QQ 2nd day of 1500 nl...

[JP OSU]

It's the second day of event 3 and we have like 90 or so players left, the average stack is around 100k...

The villain in this hand is Eric Baldwin, aka basebaldy... we played a hand a couple hours earlier where I 4 bet shoved with T9o and showed him (dumb i know)... We are by far the most aggressive and best players at the table... beginning the hand I have ~200k and he has ~175k... Blinds are 2k-4k w/ 500 ante

I open in mp to 14k w/ Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] and he smooth calls on the button... Flop is 9 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]8 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]4 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]... I lead 21k and he raises to 71k... I????

[djk123]

seems like an easy shove based on your description

[LooseCaller]

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seems like an easy shove based on your description

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[sinderg]

i used to show my cards live, but it burns so much of ya plays away and totally distorts the way people play back at ya. id shove

[JP OSU]

So are you guys shoving A9?? A8??

[THEOSU]

i sure am not folding an overpair 40BB deep when i have an image of an aggressive player capable of running a big bluff...


edit: i'm not sure what you're questioning here. i mean, if you want to call and get it in on any turn, i guess that's fine, too. but i just prefer shoving in this spot because there are enough cards that come on the turn that could cause him to stop.

[bigbabyjesus]

Wow do not fold. There are not that many reasons other than you are 40bb's deep, you have an aggressive image, and this player is capable of making a move. If you are beat, you are beat. You have a long way to go until you make any real money and it's not time to conserve that stack.

[Unphased]

Can't fold this... he could have any sort of draw; I also think based on your previous hand, he might be smooth calling with a set; if he thinks you are that aggressive, why is he trying to make you fold when he has a monster? I insta shove and try to beat his AsJs for a huge stack

[potamophobia]

I dont see why you keep asking what people would do with A9 here? That is a completely different situation. If you have A9, it is reasonable for villain to now hold TT-QQ. If he has TJ, you have to fade so many cards to win.

As it is, you beat TT-JJ, A9, 67, TJ, Axs, 9T and lose to AA, KK, 99, 88, 89.

The only way im folding here is:
1. I rarely cbet any flop
2. I am perceived as VERY tight
3. My opponent is not capable of raising here as a semibluff

Somehow I dont think those 3 criteria are met here. I think laying down A9 is much more understandable than laying down QQ.

[dboivin17]

what ever u do do not fold, a shove is not a bad move, hes not calling u without a set and if he has one gg anyway