Fold to steal?

Kandahar · #1 07-31-2007, 12:34 AM

I think I badly misplayed this hand, but I wanted to get some opinions:

$10+1 PokerStars STT, 7 players remaining. Blinds are 25/50. Villain (SB) has 820 in chips, Hero (BB) has 1125 in chips.

Hero is dealt 7c, 7s.

All players fold to Villain (SB), who raises 150 to 200. Villain is a loose player who frequently raises with trash.

What should Hero do?

Lego05 · #2 07-31-2007, 12:41 AM

Hero should go all-in.

Hero should go check out the STT forum here. It's very good with tons of resources. You're gonna want to read the FAQ and learn ICM.

PantsOnFire · #3 07-31-2007, 09:54 AM

I'll bet by badly misplaying this hand you meant you called here and the flop came T 5 2 and SB then moved in and you called and SB turned over T 3.

The problem here is that small and middle pairs don't play well heads up with a flop. They play much better hot and cold and will win most of the time against any non-paired hand when all five cards are dealt.

And like Lego said, there is an STT forum where you will get a more detailed analysis.