Comments on stars 11+rebuy hand

[salty]

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t800 (9 handed)

MP3 (t25165)
CO (t15469)
Button (t12370)
SB (t11710)
BB (t35760)
UTG (t16665)
UTG+1 (t25450)
Hero (t11220)
MP2 (t16063)

Preflop: Hero is MP1 with A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, Hero calls t800, MP2 folds, MP3 calls t800, CO folds, Button calls t800, SB folds, BB checks.

Flop: (t3600) K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(4 players)</font>
BB checks, Hero bets t2400, MP3 folds, Button calls t2400, BB folds.

Turn: (t8400) 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
Hero bets t2400, Button calls t2400.

River: (t13200) T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
Hero bets t5570 (All-In), Button calls t5570.

Final Pot: t24340

[Tosh]

Don't you raise this preflop?

[mrbaseball]

I'd bet the pot on the flop since T kicker isn't great. Then I think I woulda pushed on the turn. Why let spades draw cheap?

[mrbaseball]

I missed he didn't raise preflop. I would either raise it or dump it in that position but I'd probably just fold with so many behind me.

[Jason Strasser]

This is a hand that you need to raise preflop. Any hand you come in for at this stage you should raise, there is too good of a chance that you steal the blinds (gap concept). If there are limpers in front of you, by all means limp behind them and play this in a multiway pot. Otherwise fold.

You lost to AJ, KQ, or a set. Right?

[Ian J]

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Otherwise fold.

You lost to AJ, KQ, or a set. Right?

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Pretty sure he didn't lose to AJ or KQ, unless they were spades.

I agree, with the others, your hand is strong, you're first in, and the blinds are too important to you for you not to raise this pre-flop. I'd much sooner fold then I would call, but I'd rarely do either in your spot.

[salty]

Not in EP and also I had just raised KJo the hand before and someone who had me covered went all in,so I decided to play this one a little tentatively.

[Tosh]

You're in middle position and I would agree with the others that a fold is better than a limp.

[salty]

I hated this hand from the moment I saw it,AT and me have a very bad history whether Im raising or not,I felt the second I called that I had made a mistake and then the A flopped so I lead out when he just called I reckoned he had an Ace weak kicker but how weak.

It turned out he had A9 suited in spades and hit his flush when I hit 2pr.

I had also got bounced from one table to another about 3 times in quick succession so I had no read whatsoever on any opponants at this table.

I had called hoping not to get re raised and dumping if I had,I was looking for a flush draw and went on to play this hand like a patsy.

[Chief911]

This is a clear raise or fold preflop. Limping gives you no ability to get a read on anyone who decides to stay in. And as an added bonus, many times you steal the blinds.

Nick