Gamble time? 5/10 live

modnareno · #1 08-22-2007, 01:42 AM

5/10 live at greektown must move 5 handed. UTG has been gambling it up like crazy and has $125 in front of him.
Before the cards are dealt, he shoves his stack in, laughs, and then leaves just a $25 straddle in. Seems like he'll be pushing blind almost always, and probably calling all in with most hands.

I get AKT4 with one T high flush draw in the CO. I have $900, everyone else (other then the straddler covers). What kind of plan do you like? I thought about calling and isoshoving, making it $50 getting greedy with the dead money and hoping to iso shove, making it $100 and trying to get it heads up, and eventually i just said "meh" and folded. Everyone else called, then called the extra $100, and it got checked down (only because no one flopped anything good, no collusion or anything).

I dunno it just didnt seem like a great spot, but maybe i should have found a way to gamble it up more in this spot? If you want to gamble, post the "worst" hand you would make a play with.

alavet · #2 08-22-2007, 01:47 AM

better say us the real texture of flop, stack sizes and positions

modnareno · #3 08-22-2007, 04:42 AM

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better say us the real texture of flop, stack sizes and positions

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Its preflop blinds are 5-10,

UTG - $125, straddling for $25 planning on shoving another $100 in blind
Me - $900
button - >1k
sb - >1k
bb - >1k

I have AKT4 with the T4 suited.

Elrazor · #4 08-22-2007, 08:15 AM

dont know much about 'live dynamics' or that level of blinds, but folding pre seems to be a good idea

RoundTower · #5 08-22-2007, 09:52 AM

nah, they probably won't fold so you'll just end up 3 or 4 way in a big pot with a mediocre hand. I probably just fold, if I'm stuck I make it 50 and repop when it comes back to me.

runnerunner · #6 08-22-2007, 10:50 AM

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I have AKT4 with the T4 suited.

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Fold Pre, you aren't ahead of really anything and are in really bad shape if someone wakes up with AAxx. There are definitely better spots to play a big pot preflop.

cmyr · #7 08-22-2007, 10:57 AM

this is in detroit? how often does this game run? is the game capped?

modnareno · #8 08-22-2007, 01:32 PM

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this is in detroit? how often does this game run? is the game capped?

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I think tuesdays and thursdays, no cap I'm assuming (one guy had like 20k in play) - but call greektown directly and ask, i dont play there often.

Aisthesis · #9 08-22-2007, 04:51 PM

I would definitely fold that one. You're also playing pretty short for a live 5/10 of that sort.

As to your question, the worst hand I'd call with is probably 2467ss with the suit to the 7. You're getting over 1/10 of your stack in PF. I see no reason not to be tight here and play with good hands. I also see no reason to hammer anything PF, although with like a super AAds it might be tempting, as it sounds like you'd be able to shove it all in with that action. Even then, however, I usually prefer just to see the flop and take it from there. You're getting great odds on any strong hand.