How bad did I mess this up?

willperkins · #1 08-22-2005, 10:03 PM

I think I played this hand as about as bad as I could have possbily done.

Please critique.

1. What would you have done preflop? Push, complete the SB or fold?

2. How about the flop? Should I push, bet, or check?

3. How about the turn? Should I call, push or fold?

4. Finally, the river. Would you have checked, bet or pushed?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t200 (5 handed) converter

MP (t282)
Button (t4742)
Hero (t1365)
BB (t2841)
UTG (t4270)

Preflop: Hero is SB with Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
UTG calls t200, 2 folds, Hero completes, BB checks.

Flop: (t600) 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (3 players)
Hero checks, BB checks, UTG checks.

Turn: (t600) 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (3 players)
Hero checks, BB bets t200, UTG calls t200, Hero calls t200.

River: (t1200) Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (3 players)
Hero ??

#2 08-22-2005, 10:09 PM

Preflop is very read dependent. I'd probably push the flop. Turn looks fine to me. I'd check/call the river.

bluefeet · #3 08-22-2005, 10:13 PM

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Preflop is very read dependent. I'd probably push the flop. Turn looks fine to me. I'd check/call the river.

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Edit: I'd just add that pushing over the limp PF is also an attractive offer - again, read dependant

DyessMan89 · #4 08-22-2005, 10:17 PM

Im all in almost every time here. You have only 6.5XBB. Not getting a call will increase your stack by 30%, and you should not be a drastic underdog too often if called.

kong98 · #5 08-22-2005, 11:18 PM

I'm not sure that pushing pre-flop is a great idea. UTG is the big-stack, and he's already shown a bit of interest in the hand by calling. I've tried to reduce my pushes when there are already limpers and open-push more often. (I play the 10+1s and they'll often call your push after limping in)