10$ Rebuy MTT
5 minutes before break
I'm 6th in chips with 4550t$
UTG CL (9k+) and a pure stupid maniac... he makes all kind of moves but tight one.

I'm on the CO with
UTG limps 100
Folds to me
I raise it to 400
Blinds fold
UTG calls

flop

UTG bet 2K in a 950 pot
I quickly go all in
He call in a heart beat

and shows

no help I have to rebuy!

Should I fold the flop? No way?

KJ

The same guy kicked me out in the 1st orbit after the break...

I flopped a str8 + a FD... I went all in he called with an over card and a back door FD and guess what... he hit his flush!!!

He is big time CL with over 22K! I cant see how I could miss the top 10 with that kind of stack and less than 100 players left, but I'm sure he can!!!

KJ

its the rebuy period. you ahead. push.

why are you even playing QJs? My replys to threads today all seem to be in vain of caution, and ppl would be forgiven for thinking i'm a complete pussy, but really, why not just fold preflop? You want to play QJs against a maniac who has you covered? Slow and steady wins the race in MTTs. You're sixth in chips, you can wait for better spots. This hand is good for a limp at best, given that someone else has already limped in front. But limpers deserve to be, and often are, raised.

Once you're on the flop, you might as well go all in, you have overcards, a flush draw and InStr8 draw, and you can rebuy...but its more of a you've dug your grave now lie in it situtation.

Originally Posted by Cpt. Bloodclot

why are you even playing QJs? My replys to threads today all seem to be in vain of caution, and ppl would be forgiven for thinking i'm a complete pussy, but really, why not just fold preflop? You want to play QJs against a maniac who has you covered? Slow and steady wins the race in MTTs. You're sixth in chips, you can wait for better spots. This hand is good for a limp at best, given that someone else has already limped in front. But limpers deserve to be, and often are, raised.

Once you're on the flop, you might as well go all in, you have overcards, a flush draw and InStr8 draw, and you can rebuy...but its more of a you've dug your grave now lie in it situtation.

well, you are right, but let me add a few more info.
Blinds were very weak players, and I knew they could lay down weak As to a 4 BB raise... Button was solid, and I knew he would reraise with anithing beating me but KQ. AK or a PP would have been an auto reraise for him knowing i was probably on a move to isolate UTG. It wold have been easy for me to lay my hand down to a reraise from him or the blinds, and I was isolating UTG for a pretty cheap price.

Considering QJs probably makes more money VS multiple players, I could also have limped it, but hate limping soo much, especialy VS a single limper and only 3 players to act.

And for me, folding wasnt an option considering I'm ahead more than 70% of the time in that situation, and potentialy dominating a hand like QT, Q9, J9 or JT here... I knew what he was able to do with any crap!!!!!!

But I definately undestand your concerns about raising QJs...

KJ



I wanted to isolate the maniac.

Originally Posted by KINGJACK

I wanted to isolate the maniac.

I see where you're coming from, and its a high risk but possibly high reward strategy. But theres a reason most horror movies involve being isolated with a maniac .

"Blinds were very weak players, and I knew they could lay down weak As to a 4 BB raise..."

dont steal during rebuy period. play is very loose and blinds are sooooo early. if you are going to play this hand limp behind. it doesnt make any sense to raise here.

"I could also have limped it, but hate limping soo much, especialy VS a single limper and only 3 players to act."

whats wrong with limping? the hand plays better in a pot like that. open limping isnt good with this hand, but limping behind late is good especially in the rebuy period

Something to think about, when I have a large stack in a MTT I try and avoid the one or two people at the table who have me covered.

Raising to isolate him makes it more likely that you get stacked. I can see limping in a pot that he's in and trying to hit a monster (which you did... no complaint here) but bumping it against him when you know he's gonna call basically is saying that if you hit anything you're playing for your whole stack with QJ.