Is this a great spot to semi-bluff?

[Bill Ivey]

I am mainly a cash game player, and when I play MTTs I have a cash game mentality. This is a $100+9 on pokerstars, and I am wondering if this was a great spot for me to semi-bluff and pick up some chips.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t200 (8 handed) pokerhand.org hand converter

MP2 (t17340)
CO (t4135)
Button (t7693)
Hero (t3823)
BB (t2200)
UTG (t3996)
UTG+1 (t9190)
MP1 (t8093)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP1 raises to t400</font>, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, Hero calls t300, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>.

Flop: (t875) 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP1 bets t600</font>, Hero folds.

Final Pot: t1475


I went over this hand with a couple people I realized I missed on a great opportunity to check-raise all in on the flop.

What do you guys think about this?

I think fold pf...

[Ansky]

Fold preflop. As played, check raise all in on the flop.

[C-Dog]

I think a call isnt terrible Preflop. The guy minraised, you are getting 2.3-1 immediate odds.

Check raise the flop is good as well.


C-Dog

[NoahSD]

I agree with ansky. 10% of our stack is too much with 97s, even getting great odds.

Definitely c/r all in on the flop.

[Exitonly]

i think i call pf, and i dont see how you can fold that flop.. thats a good flop.

[Bill Ivey]

[ QUOTE ]
i think i call pf, and i dont see how you can fold that flop.. thats a good flop.

[/ QUOTE ]

Here is what I was thinking as a cash game player....

"Hmm, I got some outs, but I'm not getting good odds and I'm out of position, so I gotta fold."

[NoahSD]

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
i think i call pf, and i dont see how you can fold that flop.. thats a good flop.

[/ QUOTE ]

Here is what I was thinking as a cash game player....

"Hmm, I got some outs, but I'm not getting good odds and I'm out of position, so I gotta fold."

[/ QUOTE ]

Pushing solves the position problem, and fold equity solves the odds problem. You have huge FE here because a lot of his range is A-high, no draw here.

[Exitonly]

yea, what noah said. this is a dream flop for that hand, and it's why i think you can call with it pf.

[NoahSD]

Exit, is preflop marginal or do you think it's a clear call?