Strategy question on getting deep

[bobbycharles]

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You give stack sizes, but not blind sizes.

Very important info, or else I don't know how I would play the hand.

Regards,
Woodguy


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big blind during 3rd hour:
1st 15 mins: 300/600/50
2nd: 400/800/50
3rd: 600/1200/75
4th: 800/1600/75

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Sorry bout that Wood....this particular hand was 600/1200/75

[woodguy]

Ok, given the stack/blind ratio, you have one move, push or fold.

I don't like a SnG here as that move is best used to fold better hands, and if you do it here, you are likely folding worse hands, which you want to call.

Given this:

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Villain (25,000)is LAGish, always putting in an open raise with any two.

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I'm getting my chips in pretty quick PF, as often I'll have him 70/30 (i.e. A8)

I understand being disheartned when a hand you may have made fold with a flop bet rivers you out of tourney, but making the best play will work out over the long haul, and you want to maximize chips here.

Regards,
Woodguy

[bobbycharles]

Great response as always Wood. I appreciate it.

[zambonidrivr]

you were either born with size or not. there's not much to it other than that. some women don't want it that deep anyway and are more into girth. i guess it depends on your audience/competition

believe it or not 99 is ahead of the range of 'any two'
It's a reraise regardless, either allin or not depending on the size of the blinds.

[Art Vandelay]

Not sure of blind sizes (around 300/600 or so here???) and if that's the case I like the popular "call and play some poker" line. If the flop misses his overs, you can take the pot. If the flop is really scary with 2-3 overs on your 99 you can get away easily.

I don't think a push is necessarily a bad play, but I kind of prefer calling and playing the flop better.

Edit: I also think a reraise would be a fine play as well depending on the blinds.

[prana]

if the blinds are 300-600 there is ABSOLUTELY no reason to go broke on this hand regardless of the action.

[prana]

i just saw 600-1200

you're stuck

[betgo]

You have to push. Villain's call is probably OK given his and your style. If you want to win tournaments, you have to work on winning more coin flips.