Stars $5.5 TT vs Early Limper Push Flop?

Shortcorner · #1 07-10-2007, 05:42 AM

Villian sharkscoped well, not great but making a few bucks

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t50 (7 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

CO (t450)
Button (t850)
Hero (t2735)
BB (t1625)
UTG (t2095)
MP1 (t1340)
MP2 (t4405)

Preflop: Hero is SB with T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
UTG calls t50, 4 folds, Hero raises to t250, 1 fold, UTG calls t200.

Flop: (t550) 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets t250, UTG calls t250.

Turn: (t1050) K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets t400, Hero ?.

Final Pot: t1450

mnlgrind · #2 07-10-2007, 06:44 AM

first i would call pre-flop, raising 5xbb here is too much.

as played, it's hard to play TT OOP, I bet around 300-350 and calling a shove, turn i'll just check fold here you still got a lot of chips...

Shortcorner · #3 07-10-2007, 07:51 AM

Thanks! I folded to the turn bet. Should have played for set value

Sharagoz · #4 07-10-2007, 08:12 AM

I think the pre-flop raise was the right play. You dont want to play 1010 against more than one oponent, and you dont want to let the big blind see a flop for free with something like q4. 5xbb might have been a bit too much though, I would have made it 4xbb instead.

I think the flop bet was a bit on the short side. I would have bet at least 300, maybe even 350-400. There's a lot of bad cards that can hit the turn if you get called. If it were me I would have bet 3/4 of the pot, hoping my oponent would fold.

On the turn I think the right move is to check and then fold to any decent sized bet. That Kd was a bad card and there isnt much you can beat now except a pocket pair lower than yours. If thats what he has then he'll check behind you.

Unless you've seen him do this kind of stuff before, there's no reason to think he'd call the flop with air, planning to take the pot away from you on a later street. If you check-folded on the turn I think you did the right play.

MauMau · #5 07-10-2007, 08:25 AM

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Thanks! I folded to the turn bet. Should have played for set value

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jep set mining seems to be my choice here too

Shortcorner · #6 07-10-2007, 08:42 AM

I made it 5BB pre-flop as I knew i would be out of position and wanted to end the hands there.

Once he called that his range tightens considerably.

Once the cont bet was called i was finished with the hand.

UTG Limp, 5BB preflop raised called, Half-pot cont bet called, smallish turn bet, screams monster to me.

Given that he has a winning sharkscope record, a call was prolly best.

Shaz, if i do call for set value i want as many callers as possible.

cardworm · #7 07-10-2007, 08:50 AM

He limps from UTG.likely wont fold to your raise,u will be oop for the rest of the hand,so I like a complete preflop.
As played I lead the flop for 300,looks much stronger than 250.On the turn I fold to his 400 bet.