Combo draw...is this standard shove and love? NL10

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No reads on villain. He didn't play too many hands.

Is it optimal to try to get all-in on the flop? I'm happy to reraise big here and call a shove if necessary.

Full Tilt Poker, $0.05/$0.10 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 9 Players
LegoPoker Hand History Converter

UTG+2: $9.05
MP1: $7.05
MP2: $2.95
CO: $9.85
Hero (BTN): $10.05
SB: $6.75
BB: $5.65
UTG: $8.55
UTG+1: $2.40

Pre-Flop: T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] dealt to Hero (BTN)
2 folds, <font color="red">UTG+2 raises to $0.30</font>, 3 folds, Hero calls $0.30, SB folds, BB calls $0.20

Flop: ($0.95) 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (3 Players)
<font color="red">BB bets $0.95</font>, UTG+2 folds, Hero ?

[CalledDownLight]

Make it $3 and call a shove.

[Effen]

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Make it $3 and call a shove.

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+1

[QTip]

You get position on the turn here, so make a play that allows you to use it....basically...

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[Das Budrick]

agree about getting it in.

how often are you guys coldcalling T9s pf against an unknown?

[Effen]

I do probably more often than is smart.

[CalledDownLight]

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agree about getting it in.

how often are you guys coldcalling T9s pf against an unknown?

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Like always at NL10. Most of the time at higher levels for 3x the BB with position. If he's not a regular then he's probably not great.

Since UTG+2 was the initial raiser I'm fine with just calling if we think he will repop a wide range, but I assume he's also an unknown?

[wire]

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how often are you guys coldcalling T9s pf against an unknown?

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Only in LP against another deepstack.

[Nichlemn]

A combo draw is a favourite against a single pair and in reasonable shape against a set (~40% equity). However, you'd rather they did fold but you certainly don't mind a call. I think a case can be made for shoving now. It gives the most fold equity (which is what you want to ensure, unless you think the Villain is astute enough to recognise what the huge overbet means) but you're fine if the Villain does call. If you're going to get it in regardless, you may as well give them the best opportunity to fold their slight dogs.
The push also has the bonus of being large enough to potentially get higher flush draws to fold, which are your worst enemy here.

[RapidEvolution]

I'm also for raising and calling a shove here.

As for preflop, I like calling here too. We're hoping to flop big and bust him. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] If he folds to flop raise, it's fine because we're even money right now. If he calls, he's almost certainly checking the turn to you (yay for free cards) and if you hit on the turn and he folds, at least you got some value on the flop. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]