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  1. felloff felloff is offline

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    Jul 15th, 2008 (7/15/2008 2:24pm)

    pokerstars Game #18840565304: Tournament #95565382, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2008/07/15 - 14:20:54 (ET)
    Table '95565382 121' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
    Seat 1: TheKeeper64 (1400 in chips)
    Seat 2: severz22 (2210 in chips)
    Seat 3: lio26 (1775 in chips)
    Seat 4: Tooobi123 (4655 in chips)
    Seat 5: frohos (2480 in chips)
    Seat 6: felloff (3175 in chips)
    Seat 7: riese210 (2040 in chips)
    Seat 8: Smu-kuce (3920 in chips)
    Seat 9: heathh69 (2430 in chips)
    severz22: posts small blind 25
    lio26: posts big blind 50
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to felloff [Ah Kd]
    Tooobi123: folds
    frohos: folds
    felloff: raises 100 to 150
    riese210: folds
    Smu-kuce: folds
    heathh69: raises 350 to 500
    TheKeeper64: folds
    severz22: folds
    lio26: folds
    felloff: ?

    i have been tag and so has he.. tricky spot..i think flatting oop is horrid.. not sure i want to ship it in here with this hand with blinds this low... fold? advice please
  2. pavlo1998 pavlo1998 is offline

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    Jul 15th, 2008 (7/15/2008 2:58pm) in reply to felloff

    early in the tourney...id shove and take the flip
  3. cassettecounty cassettecounty is offline

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    Jul 15th, 2008 (7/15/2008 3:02pm) in reply to felloff

    Generally - especially against a TAG player - you have to consider this:

    It is unlikely he would reraise you with AQ or worse (the only hands you're dominating), which means you're coin-flip at best (QQ and under), dominated at worst (AA, KK), or chopping (AK).

    That said, out of position, against this type of player and in this situation, do you want to gamble this early in the tournament or wait for a better spot?
  4. losfer losfer is offline

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    Jul 15th, 2008 (7/15/2008 3:11pm) in reply to felloff

    I think I like shipping it here. If he's really TAG, you might have a bit of fold equity (not much though) and you're not likely to be much of a dog. It's early, so you don't have prize-pool considerations. Let's get it in and hope for the best.
  5. felloff felloff is offline

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    Jul 15th, 2008 (7/15/2008 4:03pm) in reply to losfer

    ya i mean i folded here i invested only 150 and i figured that best i am a 50% fav or crushed so.. i guess i am a nit
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    Jul 15th, 2008 (7/15/2008 4:11pm) in reply to felloff

    Not a bad fold. I appreciate the ability to toss AK. Makes more sense to me than calling/hoping in a situation like this. Preference.
  7. losfer losfer is offline

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    Jul 15th, 2008 (7/15/2008 4:16pm) in reply to felloff

     
    Originally Posted by felloff View Post

    ya i mean i folded here i invested only 150 and i figured that best i am a 50% fav or crushed so.. i guess i am a nit

    I don't think folding is bad. considering your opponent, it's probably a close play. I like getting it in early in a tournament. Others don't.
  8. djelove djelove is offline

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    Jul 15th, 2008 (7/15/2008 4:47pm) in reply to felloff

    yah no way you can flat pre-flop. 9x out of ten that's a good fold.
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    Jul 15th, 2008 (7/15/2008 7:53pm) in reply to felloff

    ship or fold. i prefer fold in this spot.
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