A Hand Quiz, Poll Style

[wildzer0]

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...

[castigar]

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]

[Holdem_King]

cool poll

[thac]

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

[jessyj07]

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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.

[hasanthadon]

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

[DaycareInferno]

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.

[hasanthadon]

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

[blackize]

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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.

[blackize]

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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.