A Hand Quiz, Poll Style
 

I'm blatantly copying ajmarjarine here, and hopefully my poll isn't too messed up as I've never tried to make one before. But here goes.

Hero is running 19/17/3 over about 100 hands at this table. Button is 9/2/1.2, SB is 30/12/3, BB is 14/7/2

UTG: $12
UTG+1: $68
Hero (CO) $50
Button $23
SB $114
BB $50

Hero is dealt Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]

UTG Folds, UTG+1 Folds, Hero...

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To anyone who said to raise flop and turn>
You are on the river with a middle pair and you got slowplayed, grats [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

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cool poll

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I'd prefer if this was a 'play along' hand and you did one street at a time.

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To anyone who said to raise flop and turn>
You are on the river with a middle pair and you got slowplayed, grats [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[/ QUOTE ]u r dumb. I put call preflop, riase to $8 on the flop, push turn, and push river.

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i dont understand these responses. first of all i was taught that you never open call when ur playing 6-handed, either raise or fold. this does not seem to be the hand to raise with. not only is position terrible, but even if u flop top pair, the kicker is so weak. flopping a four flush will have you chasing against odds, possibly losing more money. same goes for a gutshot draw.

not sure why so many people said to raise preflop with this.. i am a newbie, so im not saying im right, just dont understand the rationale

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i raised pf, raised flop, folded turn.

edit: i usually get pretty worried when donks go on about their business with the little bets as if nothing just happened.

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can you explain why this is an out of position preflop raise?

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first of all i was taught that you never open call when ur playing 6-handed, either raise or fold. this does not seem to be the hand to raise with.

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Meh limping in certain spots is fine. This isn't one of them.

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ot only is position terrible

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We're CO with a nit on the button and a nit in the BB. It's probably profitable to open almost ATC here.

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but even if u flop top pair, the kicker is so weak.

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With a hand like Q9s we aren't looking to play big pots with a single pair. The value in this hand isn't coming from the strength of Q9s although it is a hand that plays pretty well and pretty easily. The value in this hand is coming from blind steals, position, and lastly deception.

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flopping a four flush will have you chasing against odds, possibly losing more money. same goes for a gutshot draw.

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Hero will most likely be in position and certainly won't be chasing without odds.



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not sure why so many people said to raise preflop with this.. i am a newbie, so im not saying im right, just dont understand the rationale

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We will usually steal the blinds here. When called we can pick up the pot without making a hand easily most times.
Q9s makes a number of big hands that you may get paid off with.

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can you explain why this is an out of position preflop raise?

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The CO is hardly out of position. Our position gets even better by the fact that the button is a nit and we will be buying the button 88+% of the time.