($24) A9s in bb after a bunch of limpers-push or check?

[pauliewalnuts]

Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Tournament
Blinds: t40/t80
9 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
UTG: t1395
UTG+1: t1425
MP1: t1925
MP2: t1405
MP3: t1500
CO: t1285
Button: t410
SB: t2795
Hero: t1360

Pre-flop: (9 players) Hero is BB with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]
4 folds, MP3 calls t80 <font color="aaaaaa">(pot was t120)</font>, CO calls t80 <font color="aaaaaa">(pot was t200)</font>, Button calls t80 <font color="aaaaaa">(pot was t280)</font>, SB calls t40 <font color="aaaaaa">(pot was t360)</font>, Hero??


None of the limpers were overly tight or loose. Mostly just the average players who play a few too hands and dont really know how to play the ones they do play.

I really wanted to push here, but I thought A9s might be a little weak. AJ I'm definitely pushing. We are very likely to get a call from button if we do push since he is so low, but we are probably in good enough shape against someone who would limp behind with 5BB.

[Finnisher]

Pushing is prolly good, just riskier than chekcing. Blinds are still pretty low, I'd play it safe knowing there will be other less risky spots. A9s has some value in a limped pot so checking isn't bad at all.

[Mike MacIntosh]

Push. Picking up this pot will increase your stack by a significant amount, and you wont get called by anyone expect the shorty with any kind of frequency.

[Kibby]

I like a push here but its on the bottom of my range. I push ATo here too. You're not going to run up against AA enough here to be worried and you might get called by a crappy Ax too. This pot is huge for your stack and if you get called and double up you'll be in a great spot.

[DevinLake]

I like a push.

[BHokie1]

I push AT, A9 might be a little weak. Most people raise AJ+, TT+, so AT is usually a flip at worse.

A9s is just outside my range, I'd check, but a push can't be that bad.

[mays24]

By push you mean all-in?

Not in favor of this at all. No reason.

Check it and check-raise favorable flop.

[wiggs73]

mays,

"By push you mean all-in?"

Yes.


"No reason."

Many would argue that the 360 chips in the pot are a good reason.

[Mike MacIntosh]

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Many would argue that the 360 chips in the pot are a good reason.

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Our 1300ish stack and those 360 chips in the middle make this a very profitable push at an average table.

[Mike MacIntosh]

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Not in favor of this at all. No reason.

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No play is stupid if you have a reason and some thought behind your move, because you can correct your thinking if you are wrong.

However it is very stupid to do something in life or the poker table and not have a reason for doing so!