PP $11 How would you play this?

[loxxii]

1. PartyPoker Speed Tournament, Big Blind is t60 (9 handed) Converter on pregopoker.com

UTG (t2440)
UTG+1 (t2998)
MP1 (t1810)
MP2 (t4260)
MP3 (t1712)
CO (t1470)
Button (t1630)
SB (t1740)
Hero (t1940)

Preflop: Hero is in BB with 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]
<font color="gray">UTG folds</font>, <font color="red">UTG+1 raises to t120</font>, <font color="gray">MP1 folds</font>, MP2 calls t120, <font color="gray">MP3 folds</font>, <font color="gray">CO folds</font>, <font color="gray">Button folds</font>, <font color="gray">SB folds</font>, Hero calls t60

Flop: (t300) 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (3 players)
Hero checks, <font color="red">UTG+1 bets t60</font>, MP2 calls t60, <font color="red">Hero raises to t300</font>, UTG+1 calls t240, <font color="gray">MP2 folds</font>

Turn: (t960) 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero checks, UTG+1 checks

River: (t960) 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero checks, UTG+1 checks

2. PartyPoker Speed Tournament, Big Blind is t100 (8 handed) Converter on pregopoker.com

UTG (t2607)
UTG+1 (t2000)
MP1 (t3088)
MP2 (t1730)
CO (t3210)
Button (t3455)
SB (t1970)
Hero (t1940)

Preflop: Hero is in BB with A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]
<font color="gray">UTG folds</font>, <font color="gray">UTG+1 folds</font>, <font color="gray">MP1 folds</font>, MP2 calls t100, <font color="red">CO raises to t400</font>, <font color="gray">Button folds</font>, <font color="gray">SB folds</font>, Hero calls t300, <font color="gray">MP2 folds</font>

Flop: (t800) 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero checks, <font color="red">CO bets t950</font>, <font color="gray">Hero folds</font>

[ItalianFX]

Hand 1

fold preflop.

But as you played it, it looked like your raise on the flop did it's job. He instantly stopped playing. The turn check is good. I would most likely bet the river for value here. A river check isn't bad either because you're out of position.

All-in-all, fold preflop.

Hand 2

fold preflop.

We don't like playing against a bigger stack's raise unless we have a big monster hand.

[Insty]

I'd fold both of these preflop.

[Todd]

Also, in hand 2, you are OOP and that is a rotten place to be calling a big preflop raise with AQo.

[loxxii]

How about number 3?

3. PartyPoker Speed Tournament, Big Blind is t60 (8 handed) Converter on pregopoker.com

UTG (t1940)
UTG+1 (t2170)
MP1 (t1900)
MP2 (t2110)
CO (t4170)
Button (t1520)
SB (t4420)
Hero (t1770)

Preflop: Hero is in BB with 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]
<font color="gray">UTG folds</font>, UTG+1 calls t60, <font color="gray">MP1 folds</font>, <font color="gray">MP2 folds</font>, <font color="gray">CO folds</font>, <font color="gray">Button folds</font>, SB calls t30, Hero checks

Flop: (t90) Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (3 players)
SB checks, <font color="red">Hero bets t90</font>, UTG+1 calls t90, <font color="gray">SB folds</font>

Turn: (t270) J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
<font color="red">Hero bets t180</font>, UTG+1 calls t180

River: (t630) K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
<font color="red">Hero bets t300</font>, UTG+1 calls t300

[AceLuby]

I don't mind the call PF in hand 1, but I like those high suited connectors hoping to connect on a flop. I'd bet on the river, but checking isn't bad.

Hand 2 - Push or fold preflop. You're calling over 25% of your chips off hoping to hit the 15%. If you push you have FE, especially if the villain has been stealing a lot, but if he's been playing tight I swear at my screen and hit the fold button.

[Todd]

I like to bet pot (especially a small pot) when I hit anything on the flop from the BB.

UTGs call of the turn bet is worrysome, tho.

One weak point in my game is knowing when to push in a situation like this.

Check push turn? Push river? Make a bet that you think they will call?

[loxxii]

AceLuby, since he raised pf, I was giving him credit for an overpair, until he made the weak bet which lead me to semi-bluff. When he called, I figured him for a bigger 9, until his weak-tight as showed down JJ.

On 3, my plan was to give him about 3 to 1 to chase the 4 to 1 flush on the river.

[djames]

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On 3, my plan was to give him about 3 to 1 to chase the 4 to 1 flush on the river.

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What hands would he be playing this way that would be chasing a flush now? I mean he could have a diamond in his hand, but he's come this far with something else, in my opinion.