($36) 99 UTG@ 40/80

pauliewalnuts · #1 03-10-2007, 07:28 PM

Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Tournament
Blinds: t40/t80
7 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
Hero: t1660
UTG+1: t1260
MP1: t1700
CO: t2975
Button: t2800
SB: t1725
BB: t1380

Pre-flop: (7 players) Hero is UTG with 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
Hero??

I know this is a boring pf question, but what do you guys normally do in this spot? Assume an average table.

Little John · #2 03-10-2007, 08:43 PM

Raise to 200 and go from there. Calling some pushes, folding to some, depends on the player/position/stack.

Crosby · #3 03-11-2007, 12:48 AM

Raise to 200 or 240 depending on your standard. I'd be very willing to fold to a shove considering 99 is at the bottom of my range here. Tough to do against an active UTG+1 or BB though. If there were a couple extremely active restealers at the table I might fold this, tightening up my range even further and then always call.

aghasax · #4 03-11-2007, 08:48 AM

I normally just fold from this positiona and have a hard time believing I loose a lot of value by doing this.

I dont want to raise and get one or more callers. I then have to play a fairly big pot out of position. I dont want to be raised or pushed at because then I have to fold against most opponents. So what I really want by raising is to take the blinds down, but they are not big enough for me to start a fight over yet.

J-P · #5 03-11-2007, 12:15 PM

I think this can go either way. Raising t200 or folding are both fine IMO.

AMT · #6 03-11-2007, 12:40 PM

depends on table. you can open to 200+ here...ive folded in this spot though.