Hand review

Situation: $25 buy in MTT, 200 of 350 left, top 36 pay.
Blinds are 30/60, my stack is 1200.
I've been at the table for 1 orbit, play seems very tight.

Folded to me, I get 9cTc in MP and make it 180 to go.
LP with 480 pushes all in and it folds back to me. I'm facing a 300 call for a 705 pot (1:2.35 pot odds).

Should I call?

[locutus2002]

I call.

When you open raise with T9s (or such) and get raised you will usually be ~2:1 in the pot and 1:2 in the hand, making it about even.

I think the factors that affect your decision are situational: position, stack size, image, etc.

In this case villain has 8XBB and is most likely willing to push a wide range of hands. (favorable)
You will not have to play the hand OOP ATF (favorable)
Blinds are going up to 50/100 leaving you with 10XBB if you fold, and 7XBB if you call and lose, 18XBB if you win. (call if you are an accumulator, fold if you are a survivor)
Villain can't cripple you (favorable)

[Potowame]

I make the call quickly, if it was about 650+ I fold.

1. Be ready for SS push preflop.

2. If you fold your future table image, will not be good.

[mlagoo]

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2. If you fold your future table image, will not be good.

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it's worth noting that if you call your table image is damaged as well (you open raise with T9s). but i still call.

[TheTimeIsUp]

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2. If you fold your future table image, will not be good.

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it's worth noting that if you call your table image is damaged as well (you open raise with T9s). but i still call.

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Making them know that you won't fold it really helps your image.

[Atty]

I don't think it hurts your image at all. It simply looks like good poker; attempted blind steal with the odds to call the all-in.

[Potowame]

Yeah if you fold here, be ready to get RR often by a good player.

If You call here they really won't want to screw with you to much.

First, thanks for the feedback!

I did, in fact, make the call - I figured my odds were pretty close to the pot odds (being coinflip vs low pair, 2:1 vs overcards and 4:1 vs overpair).

Reality was he held the middle option - AcJc.

I didn't improve and lost the hand, but I *thought* I made the right choice.

I wasn't really concerned about table image taking a hit from showing a raise with 9cTc. I figured if it went to showdown that I'd simply tighten up for a while (which I did) and not try to steal again for at least 1 orbit. Also, with the table acting tight, I figured this might improve my chances of getting action with a premium hand if one should come down the pike.

Sadly, no good hands came for a long time and I busted out about 20 minutes later when I pushed my last 450 in from the SB (blinds at 50/100) with KJ and ran into AA.