Should I have laid this down?

Dr. Moreau · #1 10-16-2006, 05:25 PM

There were two people after me to act, was this the right laydown? Should I have called and folded to any bet/raise behind me?

t560 into a t2770 pot seems pretty good, but I completely wiffed and had no draws.....

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t200 (9 handed) internettexasholdem.com

MP1 (t4850)
MP2 (t1160)
MP3 (t4255)
Hero (t2880)
Button (t2405)
SB (t370)
BB (t5640)
UTG (t3180)
UTG+1 (t2260)

Preflop: Hero is CO with A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
2 folds, MP1 calls t200, MP2 calls t200, 1 fold, Hero raises to t600, 1 fold, SB calls t270 (All-In), BB calls t400, MP1 calls t400, MP2 calls t400.

Flop: (t2770) T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (5 players, 1 all-in)
BB checks, MP1 checks, MP2 bets t560 (All-In), Hero folds, BB folds, MP1 folds.

willie · #2 10-16-2006, 05:33 PM

nah i don't think you can

a push preflop wouldn't be the worst thing imo.

Baintz · #3 10-16-2006, 05:36 PM

Yes, I'm folding this pretty quickly. You only beat a bluff, not the mention the other active players.

Preflop, you need to raise to 1000 minimum to eithert take it down now or get it HU, then you won't be in this positon with 3 opponents postflop.

Baintz · #4 10-16-2006, 05:37 PM

Actually looking at your stack size, you're pretty much committed if you raise to a 1000 here, so a push isn't such a bad option.

HerbieGRD · #5 10-16-2006, 05:38 PM

With two limpers in front and 14 BB's I would probably lean towards either limping along hoping to hit big or pushing - almost always pushing here. Just raising like you did gives everyone else in the pot great odds to come along and then creates a situation where you are virtually pot committed on the flop. As played I think I call the flop

Cornell Fiji · #6 10-16-2006, 05:46 PM

Push or fold preflop.

Your raise to 600 was certaintly not enough to be effective.

I would fold but many posters here would probably advocate a push

Bullet_Dodger · #7 10-16-2006, 06:22 PM

like others have said, you need to get a proper raise preflop. atleast 3X the BB + 1X for any limper, which would get you to t1000. your just giving everyone too good odds.

depending on the buy in, i probably push here. 700 in the pot, which is 1/4 of your stack.

siwicki · #8 10-16-2006, 08:49 PM

2 overs