[x]

Do you make these calls?

Reply to Thread
Page 1 of 11
  1. HarryKnox HarryKnox is offline

    Melbourne
    Australia

    Posts: 438
    Joined: Jan 06

    Jun 1st, 2006 (6/1/2006 4:25am)

    These are two hands from a regular $33 SNG on Stars. I just moved up from the $22s and have played four so far with a win and two thirds. I finished third in this one by the way and was two-tabling at the time (if that's important).

    We are still 8-handed in both situations and I have a tight image.

    <SPAN>pokerstars Game #5115862362: Tournament #25713472, $30+$3 Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2006/06/01 - 00:40:56 (ET)</SPAN>

    <SPAN>Table '25713472 1' 9-max Seat #6 is the button</SPAN>

    <SPAN>Seat 1: rackemcueboy (1735 in chips) </SPAN>

    <SPAN>Seat 2: HarryKnox (1400 in chips) </SPAN>

    <SPAN>Seat 3: k585 (1440 in chips) </SPAN>

    <SPAN>Seat 4: lxqcan (1535 in chips) </SPAN>

    <SPAN>Seat 5: RBPD5015 (1105 in chips) </SPAN>

    <SPAN>Seat 6: Yankeyes14 (1350 in chips) </SPAN>

    <SPAN>Seat 7: Couteau Kid (1905 in chips) </SPAN>

    <SPAN>Seat 9: GBaRtMaN (3030 in chips) </SPAN>

    <SPAN>Couteau Kid: posts small blind 15</SPAN>

    <SPAN>GBaRtMaN: posts big blind 30</SPAN>

    <SPAN>*** HOLE CARDS ***</SPAN>

    <SPAN>Dealt to HarryKnox [Tc Td]</SPAN>

    <SPAN>rackemcueboy: folds </SPAN>

    <SPAN>HarryKnox: raises 60 to 90</SPAN>

    <SPAN>k585: folds </SPAN>

    <SPAN>lxqcan: folds </SPAN>

    <SPAN>RBPD5015: folds </SPAN>

    <SPAN>Yankeyes14: raises 1260 to 1350 and is all-in</SPAN>

    <SPAN>Couteau Kid: folds </SPAN>

    <SPAN>GBaRtMaN: folds </SPAN>

    <SPAN>HarryKnox: folds </SPAN>

    <SPAN>Yankeyes14 collected 225 from pot</SPAN>

    <SPAN>Yankeyes14: doesn't show hand </SPAN>

    <SPAN>*** SUMMARY ***</SPAN>

    <SPAN>Total pot 225 | Rake 0 </SPAN>

    <SPAN>Seat 1: rackemcueboy folded before Flop (didn't bet)</SPAN>

    <SPAN>Seat 2: HarryKnox folded before Flop</SPAN>

    <SPAN>Seat 3: k585 folded before Flop (didn't bet)</SPAN>

    <SPAN>Seat 4: lxqcan folded before Flop (didn't bet)</SPAN>

    <SPAN>Seat 5: RBPD5015 folded before Flop (didn't bet)</SPAN>

    <SPAN>Seat 6: Yankeyes14 (button) collected (225)</SPAN>

    <SPAN>Seat 7: Couteau Kid (small blind) folded before Flop</SPAN>
    <SPAN>Seat 9: GBaRtMaN (big blind) folded before Flop
    </SPAN>
    I had no read on Yankeyes14, I don't think he had played a hand (so perhaps you could say he was tight or just hadn't picked up a hand). I couldn't work out what this overbet meant. Do I assume AK or is he playing scared poker with AA/KK/QQ? Or trying to make a high pocket pair look like AK? I folded because I just didn't know what to make of it.

