Right to push?

mart_ph · #1 10-31-2004, 03:31 PM

I'd just been moved to this table so didn't have too much of a read on any of the players. It was a $5 multi-table at Pokerstars with 677 entrants. At the beggining of this hand I was at position 69 with a total of 75 left in (I think). Top 63 make the money.

My reasoning on the hand was that it would be better to double up and give myself a chance of moving right up the leaderboard rather then having to scrap for the next half hour! What do you think? Right to go all-in pre-flop or should I have sent a small raise out there first?

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

Button (t9847)
SB (t5120)
BB (t17312)
UTG (t6206)
UTG+1 (t17517)
MP1 (t9545)
MP2 (t1608)
Hero (t5032)
CO (t10590)

Preflop: Hero is MP3 with 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
1 fold, UTG+1 calls t800, 2 folds, Hero raises to t4982, CO raises to t10540, 3 folds, UTG+1 folds.

Flop: (t16672) 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)

Turn: (t16672) T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)

River: (t16672) 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)

Final Pot: t16672
Main Pot: t11114 (t11114), between Hero and CO. > Pot won by CO (t11114).
Pot 2: t5558 (t5558), between Hero and CO. > Pot won by CO (t5558).

Results in white below: 
Hero has 7d 7h (one pair, sevens).
CO has Qc Qh (one pair, queens).
Outcome: CO wins t16672. 

Mart

Chief911 · #2 10-31-2004, 04:46 PM

I think you're fine there especially considering there was only a limper in front of you, and you have good odds to take down the whole pot. Just a bummer when someone wakes up behind you with QQ.

Nick