Should survival be key here?

[nmw2002]

My opponent in this hand is the big stack at the table, and has up to this point been calling raises as well as limping in, in the hopes of being able to use his stack to push others off their hands, which he has had some success with. A number of times he has raised his opponent on the flop or turn it has appeared to me as if he was bluffing. How would you act here?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t1200 (9 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

UTG+1 (t17708)
MP1 (t34901)
MP2 (t26415)
MP3 (t83671)
CO (t13239)
Button (t15600)
Hero (t40540)
BB (t25290)
UTG (t15338)

Preflop: Hero is SB with T, K.
UTG calls t1200, [color=#666666]3 folds</font>, MP3 calls t1200, [color=#666666]2 folds</font>, Hero completes, BB checks.

Flop: (t4800) T, 7, 4 [color=#0000FF](4 players)</font>
Hero checks, BB checks, [color=#CC3333]UTG bets t1200</font>, [color=#CC3333]MP3 raises to t12000</font>,

Also does anyone know why these color tags are appearing in the output, and any way to fix it short of deleting them all manually?

[mornelth]

1) TPGK is nothing to be excited about when you are 30+ BB's deep. A bet and a raise and 1 more person still left to act after me - I let it go.

2) Tags - in the converter you need to set the output format to "2+2" - it's NOT the default. Tags will go away once you do that.

3) Welcome to the forum.

[FortunaMaximus]

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1) TPGK is nothing to be excited about when you are 30+ BB's deep. A bet and a raise and 1 more person still left to act after me - I let it go.

2) Tags - in the converter you need to set the output format to "2+2" - it's NOT the default. Tags will go away once you do that. <font color="red">You could also change the color=#xxxxxx to color:red</font> Don't forget the closing /color tag though.

3) Welcome to the forum.

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Just woke up. TPGK might be good here sometimes, but I wouldn't be amused to see the diamond draw get there.

[nmw2002]

Hi,

Thanks for replies, I have just noticed the 2+2 format on the converter, better not change it now but will know for next time.

This hand unfolded quite interestingly in the end.

[odiggity]

yea with the bet and raise u can find a better spot. i dont like to get myself in trouble with these types of hands in the blinds.

[registrar]

I let this go. Surely whatever UTG is limping pre-flop has you beat often enough that it's marginal whatever the big stack does.

Anybody else lead the flop?

[odiggity]

yea im half potting this most of the time

[Jeff76]

[ QUOTE ]
Anybody else lead the flop?

[/ QUOTE ]For sure. But as played I'm certainly letting this go not even thinking about it much.

With two raises it is most likly your hand isn't good. On top of that you are OOP, are going to have to deal with two more betting rounds, and you aren't closing the action if you call. It could get VERY expensive to find out if your marginal hand is good. And when it IS good (say you are up against a weaker TP and a flush draw) you are either going to have to overplay your hand, which won't get you any value, or risked getting pushed of your hand on later streets with a bluff.