16: Mid-pair open-raise facing a push.

Ortho · #1 12-23-2006, 11:33 AM

Hi,

I haven't played in a long time. I didn't feel very good about this one, but couldn't figure out if there was anything wrong with it. I am comfortable that open-pushing is bad, and I don't really like limping here, so I prefer raising. When he pushes, I am getting apx. 17:10 so I need to win this pot like 37% to break even. At the time I thought that some AKs in his range and maybe an AQs or something was enough, but it turns out that I really need him to be doing this with AJ or some 66/55s or something.

So, this is a fold?

PokerStars Tournament, Big Blind is t100 (7 handed) Converter on pregopoker.com

UTG (t1760)
UTG+1 (t2580)
Hero (t1485)
CO (t1320)
Button (t2155)
SB (t1300)
BB (t2900)

Preflop: Hero is in MP1 with 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, Hero raises to t300, CO raises to t1320 (All-in), Button folds, SB folds, BB folds, Hero calls t1020

Unknown Soldier · #2 12-23-2006, 11:46 AM

I'd raise to t250 here, achieves the same thing. As played you should fold it might be a +cEV call, but doesn't mean it's a +$EV call, fold and wait for a better spot.

gibmamun · #3 12-23-2006, 01:15 PM

Just call preflop.
Four ppl yet to act behind you.
You have a healthy stack for now.
and 77?? Would you have pushed if you had AJo??

DaN_05 · #4 12-23-2006, 01:25 PM

Calling PF is bad. You have not got the odds to call to hit your set.

I'd probably raise t250/275 here as Unknown S said. And depends on CO if I'd call or not, as you said depends on his range.

Folding PF is also fine.

MikeMcQ1 · #5 12-23-2006, 02:18 PM

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Calling PF is bad. You have not got the odds to call to hit your set.

I'd probably raise t250/275 here as Unknown S said. And depends on CO if I'd call or not, as you said depends on his range.

Folding PF is also fine.

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FoldYourLife · #6 12-23-2006, 04:48 PM

CO would have to be real loose to make calling correct. Fold.