weak fold? or time to gamble

#1 09-27-2005, 07:49 PM

just wondering if this is too risky for such an early phase in the tournament. No reads. I figured someone called me with ace anything of spades so two draws is bad. any tips?

PokerStars Game #2675109641: Tournament #13098665, Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2005/09/27 - 19:29:36 (ET)
Table '13098665 1' Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: littlewells (2120 in chips)
Seat 2: acesfull33 (1500 in chips)
Seat 3: bahorst (1390 in chips)
Seat 4: ggtexas (1960 in chips)
Seat 5: Leset (1060 in chips)
Seat 6: salus (360 in chips)
Seat 7: BANKROLL24 (2670 in chips)
Seat 8: caddymix024 (1440 in chips)
Seat 9: UmphreysMcG (1000 in chips)
salus: posts small blind 15
BANKROLL24: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to bahorst [Qs Qd]
caddymix024: folds
UmphreysMcG: calls 30
littlewells: folds
acesfull33: folds
bahorst: raises 60 to 90
ggtexas: folds
Leset: calls 90
salus: folds
BANKROLL24: calls 60
UmphreysMcG: calls 60
*** FLOP *** [2s 3s 4c]
BANKROLL24: bets 30
UmphreysMcG: raises 880 to 910 and is all-in
bahorst folds

splashpot · #2 09-27-2005, 07:52 PM

First, I'd probably raise to more than 90 preflop. I'd do something like 120 or 140. Second, I'd call his all in. A made straight is not going to play it like that. Most likely he has a hand like 99 or 2 spades. I definately think I'm ahead here.

Hendricks433 · #3 09-27-2005, 07:57 PM

What buy in? I call the all in. If he has you beat start up another one.

#4 09-27-2005, 08:16 PM

I raise it to 120-130 preflop. I call this in a heartbeat.

#5 09-27-2005, 08:25 PM

I would also raise more pre-flop - probably 120.

Usually I'm pretty tight at the beginning of a tourney, but I would make this call. I think the overbet is a read in of itself - I think you are ahead.

What buyin are you playing at? I've found that at the beginning of low buyin tournaments, there are some very aggressive moves like this that are not always founded - this is a good time to demonstrate people shouldn't screw around with you, even if you are tight. While this is not a read on a specific player, but perhaps the game. Not something I would rely on heavily, but perhaps consider.

GtrHtr · #6 09-27-2005, 08:51 PM

HORRIBLE!