Do I need help? Party $11

[Kn0wClue]

Was this uncalled for?


PartyPoker $11 Speed Tournament, Big Blind is t40 (10 handed) Converter on pregopoker.com

UTG (t2000)
UTG+1 (t2000)
MP1 (t2000)
MP2 (t2000)
MP3 (t2000)
CO+1 (t2000)
Hero (t2000)
Button (t2000)
SB (t2000)
BB (t2000)

Preflop: Hero is in CO with A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
<font color="red">UTG raises to t150</font>, <font color="gray">UTG+1 folds</font>, <font color="gray">MP1 folds</font>, <font color="gray">MP2 folds</font>, MP3 calls t150, <font color="gray">CO+1 folds</font>, <font color="red">Hero raises to t2000 (All-in)</font>, <font color="gray">Button folds</font>, <font color="gray">SB folds</font>, <font color="gray">BB folds</font>, ,

Flop: (t6360) 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (3 players)


Turn: (t6360) 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (3 players)


River: (t6360) 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (3 players)



PartyPoker $11 Speed Tournament, Big Blind is t200 (9 handed) Converter on pregopoker.com

UTG (t1580)
UTG+1 (t1480)
Hero (t2370)
MP2 (t2465)
MP3 (t2100)
CO (t760)
Button (t3840)
SB (t1951)
BB (t3454)

Preflop: Hero is in MP1 with 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
<font color="gray">UTG folds</font>, UTG+1 calls t200, <font color="red">Hero raises to t2370 (All-in)</font>, <font color="red">MP2 raises to t2465 (All-in)</font>, <font color="gray">MP3 folds</font>, <font color="gray">CO folds</font>, <font color="gray">Button folds</font>, <font color="gray">SB folds</font>, <font color="gray">BB folds</font>, <font color="gray">UTG+1 folds</font>

Flop: (t5335) J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)


Turn: (t5335) 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)


River: (t5335) 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)

[Knight Vision]

i don't understand either play. nothing more to add.

[felix_esco]

Hand 1 I can somewhat understand, but hand 2 sucks. Why push with pocket eights? Did you have any reads?

[TravestyFund]

you really have no clue

[Knight Vision]

[ QUOTE ]
Hand 1 I can somewhat understand, but hand 2 sucks. Why push with pocket eights? Did you have any reads?

[/ QUOTE ]

Hand 1 - Hero's in the CO with a very good holding. Pushing here is WAY over the top - it basically screams "I won't play post flop! No way! Under any circumstances! To save my [censored] life!"

EDIT - Whoops, first thought Hero was on Button. Doesn't change the fact that Hero needs call here.

[Brad22]

1 - Flat Call, bet heavy if you hit the A or K
2 - Not a good push with your stack. A call is debatable cause you need to fold to any raise that comes back at you. You can fold this in early position at an $11, much better opps. to make money at the 100/200 lvl. than middle PP in EP.

[TravestyFund]

Initially I thought hand 2 was not as bad (with ~500 less chips you could justify if UTG+1 was prone to limping early).

[bluefeet]

#1 is a too much. call, play post
#2 isn't that bad honestly (though a bit risky for my tastes).

[AnthonyV]

#1) It's far too early to risk getting called by 33 in this spot. Call, take a flop, and reevalute. You're in position, which is lovely.

#2) This is not terrible. I probably push 99 here, and TT for sure. Picking up t500 (i.e. almost 25% of hero's stack) would be great.

[cleinen]

I flat call hand one and evaluate the flop. I could see maybe pushing if you were in the SB or BB.
I don't like pushing 88 here maybe if you were alittle shorter in chips I would feel the need to gamble.