanks,
jc