$33: 88 vs unknown

impmaster · #1 08-01-2007, 05:36 AM

Hi,

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t200 (6 handed) Hand History converter Courtesy of PokerZion.com

Hero (t3520)
UTG (t1690)
MP (t1810)
CO (t6470)
Button (t2930)
SB (t3580)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 8c, 8d.
UTG raises to t600, 4 folds, Hero calls t400.

Flop: (t1300) 5d, 7c, 9d (2 players)
Hero bets [t2920] , UTG calls [t1090] .

Final Pot: t1300

I'm very unsure about my play here. Opponent played 30% of his hands and raised 16% over only 30 hands. I called because i thought there are some flops where i can be pretty confident that i am ahead. I made this donk flop bet because i thought it may look like a bluff to him and he may call wide because he has only 5bb left.
What would you do preflop, is this a push/fold decision? What about the postflop play?

empyrium · #2 08-01-2007, 05:57 AM

UTG pot commits himself with this raise, so either push or fold pf, i'd shove because we are normally way ahead of an UTG raise (or push) from a shortstack.

dj32 · #3 08-01-2007, 01:10 PM

Good hand - I find these situations tough too.

I don't see how we're "way ahead" of UTG's range. I think at best we're up against two overcards and often it's a higher pair, for exactly the reason empyrium mentioned - UTG is committed after his raise. I think UTG pushes any lower pairs to increase his FE.

With Hero's stack, I fold - no need to race here.

Kraiger5 · #4 08-01-2007, 01:21 PM

Definitely no need to race here. If UTG had 2000 chips or more, and had been active, I probably resteal here, since he isn't getting better than 2:1, though I usually fold since we're not close to bubble.