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Old 06-21-2006, 07:59 PM
fallen fallen is offline
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Default $11: L1 JJ in SB

Hi everyone,
I registered ages ago but other commitments have meant poker took a back seat for a while but at long last I've made my first post.

2nd hand of the SNG so no reads yet.
I just called the raise as I didn't want to get too much in there in case an A or K showed up on the flop. Is this the right way to play early in the tourney?
Also what do you think of my flop play. What would you put the villan on? Please feel free to rip me apart here as I'm still quite new to this & need all the help I can get.
Thanks

PartyPoker $11 Speed Tournament, Big Blind is t40 (10 handed) Converter on pregopoker.com

UTG (t2000)
UTG+1 (t1960)
MP1 (t2120)
MP2 (t2000)
MP3 (t2000)
CO+1 (t2000)
CO (t2000)
Button (t1960)
Hero (t1960)
BB (t2000)

Preflop: Hero is in SB with J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
<font color="gray">UTG folds</font>, UTG+1 calls t40, <font color="red">MP1 raises to t160</font>, <font color="gray">MP2 folds</font>, <font color="gray">MP3 folds</font>, CO+1 calls t160, <font color="gray">CO folds</font>, <font color="gray">Button folds</font>, Hero calls t140, <font color="gray">BB folds</font>, <font color="gray">UTG+1 folds</font>

Flop: (t560) 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (3 players)
Hero checks, <font color="red">MP1 bets t350</font>, <font color="gray">CO+1 folds</font>, <font color="red">Hero raises to t800</font>, <font color="red">MP1 bets t1610 and is all-in</font>, Hero calls

Turn: (t4320) T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)


River: (t4320) 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
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Old 06-21-2006, 08:03 PM
Pudge714 Pudge714 is offline
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Default Re: $11: L1 JJ in SB

I probably just shove the flop.
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Old 06-21-2006, 10:03 PM
EscapePlan9 EscapePlan9 is offline
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Default Re: $11: L1 JJ in SB

I don't understand what you rationally would beat here with his 3-bet all-in after your c/r, but then again, donks don't play rationally. Maybe TT?

I like the flop c/r though, gives some solid information.
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Old 06-21-2006, 10:09 PM
Pudge714 Pudge714 is offline
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Default Re: $11: L1 JJ in SB

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but then again, donks don't play rationally.

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Exactly
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Old 06-22-2006, 07:02 AM
fallen fallen is offline
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Default Re: $11: L1 JJ in SB

Thanks for the comments guys.
Pudge can I ask you do you open push the flop or check then push when villan bets?

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I don't understand what you rationally would beat here with his 3-bet all-in after your c/r, but then again, donks don't play rationally. Maybe TT?

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This is really where I thought I may have made the biggest mistake. When he re-re-raised(?) all-in, you're right there isn't a whole lot I could be rationally beating. I guess the real question here is should I treat all the other players as donks until they prove otherwise or treat them as good players until they prove they are donks? I'm not sure but I leaning towards the donks first approach at this level.
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