The Amoeba

Standard raise or push preflop?

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HAND #3

Things to Consider
1.) Hand Strength
2.) Opponents stack sizes
3.) My stack size in relation to BB
4.) Position
Why are they important?
1.) 99 is a very strong hand for this situation
2.) There are no desperate stacks, most are in same ballpark area
3.) I am fairly safe at this point, with the 100/200 25ante level being next. I may be able to get away if I make a raise and am reraised, but do I want to get away?
4.) My position sucks, if someone wakes up with a hand behind me I am toast if I push.
As a result, I think I should:
Make a standard raise (2.5BB). Call if BB or BTN shoves, fold if others shove.

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Poker Stars, $6 + $0.50 NL Hold'em Tournament, 100/200 Blinds, 5 Players
LeggoPoker.com - Hand History Converter

SB: 2,870
BB: 2,170
Hero (UTG): 3,265
CO: 3,360
BTN: 1,835

Pre-Flop: (300) 9[img]http://www.legopoker.com/hh/images/heartnormal.gif[/img] 9[img]http://www.legopoker.com/hh/images/diamondnormal.gif[/img] dealt to Hero (UTG)
Hero ??

LadyWrestler

I would raise my standard amount and fold to a reraise.

sfustsh

700, and call shove from button or BB, but fold if CO or SB shove.

Like I always say, 99 is a monster.

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Carrera: fuck you

as just above it means big bet.
so again fuck off

MewsicLovr

Yeah I think what you and sfu came up with are reasonable.

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(2:13:49 PM) Mirage: I had already decided to get it in while he was timing down though so his FE was nonexistant
(2:14:05 PM) Mirage: I mean wtf does he think I have there when I take that line pre and on the flop
(2:14:11 PM) Eric: {random}
(2:14:14 PM) Mirage: lol

darinvg

2.5x is best.

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Wake Boxer: hate it when shove monkeys like darin cash, but what ya gonna do
darinvg: i have to get lucky sometimes

sfustsh

Why 2.5 > 3.5?

I figured, we're UTG, so I want a little extra umpff to get all to fold. I also like 700 so I can call if BTN or BB shove. With 2.5 we have another decision to make.

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Carrera: fuck you

as just above it means big bet.
so again fuck off

darinvg

2.5x gets the same job done while risking less chips and creating a smaller pot if flat called.
It's an easy call vs the BTN and BB no matter what.

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Wake Boxer: hate it when shove monkeys like darin cash, but what ya gonna do
darinvg: i have to get lucky sometimes

hiho

Sorry to bring back an old thread again, but is this still true at lower buyins?

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"99% of the players are cake suck at poker" Randy 4/15/08

The Amoeba

Yes I think it is. It makes the hand much more manageable.

darinvg

Yeah, buyin shouldn't really matter here. You don't want to make bigger raises to try and get people to fold. Just make a standard raise to hopefully fold everyone out or maybe to just isolate and play from there.

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Wake Boxer: hate it when shove monkeys like darin cash, but what ya gonna do
darinvg: i have to get lucky sometimes