Playing Small Overpairs OOP

pegusus · #1 10-21-2007, 05:40 AM

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t150 (9 handed) pokerhand.org hand converter

MP3 (t1290)
CO (t6575)
Button (t2060)
SB (t3005)
Hero (t5125)
UTG (t2225)
UTG+1 (t3150)
MP1 (t3065)
MP2 (t5770)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
3 folds, MP2 raises to t450, 4 folds, Hero calls t300.

Flop: (t975) 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)

Final Pot: t975

Converter is messed up but I led for 600, he minraised to 1200 and I folded. Standard right?

Basically, against a villain you don't really know (not really aggressive or tight, just another random), what's the best line to take in spots like this? Lead and fold to raise, check/call then lead safe turn to get info, check/call down if it's not pricey and no scare cards come, other?? With like jacks, maybe tens I'd just get it in, but what's the best way to play 77-99 in spots like this.

swede554 · #2 10-21-2007, 05:56 AM

I like check-call, check-fold if he fires a blank turn again. I want to showdown this hand cheaply and if I can't I rather not play a big pot OOP with a marginal hand. Reverse implied odds or something like that right?

betgo · #3 10-21-2007, 08:04 AM

Donk/fold is safer. You won't go broke that way. I would probably check/call and reevaluate on the turn. There is enough in after a cbet that you could also just checkraise and hope he doesn't really have a higher pp.

Requin · #4 10-21-2007, 09:02 AM

Ew donk fold? I'd either check/call/guess or donk/get it in. Maybe CR very small and get it in.

Eagles · #5 10-21-2007, 11:55 AM

Requin is right. The other thing is 99.9999% of tournament players dont' balance there donking range with sets.