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Min raises at low limits big hands or just bad players?

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  1. Topher70 Topher70 is offline

    Whitby
    Canada

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    Feb 26th, 2007 (2/26/2007 8:53pm)

    Early in a $5.50. Just moved to the table and have no real read on the guy. It seems to me that more often than not min raises turn out to be aa or kk. What's your play here? Fold, call, reraise or push? I didn't like calling - aces and kings hit the flop too often and spending 25-30% of my stack doing that didn't seem to make sense. If I'm going to stay in I would have likely pushed. In the end I convinced myself that the min raise was a good hand like aa kk maybe aks and folded.

    pokerstars Game #8643663191: Tournament #43697823, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2007/02/26 - 21:40:20 (ET)
    Table '43697823 116' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
    Seat 1: jae1978 (2075 in chips)
    Seat 2: swat71 (4060 in chips)
    Seat 3: rogosin (2380 in chips)
    Seat 4: LetsGambleTO (2455 in chips)
    Seat 5: buffsa (1910 in chips)
    Seat 6: chistina85 (970 in chips)
    Seat 7: Notforever (3510 in chips)
    Seat 8: imweis2u (585 in chips)
    Seat 9: LITTLE FISHY (1610 in chips)
    Notforever: posts small blind 25
    imweis2u: posts big blind 50
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to Notforever [Qd Qs]
    LITTLE FISHY: folds
    jae1978: folds
    swat71: raises 50 to 100
    rogosin: folds
    LetsGambleTO: folds
    LetsGambleTO is sitting out
    buffsa: folds
    chistina85: folds
    Notforever: raises 200 to 300
    imweis2u: folds
    swat71: raises 750 to 1050
  2. CayneB CayneB is offline

    Littleton, CO
    United States

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    Feb 26th, 2007 (2/26/2007 10:35pm) in reply to Topher70

    I wanted to say great laydown, as his play does really look like AA or QQ. BUT, I've played a lot of tourneys at the $5+.50 level, and have witnessed some very odd play. I wouldn't be surprised to learn he showed something dumb like AK or TT here. I like your play though. Pick a better spot when you're more sure you're ahead.
  3. neophyte neophyte is offline

    Williamsburg, VA
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    Feb 26th, 2007 (2/26/2007 11:10pm) in reply to Topher70

    in my experience min raises from early position are really big hands, esp with that reraise
  4. sleepi sleepi is offline

    Webster, NY
    United States

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    Feb 27th, 2007 (2/27/2007 12:15am) in reply to Topher70

    i think you can fold there, he's the one guy that has you outchipped and you don't wanna tango with him, he's repping KK or AA, even if it's AK you don't have to race here, there will be better spots.
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