Early with 98s

istewart · #1 10-12-2005, 09:41 PM

Hey,

This is from a $5+.5 on Stars.

What would your general play here be? And plans for the turn?

Thanks guys.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t20 (9 handed) converter

CO (t1630)
Hero (t1490)
SB (t1480)
BB (t1500)
UTG (t1400)
UTG+1 (t1500)
MP1 (t1500)
MP2 (t1500)
MP3 (t1500)

Preflop: Hero is Button with 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
1 fold, UTG+1 calls t20, MP1 calls t20, 2 folds, CO calls t20, Hero calls t20, SB completes, BB checks.

Flop: (t120) 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (6 players)
SB checks, BB checks, UTG+1 bets t40, MP1 calls t40, CO folds, Hero...

Shilly · #2 10-12-2005, 09:54 PM

I would probably put in a raise to 120 or so. It makes your hand tougher to read, and can buy you a free card on the turn.

Edit: I would also make around a pot-sized turn bet if I improved, and check behind if I missed.

istewart · #3 10-12-2005, 10:10 PM

Would you have any qualms about calling a stack-sized check/raise on the turn if you played it this way?

Shilly · #4 10-12-2005, 10:15 PM

I guess it would depend on what I improved to. I guess I take back my initial flop raise size and make it bigger, say 175. That way I'll feel more comfortable when I turn a club that another person wasn't on higher clubs.

FWIW, I would probably call no matter what I improved to (two pair (+redraw), trips (+redraw), flush).

DyessMan89 · #5 10-12-2005, 10:22 PM

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I would probably put in a raise to 120 or so. It makes your hand tougher to read, and can buy you a free card on the turn.

Edit: I would also make around a pot-sized turn bet if I improved, and check behind if I missed.

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Players arent going to be "reading" you too often in a 5 buck tourney.

I put UTG + 1 on a decent holding. Probobly an ace with a bad kicker. Id smooth call this and see what he does on the turn.

The Don · #6 10-12-2005, 11:14 PM

Call.

runner4life7 · #7 10-13-2005, 12:16 AM

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Call.

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#8 10-13-2005, 12:21 AM

Well villian doesn't have a great hand. Ace bad kicker like before mentioned. Easy call. If it doesn't happen on the turn then check and what odds he give you on the river.