$11 Party hand that has bothered me

#1 12-17-2005, 02:33 PM

Partypoker $11 Tourney, blinds are 50/100, entire table has been tight for an $11, and the BB has shown one hand, which was aces.

MP1 (t860)
Hero (t2290)
CO (t695)
Button (t650)
SB (t740)
BB (t2005)
UTG (t760)

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
2 folds, Hero raises to t300, 3 folds, BB calls t200.

Flop: (t650) 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets t555, BB all in. Hero....?

splashpot · #2 12-17-2005, 02:35 PM

I call this despite him being the second biggest stack. Your hand is too strong.

mpfree · #3 12-17-2005, 02:37 PM

I would hestitantly call and hope he has KQ [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img].

#4 12-17-2005, 02:46 PM

easy call imo, youre way to strong

#5 12-17-2005, 02:57 PM

Folding would be too weak. Donks like to semi-bluff and if hes semi-bluffing you have him dead to a runner runner. Whatever hand bb has you are either ahead or have outs.

45suited · #6 12-17-2005, 03:02 PM

Even if he has a set or a made flush, you're still getting proper odds to call. If he for some reason slow played aces or kings, the call is even easier.

Two other reasons to call:

1) It's an 11, there's always a small chance you're still currently ahead.

2) You win this hand, your stack can destroy the rest of the table.

Call.

Pasterbator · #7 12-17-2005, 03:06 PM

At an $11, I'm calling this.
At a $22, I'm calling this.
At a $33, I'm calling this.

I would say the same for every other level, but i haven't played them sober, so i'll stop here.

If he coldcalled KK, you're a coinflip. If he has KcQx, you're dominating him. A smaller flush is possible but unlikely. If he has a set, you're a 30/70 underdog.

But this being an $11 SNG, he has Qh2c. Call this quickly.

#8 12-17-2005, 03:21 PM

I agree with your points, I just wanted to see some arguments for why or why not calling. I ended up calling.

Hero calls 1505.
Turn: (t2355) J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)

River: (t2355) K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)

Final Pot: t2355

BB shows K10c.

tigerite · #9 12-17-2005, 06:46 PM

Bad Beat Post Alert.