PokerStars Game #31505883305: Tournament #185960603, $5.00+$0.50 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level XIII (600/1200) - 2009/08/11 17:20:51 WET [2009/08/11 12:20:51 ET]
Table '185960603 225' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: Arbotante (18159 in chips)
Seat 2: Biertank (32718 in chips)
Seat 3: salsatop (23224 in chips)
Seat 4: clumber (47383 in chips)
Seat 5: tmh_money (66028 in chips)
Seat 6: Mindslicer (71920 in chips)
Seat 7: BooHewerdine (36850 in chips)
Seat 8: landraas (17113 in chips)
Seat 9: Thomo (25855 in chips)
Arbotante: posts the ante 125
Biertank: posts the ante 125
salsatop: posts the ante 125
clumber: posts the ante 125
tmh_money: posts the ante 125
Mindslicer: posts the ante 125
BooHewerdine: posts the ante 125
landraas: posts the ante 125
Thomo: posts the ante 125
Arbotante: posts small blind 600
Biertank: posts big blind 1200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to clumber [9d 9c]
salsatop: calls 1200
clumber: raises 2790 to 3990
tmh_money: calls 3990
Mindslicer: folds
BooHewerdine: folds
landraas: folds
Thomo: folds
Arbotante: folds
Biertank: folds
salsatop: calls 2790
*** FLOP *** [6d 5h 7c]
salsatop: checks
clumber: bets 8800
tmh_money: raises 8800 to 17600
salsatop: folds
clumber: folds
Uncalled bet (8800) returned to tmh_money
tmh_money collected 32495 from pot
tmh_money: doesn't show hand
salsatop said, "club u ar big idiot"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 32495 | Rake 0
Board [6d 5h 7c]
Seat 1: Arbotante (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: Biertank (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: salsatop folded on the Flop
Seat 4: clumber folded on the Flop
Seat 5: tmh_money collected (32495)
Seat 6: Mindslicer folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: BooHewerdine folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: landraas folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: Thomo (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)


Was this the right play? Should i check raise? Should i just shove over his raise? He seemed fairly sensible, not a maniac.

If he was sensible, I doubt he'd call preflop with 89, 34, or 48. He also wouldn't call with anything that gave him 2 pair. The only hands he could really have you beat with is if he flopped a set or has an overpair, too. If he had A7, he'd probably just call you, not min-raise.

Flat calling will pretty much have you pot committed, so it's really going to depend on your read on him. If I was past the bubble, I'd probably ship it in over the top. Otherwise, though, it may be worth taking the hit and living to fight another hand.

Without reads I would have done exactly what you did. I don't normally expect any hands you beat to make this minraise.

I think you played that right. Not many hands that he's going to make that raise with that you can beat.

Likely answer to what he's holding is a set. I suppose it's possible he has an overpair, but to just flat call pre-flop with 1010+ seems a little strange, especially if he's going to confidently re-pop on the flop.

There is an outside chance that he could be holding 88 or 44 I guess.

without a good read its a tough spot. i feel i lay that hand down most of the time plz convert for some better feedback