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Old 11-02-2007, 01:14 PM
asillars asillars is offline
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Default 33 in $5.50

What play would you make here? First blind level so no reads.

PokerStars Tournament, Big Blind is t20 (8 handed) Converter on pregopoker.com

UTG (t1480)
Hero (t1480)
MP1 (t1900)
MP2 (t1540)
CO (t1420)
Button (t1430)
SB (t1570)
BB (t2680)

Preflop: Hero is in UTG+1 with 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
<font color="gray">UTG folds</font>, Hero calls t20, MP1 calls t20, <font color="gray">MP2 folds</font>, <font color="gray">CO folds</font>, <font color="gray">Button folds</font>, SB calls t10, <font color="red">BB raises to t60</font>, Hero calls t40, MP1 calls t40, SB calls t40

Flop: (t260) 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (4 players)
SB checks, <font color="red">BB bets t120</font>, <font color="red">Hero raises to t300</font>, <font color="gray">MP1 folds</font>, <font color="gray">SB folds</font>, BB calls t180

Turn: (t860) K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
<font color="red">BB bets t2320 (All-in)</font>, Hero ??
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Old 11-02-2007, 01:16 PM
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Default Re: 33 in $5.50

Instacall ...
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Old 11-02-2007, 01:18 PM
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Default Re: 33 in $5.50

call. in general never fold sets in stts readless.
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Old 11-02-2007, 01:26 PM
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Default Re: 33 in $5.50

Push it on the flop - don't be a baby! win that hand RIGHT now before anything bad can happen!!

As played - follow and pray!
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Old 11-02-2007, 02:36 PM
mihs mihs is offline
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Default Re: 33 in $5.50

i don't know if webster is kidding... but that flop and the way it was played looks pretty harmless within villain's range. i'd say AK that villain overplayed as is quite common in $5.
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Old 11-02-2007, 02:50 PM
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Default Re: 33 in $5.50

please don't ever think about folding here. easy call. in general don't fold sets.
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Old 11-02-2007, 02:51 PM
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I never ever play a set weak - not kidding at all. It's only a set for gosh sakes!

Looks harmless NOW - but the a diamonds hits and then another diamond?

A 4 and then a 6?

What if he has 77 and a 7 hits!

you are doing battle for an almost meaningless amount of chips very very early in a tournament. you push and he MIGHT go with you. Or you wait and MAYBE something bad happens.

The key is not to win chips at this point - it's to survive and let others take their bullets.
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Old 11-02-2007, 02:55 PM
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Default Re: 33 in $5.50

fold preflop, as played obv get all in
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Old 11-02-2007, 03:18 PM
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Default Re: 33 in $5.50

You played it fine. I can't agree with Webster at all. Harmless flop and I don't want to push the villain out. I want all his chips here. Most likely he has 2 overcards or a pp. Worst case scenario he has something like JJ and he catches a bigger set on turn or river. But with only 2 cards to come and 2 outs I want that risk. Suck him in and bleed him dry.

Doubling your chip stack here is not meaningless - don't mean you are going to win but doulbling here puts you in a great position.

If he catches a miracle here thats just too bad. Risk/reward here is too much in your favour. Long term this is seriously +EV
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Old 11-02-2007, 03:22 PM
rakemeplz rakemeplz is offline
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[ QUOTE ]
Push it on the flop - don't be a baby! win that hand RIGHT now before anything bad can happen!!

As played - follow and pray!

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One of the most contradictary posts ever.
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