PS $5.50s - Two Pivotal Decisions

ronbo1964 · #1 01-29-2007, 11:05 PM

Both hands villians are LAG ...

Hand One:

Regardless of what this player turned over, I knew this was going to be a hand I asked for opinions on:

PokerStars Tournament, Big Blind is t50 (8 handed) Converter on pregopoker.com

UTG (t1710)
UTG+1 (t94)
Hero (t1350)
MP2 (t727)
CO (t4936)
Button (t1820)
SB (t1155)
BB (t1708)

Preflop: Hero is in MP1 with J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, Hero raises to t150, MP2 raises to t727 (All-in), CO folds, Button folds, SB folds, BB folds, Hero ???

Hand Two, I strongly suspect I'm ahead but in a coinflip ...

PokerStars Tournament, Big Blind is t150 (5 handed) Converter on pregopoker.com

UTG (t2973)
CO (t1537)
Hero (t1110)
SB (t4380)
BB (t3500)

Preflop: Hero is in Button with 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]
UTG raises to t600, CO folds, Hero ???

J-P · #2 01-29-2007, 11:10 PM

1)ez call.
2)fold.

terrible · #3 01-29-2007, 11:10 PM

first hand is the easiest call ever. second hand you have no fe so if you feel like racing with your stack then go ahead but i'd probably fold since you're not going to be thrilled when he shows QTs.

ronbo1964 · #4 01-29-2007, 11:20 PM

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first hand is the easiest call ever. second hand you have no fe so if you feel like racing with your stack then go ahead but i'd probably fold since you're not going to be thrilled when he shows QTs.

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Thanks ... I think Hand Two is the biggest weakness in my game ... I always think, "I'm ahead > 50% of the time, put it in" ... And, most of the time, I'm right, but having to flip enough, it's gonna come up tails at least once LOL ...

Misfire · #5 01-30-2007, 06:09 AM

1) Instacall
2) I probably shove, but not sure if that's anywhere near correct.

RexWoo · #6 01-30-2007, 08:55 AM

Shoving can not be good on the second hand. No way.