PS 5.50 small stack allin, no sidepot

holdemft · #1 04-02-2007, 10:57 AM

Something like 1600 started the tournament, there's about 900 left. We're at the beginning of the second hour.

I'm new to this table, I've only been here for one orbit, so I don't have much in the way of reads. Should I play the flop differently? Preflop?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t150 (9 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

UTG (t4290)
UTG+1 :Villain (t3925)
MP1 (t1003)
MP2 (t2435)
MP3 (t4785)
CO (t3920)
Button (t1930)
Hero (t2530)
BB (t420)

Preflop: Hero is SB with J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
1 fold, UTG+1 :Villain raises to t300, 5 folds, Hero calls t225, BB raises to t420, UTG+1 :Villain calls t120, Hero calls t120.

Flop: (t1260) 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (3 players)
Hero checks, Villain bets t600, Hero folds.

markbris · #2 04-02-2007, 01:55 PM

I play it the same. Although you could fold preflop and not worry about this stuff.

holdemft · #3 04-02-2007, 02:13 PM

folding PF is too conservative, IMO. AJo isn't a monster hand, but one definitely worth playing from the blinds.

What kind of range do you put UTG1 when miniraising? In these lower limits I see way too many donk miniraises that I almost never assume UTG has QQ+,AKs.

I felt like I could be up against a small/mid PP which means his bet could be trips. Usually you expect to check it down against a 3rd player allin when there is no sidepot, so my assumption was that since he's trying to create a sidepot, he must feel like he's got the best hand to showdown.

I guess my question is how often is this just a cbet from UTG and not a bet for value, and how often are hands like KT+,QT+ in his range for me to continue with this hand, or should I always be mucking in this situation?