$10 - ATo on Button, 2 Limpers

[pfapfap]

A bit over 20 hands into it. I've been involved in one pot, just barely, when my 22 on the BB was checked. I doubt anybody notices this.

Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Tournament
Blinds: t25/t50
9 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
UTG: t1770
UTG+1: t1725
MP1: t800
MP2: t1265
MP3: t2025
CO: t1345
Hero: t1220
SB: t1345
BB: t2005

Pre-flop: (9 players) Hero is Button with T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]
UTG folds, UTG+1 calls t50 <font color="aaaaaa">(pot was t75)</font>, 2 folds, MP3 calls t50 <font color="aaaaaa">(pot was t125)</font>, CO folds, <font color="#cc0000">Hero raises to t250</font>, 2 folds, UTG+1 calls t200 <font color="aaaaaa">(pot was t425)</font>, MP3 folds.

Flop: T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (t625, 2 players)
UTG+1 checks, Hero...

Thoughts?

[Little John]

I'd probably still fold preflop. I doubt anyone has really noticed how tight you have been.

As played, you could not ask for a better flop, so try to get all the chips in. I bet 400 and get the rest in on any turn card.

[TruFloridaGator]

I'm not excited about playing AK,AQ here if I raise and get 1-2 callers so you should def be folding. I like shoving w/ AK,maybe AQ with your awkward stack size pf.
As played, bet 2/3+

[KoreanBuffet]

i would probably just muck this PF but you might as well just bet about 400ish here and get your last 550 or so in on the turn. Possibly just push here to deny the flush draw proper odds to draw. It would just suck to go broke at this level and I really think it should have been mucked PF but i seem to suck at FTP sngs ne ways.

[hoyasaxa]

hate the pf raise.

as played i would probably just open shove.

[BigCummins]

I wouldnt even be playing this hand in the first place.

With your Pref raise thats about the best flop you could hit, so i'd bet 350-500 and get the rest in on the turn since your committed if utg+1 called on the flop.

No one noticed how tight your being so i wouldnt even worry about a call from villain here.

[Oubliette]

I honestly dont hate a call preflop if you decide to play a few more hands at this stage. Overall i think pf fold&gt;call&gt;raise.

Once you get to the flop, the pot is pretty big and you have a strong hand for the board. I think any bet you make commits you, unless everyone calls and like K [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] comes off. Since you're playing the pot for all your chips, i just like a push on the flop, possibly fold a fd or whatever, charge them sick price.

[pfapfap]

Groovy, thanks for the responses, folks. I think I was starting to suffer from "these people are morons, I'm a god of poker!" and felt I could control them with my chips.

Agree it was best possible flop, but I think I feared slow-playing my way out of a luckbox would be the end of me, so I pushed. He folded.