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PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (9 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: ITH Forums)

saw flop|saw showdown

SB (t1010)
BB (t1730)
UTG (t1190)
UTG+1 (t2345)
MP1 (t1050)
MP2 (t2315)
MP3 (t1875)
Hero (t1950)
Button (t1365)

Preflop: Hero is CO with , .
UTG calls t30, 4 folds, Hero raises to t120, 1 fold, SB calls t105, 1 fold, UTG calls t90.

Mabye I should have limped? Being aggresive has worked for me in cash games so I'm trying to learn when/where agression is required in tournies. My for raising were
- I'm in postion (I like playing big pots in position)
- noone has yet shown strength (limp utg is of note, but not scary yet)
- I have a decent hand
- I'll be pf aggresor

Flop: (t390) , , (3 players)
SB bets t120, UTG folds, Hero raises to t1830, SB calls t770 (All-In).

Rasons for push-
- I put SB on a pair <10 which makes me a slight favorite
- I get fold equity
- Gotta get chips early

Yes/no?

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BB is t100
Preflop: Hero is UTG with :3d :5d,
Hero raises to t500

Call preflop...

Honestly your hand is pretty good, but its not the hand you want to see a big pot with in your situation. you said it yourself, its early, and you have plenty of chips to play poker.

By raising that the kind of hand PF, you will most of the time, win small pots or loose medi-big size with.

Keep your chips and a magin to ork with.

KJ

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Originally Posted by Girevik
Heck, I've seen people go nuts with middle pair!

Sounds like a pretty loose play on your part. I would have called and folded to a big bet on the turn if I didn't catch the spade.

preflop is good.
flop is good too. however, the only bad thing about the flop is; your comitting your whole stack here.

Id prolly raise to t360. then if he calls and cheks turn, i say "shit, i should gone all in on flop"

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I would've raised PF to 90.

If that's how you're reading the SB, a raise to 500 does the same as a push. Under my suggestion of raising to 90, you could get away with a raise to 400. It also tells you if this small pair is 99, 66, or 44.

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LOL

thats the problem with raising preflop... You put too much chips in the pot for you opponent to get away from it if he is not discipined enough.

KJ

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Originally Posted by Girevik
Heck, I've seen people go nuts with middle pair!

I guess I didnt mind committing my whole stack, I'll have something left over if I lose, but have a decent stack if I win. Is it too early to gamble?

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BB is t100
Preflop: Hero is UTG with :3d :5d,
Hero raises to t500

IMO yes...

3K dosent seem a lot more than 2K, but 1K put you in unconfortable postion as soon as blind hit the next level...

KJ

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Originally Posted by Girevik
Heck, I've seen people go nuts with middle pair!

How do you play it then? The only other line I like is re-raise him mabye 400t. I'd definatly be getting odds to call a push. If he pushes the turn I would be getting about 1:3 which would be a tough laydown (and leave me at 1400 if I fold). I might get a free card, but if the turns a blank he's prolly pushing...

- I'm not defending my play here, just explaining my logic. And I agree a raise to 90 pf is a better choice

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BB is t100
Preflop: Hero is UTG with :3d :5d,
Hero raises to t500

RESULTS-

He called with K6?!!? And I failed to improve

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BB is t100
Preflop: Hero is UTG with :3d :5d,
Hero raises to t500