all-in with two pair

[omnibob]

What do you think of this all-in bet? The table was loose and passive, so I suspected I was ahead even though I got several callers on the flop.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t50 (10 handed) converter

CO (t1685)
Button (t2025)
SB (t1695)
Hero (t1385)
UTG (t1725)
UTG+1 (t1025)
UTG+2 (t1365)
MP1 (t805)
MP2 (t935)
MP3 (t655)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
UTG calls t50, UTG+1 calls t50, UTG+2 calls t50, MP1 calls t50, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP3 calls t50, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, SB completes, Hero checks.

Flop: (t350) 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(7 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t200</font>, UTG calls t200, UTG+1 folds, UTG+2 calls t200, MP1 folds, MP3 folds, SB folds.

Turn: (t950) 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>

<font color="#CC3333">Hero goes all-in for 1135</font>

[crookedhat99]

If they are loose like you say they are, I would probably not go all-in on the turn because even if they are willing to call a decent sized bet on the flop with wierd hands like jack 3 or maybe just overcards, they are not going to call your all in, and you want them to since you likely have the best hand. By going all-in you're risking your entire stack only to be called by hands that have you beat (except maybe a lower two pair). If I were you I would make a callable bet on the turn since you likely have the best hand. At this point you want the flush draw to call you with only a %16 percent chance of making it on the river. I think there is a lot more money to be made on this hand with little risk, but by going all-in your creating risk and eliminating money you could make from calls on the turn and river.

-LC