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  1. Mouser1299 Mouser1299 is offline

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    Apr 19th, 2008 (4/19/2008 2:44pm)

    I called...but I'm not sure if it was the best decision. BTW, I'm not being results oriented, I won the hand. But was it a questionable call this early? The raiser had only played a few hands.

    pokerstars Game #16845080513: Tournament #85172828, $2.00+$0.20 Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2008/04/19 - 14:38:55 (ET)
    Table '85172828 71' 6-max Seat #4 is the button

    Seat 1: hotwire1949 (3245 in chips)
    Seat 2: jaytyo (690 in chips)
    Seat 3: catfishwarre (4195 in chips)
    Seat 4: Mouser1299 (1605 in chips)
    Seat 5: cissn2go (1935 in chips)
    Seat 6: blanqui (1060 in chips)

    cissn2go: posts small blind 15
    blanqui: posts big blind 30
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to Mouser1299 [Jc Js]
    hotwire1949: calls 30
    jaytyo: folds
    catfishwarre: folds
    Mouser1299: raises 80 to 110
    cissn2go: folds
    blanqui: raises 950 to 1060 and is all-in
    hotwire1949: folds
    Mouser1299: calls 950
  2. Dazbog Dazbog is offline

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    Apr 19th, 2008 (4/19/2008 7:25pm) in reply to Mouser1299

    I smell a rat. AA/KK most likely, with AK coming in third, imo. If the raiser had only played a few hands, do you mean he had just moved to the table or was very tight? At this level, at this buy-in, guys will push early with lots of things, to be sure. But if I had no real reads as to what he would push with, I would lean towards folding unless you think AK and NOT AA/KK. Tough to fold, for sure, but if your gut tells you to because of your reads, then muck.
  3. pvilly13187 pvilly13187 is offline

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    Apr 19th, 2008 (4/19/2008 8:25pm) in reply to Dazbog

    i think you are ahead. if he had AA or KK or even QQ. i dont see the all in push from you opponent with you only investing 110 so far i believe a reraise to 400-500 ish just to get some action.i put your opponent on A7 to A10 or any suited ace. the pot odds werent too good for you to call but i would make it. early in the tourney in a higher buyin i think its a fold but unfortunately people dont have too much value or thought in lower limits. i think you were right to call you had the 4th best hand at a 6 handed table. imo considering the circumstances ot was an instacall
  4. craig_9806 craig_9806 is offline

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    Apr 24th, 2008 (4/24/2008 9:33am) in reply to Mouser1299

    Insta call all day. Even if you're up against AA, KK, QQ you have very little time or money invested so going out wouldn't be the end of the world. At this level you'll be ahead more then your behind. Double up and move onto the next hand.
  5. sotti sotti is offline

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    Apr 24th, 2008 (4/24/2008 11:57am) in reply to Mouser1299

    we'll If I'm blanqui I'm not making it a reraise to 250-300 with AQ, AK only to fold to shove, nor do I want to get flatted, because your post flop decision will be basically be allin/fold, so it's better to move that decision foward preflop.

    So his range is probably big Aces, and maybe 88-JJ or even QQ, I see KK or AA playing it a little slower trying to get some money in the pot.
  6. craig_9806 craig_9806 is offline

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    Apr 25th, 2008 (4/25/2008 6:16am) in reply to sotti

     
    Originally Posted by sotti View Post

    So his range is probably big Aces, and maybe 88-JJ or even QQ, I see KK or AA playing it a little slower trying to get some money in the pot

    In this kind of tournament his range would be through the roof. Could have been a low PP but I wouldn't even put him on that. You made a standard button raise so it is possible that he thought you were trying to steal so he jammed it up trying to steal back. Would like to find out what he did have though I'm guessing K8 or some kind of connectors
  7. lordxixor101 lordxixor101 is offline

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    Apr 25th, 2008 (4/25/2008 11:38am) in reply to Mouser1299

    There is a huge range here. However, at the $5 game (which I found similar to $2 game when I played it), people play AA and KK like this, either trying to scare out other players (scared to get sucked out on) or as a hidden play (no one plays AA like this, so I'll call, crap, it's AA).

    But, all the same, I see 33 make this move (I don't do it, but I've seen it).

    So, it's a huge range. I think your ahead of a lot of it, and you need to hit some hands along the way, so I think I call here, and if I lose, oh well, part of the game.

    So, I like the call. What did he have?
  8. deej_0607 deej_0607 is offline

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    Apr 26th, 2008 (4/26/2008 3:09pm) in reply to lordxixor101

    fist pump callllllllllllllllll
  9. finewhine finewhine is offline

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    Apr 27th, 2008 (4/27/2008 4:20am) in reply to Mouser1299

    I'd call, because I can't see him pushing with QQ+. It's true that a few do, but not most players, regardless of entry fee. It looks like AJs-AK, pocket pair, so I think you're ahead of his range and at worst it's a toss-up. If you lose, you're only out $2.20, no biggie. I agree with the other poster, however, that if this was a big entry fee, I would not call with this hand so early in the tourney.
  10. GoBilliards GoBilliards is offline

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    Apr 28th, 2008 (4/28/2008 12:05am) in reply to Mouser1299

    PPL fold at this level??
     
  11. woertink woertink is offline

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    Apr 28th, 2008 (4/28/2008 12:51pm) in reply to GoBilliards

    never fold JJ in this spot. too many bad players shove complete garbage at this level, and doubling up helps you against that innevitable bad beat ;o
  12. almightyjean almightyjean is offline

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    Apr 28th, 2008 (4/28/2008 1:09pm) in reply to Mouser1299

    If it was a full table, I would definitely consider folding. If I had any kind of a read to suggest that he is relatively tight, or at least not particularly aggressive, I would fold at a full table. But six handed, at this low a buy-in, I think his range is broad enough that you can call here.
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