    <SPAN>
    PokerStars Game #5115944252: Tournament #25713472, $30+$3 Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2006/06/01 - 00:49:19 (ET)</SPAN>

    <SPAN>Table '25713472 1' 9-max Seat #7 is the button</SPAN>

    <SPAN>Seat 1: rackemcueboy (1945 in chips) </SPAN>

    <SPAN>Seat 2: HarryKnox (1580 in chips) </SPAN>

    <SPAN>Seat 3: k585 (1395 in chips) is sitting out</SPAN>

    <SPAN>Seat 4: lxqcan (1290 in chips) </SPAN>

    <SPAN>Seat 5: RBPD5015 (1015 in chips) </SPAN>

    <SPAN>Seat 6: Yankeyes14 (1355 in chips) </SPAN>

    <SPAN>Seat 7: Couteau Kid (2350 in chips) </SPAN>

    <SPAN>Seat 9: GBaRtMaN (2570 in chips) </SPAN>

    <SPAN>GBaRtMaN: posts small blind 25</SPAN>

    <SPAN>rackemcueboy: posts big blind 50</SPAN>

    <SPAN>*** HOLE CARDS ***</SPAN>

    <SPAN>Dealt to HarryKnox [Jh Jd]</SPAN>

    <SPAN>HarryKnox: raises 100 to 150</SPAN>

    <SPAN>k585: folds </SPAN>

    <SPAN>lxqcan: folds </SPAN>

    <SPAN>RBPD5015: folds </SPAN>

    <SPAN>Yankeyes14: folds </SPAN>

    <SPAN>Couteau Kid: calls 150</SPAN>

    <SPAN>GBaRtMaN: raises 2420 to 2570 and is all-in</SPAN>

    <SPAN>rackemcueboy: folds </SPAN>

    <SPAN>HarryKnox: folds </SPAN>

    <SPAN>Couteau Kid: folds </SPAN>

    <SPAN>GBaRtMaN collected 500 from pot</SPAN>

    <SPAN>GBaRtMaN: doesn't show hand </SPAN>

    <SPAN>*** SUMMARY ***</SPAN>

    <SPAN>Total pot 500 | Rake 0 </SPAN>

    <SPAN>Seat 1: rackemcueboy (big blind) folded before Flop</SPAN>

    <SPAN>Seat 2: HarryKnox folded before Flop</SPAN>

    <SPAN>Seat 3: k585 folded before Flop (didn't bet)</SPAN>

    <SPAN>Seat 4: lxqcan folded before Flop (didn't bet)</SPAN>

    <SPAN>Seat 5: RBPD5015 folded before Flop (didn't bet)</SPAN>

    <SPAN>Seat 6: Yankeyes14 folded before Flop (didn't bet)</SPAN>

    <SPAN>Seat 7: Couteau Kid (button) folded before Flop</SPAN>
    <SPAN>Seat 9: GBaRtMaN (small blind) collected (500)</SPAN>

    I was not worried about Couteau Kid's call, he was very loose and calling everything. Once again I am faced with an all-in overbet. GBaRtMaN had been very aggressive but was only showing down good hands. Would you call another 1430 chips here at the 25/50 level? Once again I couldn't put him on a hand and decided to fold (my preferred option early in a SNG when I am unsure). If we were short handed with higher blinds I would call both in a heartbeat.

    So my main question is, what do these all-in overbets mean in the early stages of a regular $33 SNG on Stars? And would you make these calls in my situation?
  2. isuck123 isuck123 is offline

    Clearwater Beach, FL
    United States

    Posts: 4,012
    Joined: May 05

    Jun 1st, 2006 (6/1/2006 5:06am) in reply to HarryKnox

    I call the 2nd hand with JJ for sure.
    the squeeze play is SO HYPED these days and so many people are trying it with any 2 cards....just look at some of the posted HH by action jeff to see what i mean.
    1010 you can walk away from. You can walk away from JJ too.....but you uf you call IMO you will find yourself the preflop favorite
     
  3. HarryKnox HarryKnox is offline

    Melbourne
    Australia

    Posts: 438
    Joined: Jan 06

    Jun 1st, 2006 (6/1/2006 1:01pm) in reply to isuck123

    Yeah it seemed like a terrible spot to make a squeeze play and risk that many chips (for that pot) with any two. The second hand was definitely a tougher laydown. The more I think about it, he would probably raise AA/KK/QQ to about 500. The guy hadn't made a crazy overbet before this so I didn't know what to do. At the time if I called I would have just been hoping for the best, with no real confidence.
    Thread Starter
Reply to Thread
Page 1 of 11