A J in $5 SnG question

TiltMaster00 · #1 06-25-2005, 01:51 PM

A friend of mine and myself were arguing about this, and I wanted to see what you all thought.

$5 single table SnG on PokerRoom. You are in middle position, blinds are 10-15, and you have about 1500 chips. You are delt A J off suit. Lets say there's 4 people ahead of you, and 2 call. My friend thinks you should fold this hand, even if there's no raise. I disagree.

What do you think?

Peoplez · #2 06-25-2005, 02:10 PM

Hehe this is my first post answering to a someone's first post [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

But yeah I would fold this. AJo is just too weak in the first level of a sit&go. If everyone folded before me I would think again...

handsome · #3 06-25-2005, 02:51 PM

Easy fold. Do a search on reverse implied odds.

lastchance · #4 06-25-2005, 03:37 PM

I disagree. This is a spot where you can play for 2 pair or better, especially with 1500 chips. Limp and play for great hands (not TP3K). If suited, easy limp. Gotta play poker, and this is a pretty good spot behind limpers, though I'd love to be CO or something.

ChuckyB · #5 06-25-2005, 05:55 PM

Fold this in a $5 SnG? Are you kidding? At $5 you've probably got the two limpers beat. I hate AJ, but I play it in this spot. Depending on what I'd done before, I'd probably raise it to 4x or 5x BB.

KingDan · #6 06-25-2005, 09:11 PM

I think this is borderline. Honestly, are you good postflop? If yes call and proceed carefully.

nuclear500 · #7 06-25-2005, 11:10 PM

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t20 (9 handed) converter

Button (t1500)
SB (t1500)
BB (t1500)
UTG (t1500)
UTG+1 (t1500)
Hero (t1500)
MP2 (t1500)
MP3 (t1500)
CO (t1500)

Preflop: Hero is MP1 with A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
2 folds, Hero raises to t80, 3 folds, Button calls t80, 2 folds.

Flop: (t190) Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets t120, Button calls t120.

Turn: (t430) T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets t350, Button folds.

Final Pot: t780

Interestingly from a hand tonight in a $5.50 on 'Stars.

Took a couple rough beats later on and bubbled unfortunately, but thought I'd post the HH on it since it fits perfectly with your question here.

All depends on how you show strength and your ability to wonder what kind of hand's your opponent(s) would call with. I put him on a weak-ass draw, weak Queen or a poor sap thinking his A6 might be good for him to even think about calling my flop bet. Timing doesn't show of course, so my bet on the turn was merely because of the awkwardness of his flop call.

bluefeet · #8 06-25-2005, 11:14 PM

with one key exception...

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4 people ahead of you, and 2 call

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Oluwafemi · #9 06-25-2005, 11:28 PM

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A friend of mine and myself were arguing about this, and I wanted to see what you all thought.

$5 single table SnG on PokerRoom. You are in middle position, blinds are 10-15, and you have about 1500 chips. You are delt A J off suit. Lets say there's 4 people ahead of you, and 2 call. My friend thinks you should fold this hand, even if there's no raise. I disagree.

What do you think?

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typically, i would raise. i don't like limping or limpers. i like to put people to the test and make you PLAY your hand. at the $5 level, players will try to play anything and catch something so i like to make them PAY for it. i played a $5.50 NL on Stars tonight where this shortstack limped in on my BB from the SB, i think, 3 seperate times [blinds 50-100] when it was folded to us and then bet the pot on the flop. now course, i conveniently did'nt have much to bet with on all three orbits. i think he got the feeling that he could do this continuously, seeing as how i had a tight image. well, needless to say, everytime from that point on, i raised him from my BB when he limped from the SB as the shorstack [had him covered on average of 2600 to 1200] and i raised everytime first in the pot [even with marginal holdings] to force him and the others to PAY to play [alot of limping was going on]. he eventually ended up going out in 4th while i cashed. a raise does for me what i want it too, IT GAINS ME INFORMATION .