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TT in BB with an early chip lead
so i doubled up early and have a good chip stack at this point in the tourney. avg. is about 1700 right now.
then this hand happens PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (9 handed) converter saw flop|<font color="#C00000">saw showdown</font> MP3 (t3410) CO (t1970) Button (t1520) SB (t1520) Hero (t3190) UTG (t1040) UTG+1 (t1190) MP1 (t1310) MP2 (t680) Preflop: Hero is BB with T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]. <font color="#666666">6 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Button raises to t150</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t500</font>, Button calls t350. Flop: (t1015) 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font> <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t2690 (All-In)</font>, Button ?. <font color="green"> part of me just wanted to push preflop to send the message not to mess with me. then i decided i'd only be called if i was beat. so i raise it up, willing to call if he decides to get wise. then this ugly flop comes. is this a good push? i'm leaning towards no because it's too much of a gamble. what if i check and he bets? there's alot in the pot and i want to accumulate chips early (something i haven't been doing lately). what is your play?</font> |
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Re: TT in BB with an early chip lead
stack sizes are kind of awkward pre-flop. your reraise puts 1/3 of his chips in the middle, which will be kind of difficult for you to play. but you're right - a push is too much. he'll probably call only 88+ AQ+ and maybe tighter, so you are in pretty bad shape when you get called. you'd only win 195 at a risk of 1500.
the reraise is going to make the flop difficult to play well. he'll be disinclined to bet with missed overs if you check to him; the only way i see you stacking him is on something like an 8-high board and he has A8 or 99. so how about a flat call preflop? it'd leave 315 in the pot and he'd have 1350. you can c/r a rag flop and bet-fold a high one. i think in the moment i'd reraise, but i like a call. it means he'll be around with more trash hands like 97 that you're way ahead of. |
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Re: TT in BB with an early chip lead
Isn't part of the point with a reraise that you narrow down you opponents holdings?
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