Good spot for a squeeze?
 

villain had been raising almost every button, so i decided to try a squeeze; good situation?

Poker Stars NL Hold'em Tournament, 25/50 Blinds, 7 Players
LeggoPoker.com - Hand History Converter

BB: 660
UTG: 5,755
UTG+1: 2,430
MP: 1,485
Hero (CO): 1,690
BTN: 2,815
SB: 3,350

Pre-Flop: (75) 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] dealt to Hero (CO)
UTG calls 50, UTG+1 folds, MP calls 50, Hero calls 50, BTN calls 50, <font color="red">SB raises to 250</font>, BB folds, UTG calls 200, MP calls 200, <font color="red">Hero raises to 1,690 and is All-In</font>, 4 folds

Results: 1,100 Pot
Hero mucked 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] and WON 1,100 (+850 NET)

Re: Good spot for a squeeze?
 

Double squeeze play! I don't like this so early in the tournament Squeeze is normally more effective late.

Re: Good spot for a squeeze?
 

I guess my thinking was with all that dead money in there, it was worth the risk of racing or facing a dominated hand. the chips i picked up on that hand allowed me to double through and play a strong hand in a similar looking way (I realize that this may be result-orientated thinking and that it doesn't necessarily mean either play was correct.)

Poker Stars, NL Hold'em Tournament, 25/50 Blinds, 8 Players
LeggoPoker.com - Hand History Converter

MP1: 5,230
MP2: 2,205
CO: 2,180
Hero (BTN): 2,465
SB: 2,715
BB: 1,792
UTG: 3,050
UTG+1: 12,643

Pre-Flop: (75) J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] dealt to Hero (BTN)
<font color="red">UTG raises to 250</font>, 2 folds, MP2 calls 250, CO folds, <font color="red">Hero raises to 2,465 and is All-In</font>, 2 folds, UTG calls 2,215, MP2 folds

Flop: (5,255) 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

Turn: (5,255) 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

River: (5,255) T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 Players - 1 is All-In)

Results: 5,255 Pot
Hero showed J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (three of a kind, Jacks) and WON 5,505 (+3,040 NET)
UTG showed Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (high card Ace) and LOST (-2,465 NET)

Re: Good spot for a squeeze?
 

i dont really like it. there is a lot of dead money in there but a sb is rarely folding a better ace or most pocketpairs
and the other guys could be idiots with monsters

Re: Good spot for a squeeze?
 

Too risky for my liking..especially this early on

Re: Good spot for a squeeze?
 

then again if you're sick with a big stack this could probably be worth it considering you wont really have another opportunity for a pot this big this early without a cooler.

that said i still think its spewy

Re: Good spot for a squeeze?
 

I hate it... it's pretty transparent that your hand is not that good after limping behind 2 others ahead of you. Now if you had open limped and let the button raise you, maybe... but still a bit risky this early.