Party 109, simple preflop question

[cocofrite]

Party Poker
No Limit Holdem Tournament
Blinds: t100/t200
10 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
UTG: t3520
UTG+1: t5761
Hero: t4605
MP1: t6010
MP2: t5006
MP3: t2780
CO: t4219
Button: t4025
SB: t4245
BB: t6920

Pre-flop: (10 players) Hero is UTG+2 with 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
UTG calls t200, UTG+1 folds, Hero ?


I don't like raising, I don't like overlimping, I don't like folding.
Thoughts ?

[ssx22]

Hmmm...not enough info about table style for me to answer as best I can. If the table is pretty tight (ie. 2-3 players to the flop), I like a raise 3xBB or so to see if you can take it down or at least get it heads up vs. UTG limper. If the table is pretty loose pf, I would prefer to limp for set value. If you get 4-5 to the flop and you flop a set, you're likely to take down a huge pot.

[cocofrite]

yup sorry, the table was tight, i don't think the stacks are deep enuf to overlimp for set value, even if the table were loose

[ssx22]

Well...if table is tight, I like to raise then. If you get a few callers, you are probably going to need a set but you know that.

I think the stacks are deep enough if the table is loose though. Everyone has 20-40 BB and if you get 5 people limping for 200, you're getting a pretty good price. You will hit a set once every 8 flops or so and if you can stack someone for 4500 in chips, that's 22-1 on implied odds. (Not bad.) You would only be risking one BB as well so it's small risk, big potential reward. I understand you'd rather have 40-50 BB but with a hand like this you are likely only winning a small pot if you raise pf and pick up the dead money.