4/180 88 vs. EP Limp and MP min-raise.

[Sherman]

2 Tables left in a 4/180. I am a very slim CL at the moment.

I'm not sure if I played this hand well, or terribly. The EP limper was very loose and limped a lot, so I wasn't too worried about him. MP1's (Tagish) min-raise sort of froze me PF. Criticism on all streets appreciated.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t800 ante 50? (9 handed) internettexasholdem.com

MP1 (t25240)
Hero (t26314)
MP3 (t14470)
CO (t14854)
Button (t15399)
SB (t19668)
BB (t20693)
UTG (t14121)
UTG+1 (t14382)

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
UTG calls t800, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP1 raises to t1600</font>, Hero calls t1600, <font color="#666666">5 folds</font>, UTG calls t800.

Flop: (t5200) 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
UTG checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP1 bets t3200</font>, Hero calls t3200, UTG folds.

Turn: (t11600) Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">MP1 bets t4000</font>, Hero calls t4000.

River: (t19600) 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
MP1 checks, Hero checks.

Final Pot: t19600

[Sherman]

Giving this post one more chance. Either 1) No one knows what to say, 2) I played it so perfectly it doesn't deserve a response, 3) I played it so badly it doesn't deserve a response, 4) It isn't very interesting, or 5) Most people missed it. I'm hoping for 5.

[Dazza1984]

Looks like villain hasd a 9 to me. I fold on turn to be honest. Preflop is ok.

[aces_full42]

I'll take a stab at this one. The min raise by villian is a little puzzling. I never have understood that. You describe him as TAG so my thought is that he has a mid pair. I would guess something like nines or tens. I can't see him pushing those chips out with AJ or AQ or even AK. I know this is probably not what most of the people on here will say but i think I would have definitely called the min raise and probably folded to his flop bet. For some reason I think you are beat here.

[Sherman]

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Looks like villain hasd a 9 to me. I fold on turn to be honest. Preflop is ok.

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What hand does he raise an EP limper with PF that contains a 9? (99 excluded).

[Strickly Bidness]

the flop is a little fishy to me. I guess I'd call like u did. On turn I likely let it go. Preflop is standard.

[mariachiinc]

I'd check his opr stats. If he's a decent player, he doesn't have a9... utg limp can mean huge hand, hoping for action or hand like aj/aq that you can fold if reraised.

[plzleenowhammy]

flush draw?

[TheFoxNL]

his check on the river kinda smells like a missed flush indeed
but i dont know he might raised PF with AKs AQS maybe even AJs
on the turn he might have caught top pair
but what does he mini raise with PF ?
surely AKs and AQs will be raised 3xBB+ PF ???
somehow i would just play it like this
just call it down and hope he indeed doesnt have anything
i would put him on 50% air here 30% overpair and 20% AQ 9x

[APipeDream]

Depending on the player, I would just call the preflop min-raise as well, or raise it up a LOT more (not very likely though, because I would be more scared of what UTG has preflop). Either way, I am raising that flop...turn fold is fine.