A few situations

[vicpanic]

I've been putting a lot of thought as of late to multi table tournament stratagies, and wonder what everyone thought of these situations.

1. Mid-tournament, with antes, you have an average stack, and are on the button with A [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]Q [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] five people limp, with about the same size stack as you. blinds have more than you.

2. mid tournament, with antes, avg stack. your in the big blind with A [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]J [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] five limpers, all with about the same chips as you.

3. You've come in for a standard raise in midposition with Q [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]Q [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] it folds around to an early limper who flat calls. Flop comes 8 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]9 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]T [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] the player moves you in.


Just wondering what you guys would do in these situations.

Thanks in advance
vic

[trumpman84]

1) First situation....I'm not certain how much you have in relation to the blinds but I see you have two options. Limp in and play it for improvement (probably for two pair or better with this many limpers) or you try to take down the already sizeable pot right there are you probably have the best hand and hope someone isnt slow playing their aces. The raise you make has to be quite sizeable and if it commits you, just push all in. Blinds aren't likely to call without Queens, Kings, or Aces.

2) I would again try a blind steal with a raise here and pick up the sizeable pot.

3) My first instinct is that he is semi-bluffing either a straight draw or a flush draw...maybe even both. You are ahead of both the straight and flush draws and are even money if he has both. I'd call here. If he flopped a set or a straight, I don't he's push all in but rather go for a check-raise..his bet is screaming draw..especially with that board.

[jslag]

1. Almost always raise. I might mix in a call occasionally.

2. Depends what the table texture is like. I would mix my play here depending on all the details -- sometimes raise, sometimes check. AJo isn't too strong of a hand out of position. But raising a sizeable amount here is a strong move and should definitely be considered.

3. Missing a lot of information here. You can't make a hard and fast judgement with the info you gave. It depends on who your opponent is, how he's been playing, what the stakes are (e.g. - is this a $10 online tournament, or a $100 re-buy). That said, against poorer, standard players... I would tend to call. Sometimes you'll be up against a set, but many players will make this move with 22-77, JJ, AT..