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One of the first hands of the tournament, I have two hands about UTG
(0/0) and 5 hands about UTG+1 (80/80) if this matters at all. What do
you think?
Poker Stars $2.28+$0.22 No Limit Hold'em Tournament – t10/t20 Blinds – 9 players
MP2: t1500 75 BBs
CO: t1490 74.50 BBs
Hero (BTN): t1470 73.50 BBs
SB: t2261 113.05 BBs
BB: t1500 75 BBs
UTG: t1500 75 BBs
UTG+1: t1530 76.50 BBs
UTG+2: t1420 71 BBs
MP1: t829 41.45 BBs
Pre Flop: (t30) Hero is BTN with A
A
UTG calls t20, UTG+1 raises to t100, 4 folds, Hero raises to t295, 2 folds, UTG calls t275, UTG+1 calls t195
Flop: (t915) 8
T 4 (3 players)
UTG bets t1205 all in, UTG+1 calls t1205, Hero folds
Really tough spot with no real reads on the opponents. Obviously utg is not a great player since he has donk shoved the flop but it's hard to imagine what hand he does it with that you are ahead of. Could be that he has a set of 4s, the Ad, top pair, or even a made flush. Utg+1 could be on a similar range but with overpairs in there too. Chances are that one of them is ahead, or at least they have a diamond between them. I think I fold and then hate it when they turn over crap.
I would go with this. The donk shove looks weak, therefore the next guy probably feels comfortable getting it in with a bunch of 1-pair type hands or possibly a naked flush draw that you are also crushing. I call.
100% snap calling this. I have noticed that people do this a lot on the lower limits, and when I call them they have air a good portion of the time.
October 6, 2010
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i would snap this off and expect to dodge diamonds
I also would go with this. UTG can have any pair and thinking noone has AT given the action, Ad with any pair, or just a wierd top pair. The other guy likely has some overpair but any overpair could also have a diamond with it. I take my chance on the triple up here.
Boy was I outnumbered!
The oher replies made sound arguments though and looking back at the hand I tend to agree, and hope I'm not just comforming to majority view. When you are behind on the flop you are drawing very thin but I think a lot of the time you will be against top pair and flush draw type hands. You are having to call 1200 into a 2700 pot so getting great odds if you are trying to fade their outs, which makes up for the times you are behind. So on second thinking I would also call. Unfortunately as there is no 3day time bank I sat out whilst I made my decision.
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