Raising in the blinds with 109o?????????????

[mex78753]

Hello, I am a 2+2 reader that finally found his way to this forum. I play .50/1.00 and 1/2 (6 handed tables mostly) on poker stars. I have been noticing people raising with 109o in the blinds when there are 4+ people in the hand.

My question is, why are people doing this? Do they do this to build a big pot so that they have enough pot odds to chase with any kind of a straight draw? Maybe to fool people into believing they must have AA?

It's frustrated the crap out of me because I just lost a big pot where i had a set of 7's and a guy had 10 9 and was betting it straight foward like he had over pocket pair.

Board was 8 5 6 (rainbow flop)7 on turn. 2 on river. Rainbow board. Guy leads into me on flop, I raise with 77. he leads into me again on turn so i cap off the betting. He checks the river, I bet, he calls (i have to have the best hand huh?). Nope, he turns over 109o.
This was on poker stars 1/2.

Is there any known book out there that tells you to raise with 910o in the blinds?

[bigmac366]

he either misclicked, or is a maniac. raising from the blinds with t9o is -ev because most of the limpers hands are better.

[cowboyzfan]

most people don't play according to books. You can't let bad play frustrate you, without it there would be little to gain.

[mex78753]

Well yes I do understand most people are morons. But the thing that's bothering me is that this is not the 1st time I've seen it done. It's like a bug that's going around poker stars.

People raising with 109o in the blinds when several people already posted bb. [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

what's funny is that I've seen it work quite a few times. [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

[img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] I guess I'll just have to keep playing my game and pray someone doesnt suck me out! lol

[shadow29]

here's some help

[mex78753]

What are you trying to say Shadow?????? hmm? lol. I'm already a 2+2 reader. just finished sshe and will start lee jone's book soon. (already have it).

thanks alot tho [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[gojacketz]

Judging from you post, the player in this hand was obviously an idiot. He check-called you on the river with the nuts - not the play you would see from a good player.

Gojacketz

[Shillx]

#1: Okay he raised T9o from the blinds.

#2: Then he check/called you on the river with the nuts.

We know that #2 ain't right, so I highly doubt that #1 is.

Brad

[btspider]

[ QUOTE ]
#1: Okay he raised T9o from the blinds.

#2: Then he check/called you on the river with the nuts.

We know that #2 ain't right, so I highly doubt that #1 is.

Brad

[/ QUOTE ]

or his meta game is far more advanced than any of ours..

[LotusBoy]

This book said T9o is not bad.
You are going to make money from them in a long run. If everyone plays by the book, the only one make money will be pokerroom or the guys stop reading any books.