$3.4 - A9 CO 13xBB

mattiesmat · #1 08-25-2007, 09:37 PM

Is open raising A9 from CO and pushing flop here correct?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t100 (7 handed) by Hand Converter CG

UTG (t2555)
MP1 (t1125)
MP2 (t2610)
Hero (t1395)
Button (t2145)
SB (t2250)
BB (t2920)

Preflop: Hero is CO with A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
1 fold, MP1 calls t100, 1 fold, Hero raises to t300, 1 fold, SB calls t250, 1 fold, MP1 folds.

Flop: (t800) 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
SB bets t200, Hero raises to t1095, SB folds.

Final Pot: t2095

dw33b · #2 08-25-2007, 09:59 PM

Thats how I play it. 50/100 blinds is when I start looking to steal a few blinds in LP. Definitely pushing the flop, I don't want SB to see another card with a weaker ace, gutshot, or small PP.

Sober · #3 08-25-2007, 10:17 PM

I think that from the CO in this spot that ATs+ is all I'm raising, and only to 250. This is just fine, though.

Good push over the donkbet. Make a note that he does that.

cougar62 · #4 08-25-2007, 10:21 PM

Yeah you're in a tough spot with a tough hand, good post.

I'll just ditto Sober, except I might even be just a bit tighter, but meh whatever. All in all I think you did fine here

freeucm · #5 08-25-2007, 10:38 PM

Eww i dont like the raise with a9 here id rather fold, as u played it ur pretty much committed to the flop lot of limpers with a10, aj, and even aq. Sometimes u will find ak.

Sober · #6 08-25-2007, 11:13 PM

Yeah, come to think of it, I am much tighter than this when I'm actually in game. I've got the early-action fold checked on this. I think AQs is my realistic raising limit here when 8-tabling. You're often flat called by better aces, and it's hard to get away when you flop your ace.

J-P · #7 08-25-2007, 11:15 PM

I'd fold pf. The limper makes it an even easier fold.

As played, gotta get it in on this flop.

Sober · #8 08-25-2007, 11:17 PM

Oh, I didn't even notice the limper. Easy fold then.

cougar62 · #9 08-25-2007, 11:24 PM

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Oh, I didn't even notice the limper. Easy fold then.

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heh...snap neither did I. Gotta fold here pf bro. One if not both of them is way ahead a lot of the time.