Posted Wed Feb 21, 2007 11:11 pm GMT by Jauron
PokerStars Game #8559067066: Tournament #43594901, Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2007/02/21 - 21:36:04 (ET)
Table '43594900 1' 10-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: NONNA22 (2330 in chips)
Seat 2: rednov (1110 in chips)
Seat 3: IcarusJam (1425 in chips)
Seat 4: DonnyJ12 (2545 in chips)
Seat 5: xTwisTx (1740 in chips)
Seat 7: MADMAN$34 (1915 in chips)
Seat 8: bennnnd (1950 in chips)
Seat 9: nepveu (620 in chips)
Seat 10: Jauron (1365 in chips)
nepveu: posts small blind 25
Jauron: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Jauron  
NONNA22: calls 50
rednov: folds
IcarusJam: folds
DonnyJ12: calls 50
xTwisTx: folds
MADMAN$34: raises 200 to 250
bennnnd: calls 250
nepveu: folds
Jauron:??
No real reads here, both 250's seem solid enough.
1. Can I only push here?
2. Do I have any other reasonable options?
3. If I had JJ in this spot?
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Posted Wed Feb 21, 2007 11:40 pm GMT by Skribbles
I push.
Cold caller prolly has a low pair. Initial raiser could have anything. Only 2 hands to worry about... so I push.
Posted Thu Feb 22, 2007 12:07 am GMT by jeffonline
I don’t want to play QQ post-flop out of position against 2 others in a raised pot, so my choices are fold or push. I would have to consider how the others have been playing, what hands have they been showing down, but a decision is pending and without a read in a Tournament I push.
Posted Thu Feb 22, 2007 12:20 am GMT by xDiamond_CutteRx
Vote for a push. If you're up against AK, there are probably fewer Aces and Kings available to hit, making you a better than normal favorite. If you're up against AA or KK, c'est la vie, because if the flop comes all unders you'd probably have to go broke anyway.
You COULD just call here, but I think that sacrifices value IMO. Getting called by AK here is probably good. But if you're planning any type of raise, as I definitely think you should, I say just bet it all, because if you get reraises you'll have to call anyway, and you might as well get a chance to see all 5 cards instead of risking an Ace flopping and having to make a dreadful laydown.
Posted Thu Feb 22, 2007 12:43 am GMT by Jauron
Nobody wants to touch the Jacks question?
Posted Thu Feb 22, 2007 12:48 am GMT by xDiamond_CutteRx
Jacks are probably the same story... the move is a little more questionable with 99-TT, but I definitely do NOT like flat calling with 99-JJ. Any lower pair with your stack should probably be folded.
Posted Thu Feb 22, 2007 1:05 am GMT by Skribbles
| xDiamond_CutteRx wrote: | | Jacks are probably the same story... the move is a little more questionable with 99-TT, but I definitely do NOT like flat calling with 99-JJ. Any lower pair with your stack should probably be folded. |
Agreed.
99 and TT I'd push if the opening raiser was weak.
Posted Thu Feb 22, 2007 8:28 am GMT by crack
Push with QQ and probably push with JJ.
Posted Thu Feb 22, 2007 9:19 pm GMT by Jauron
Sound about right, was kinda of hoping I was missing a 3rd viable option.
Posted Fri Feb 23, 2007 9:45 am GMT by Felting
First what is the buy-in?
Reason being is generally, higher the buy-in, the more solid the player.
With that said, I push with both QQ and JJ in this situation. That should get you heads up against the raiser most the time with dead money in the pot and only two hands(3 with the jacks) that dominate you.
Side note, not always reliable but with a screenname of madman it could indicate he'd be apt to push with A anything.
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