Defending my small blind early
 

Double stack, first hour. No reads.

Full Tilt Poker Game #2388905526: $22,000 Guarantee (17649423), Table 47 - 40/80 - No Limit Hold'em - 19:48:45 ET - 2007/05/09
Seat 1: pocketrockets11 (1,430)
Seat 2: Kingring55 (4,690), is sitting out
Seat 3: Eboractos (8,650)
Seat 4: DavyMcMurphy (6,365)
Seat 5: SuperNemo (5,210)
Seat 6: All In At 420 (3,295)
Seat 7: Samlint (4,255)
Seat 8: GiveMeUrCookies (1,445)
Seat 9: highmoose (3,970)
highmoose posts the small blind of 40
pocketrockets11 posts the big blind of 80
The button is in seat #8
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to highmoose [As 9s]
Kingring55 folds
Eboractos folds
DavyMcMurphy folds
SuperNemo folds
All In At 420 folds
Samlint folds
highmoose has returned
GiveMeUrCookies raises to 240
highmoose raises to 640

Re: Defending my small blind early
 

I don't know if I'm interested in playing against his stack here with 360 in the middle. I can see his saying "Fk it" and just shoving a lot of hands.

Re: Defending my small blind early
 

I don't like this raise size unless we're somehow trying to induce a shove from him? Your 640 bet is basically pot committing you to this hand, and I think it has less FE than a shove would (in this case). I don't see anything wrong with folding PF, and calling might be okay. But if you wanna 3-bet, just make it a shove (considering BB is also a shortstack)

Re: Defending my small blind early
 

if im going to do this, im shoving. if the BB was around your stack size, i wouldnt mind the regular 3bet as much

Re: Defending my small blind early
 

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I don't like this raise size unless we're somehow trying to induce a shove from him? Your 640 bet is basically pot committing you to this hand, and I think it has less FE than a shove would (in this case). I don't see anything wrong with folding PF, and calling might be okay. But if you wanna 3-bet, just make it a shove (considering BB is also a shortstack)

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The raise size just lets him make a mistake. Basically he shouldn't call ever because reraising all-in and folding are better for him with any of his possible holdings. I'm obviously continuing with the hand no matter what happens either by calling a push from him or pushing any flop if he calls.

Re: Defending my small blind early
 

OP,
Should be a shove.

Re: Defending my small blind early
 

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OP,
Should be a shove.

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Reasoning? I think that a go-and-go makes me more money than a shove here.