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Old 11-25-2006, 05:10 AM
Lyrrad Lyrrad is offline
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Default Playing 99 when 3 handed with one player almost blinded out?

Here's the situation: It's a $1.75 Turbo.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t1200 (3 handed) internettexasholdem.com

SB (t2360)
BB (t13925)
Hero (t10715)

Preflop: Hero is Button with 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
<font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t3600</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">BB raises to t13850</font>, Hero ???

Is it correct to call here? The prizes are 1st gets 40%, 2nd 30%, and 3rd 20%.

BB has been betting a lot pre-flop, stealing a lot of the other player's blinds.
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Old 11-25-2006, 05:48 AM
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Default Re: Playing 99 when 3 handed with one player almost blinded out?

Push preflop u have no room for a standard raise here.
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Old 11-25-2006, 05:55 AM
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Default Re: Playing 99 when 3 handed with one player almost blinded out?

Just open push it.
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Old 11-25-2006, 05:58 AM
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Default Re: Playing 99 when 3 handed with one player almost blinded out?

Call if you like money.
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Old 11-25-2006, 06:10 AM
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Default Re: Playing 99 when 3 handed with one player almost blinded out?

You reeeeally need to open push here to avoid this (but you should be push/folding anyways in normal circumstances). I suck at ICM but I'm pretty sure this is still an easy call.
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Old 11-25-2006, 08:59 AM
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Default Re: Playing 99 when 3 handed with one player almost blinded out?

&lt;echo&gt; Open push &lt;/echo&gt;

When the action comes back to you, it's a trivially easy call 3-handed.
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Old 11-25-2006, 12:07 PM
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Default Re: Playing 99 when 3 handed with one player almost blinded out?

Thanks guys. I ended up having the better hand going into the flop. I guess I agree open pushing should of been done.

Should I be open pushing any pair in these circumstances?
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Old 11-25-2006, 04:06 PM
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Default Re: Playing 99 when 3 handed with one player almost blinded out?

Open push here. Once you get in the money get even more aggressive.
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