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evilpie:
Just wondering what others would make of this play from DTD Saturday live event, £50 buy in, 141 runners.

Level 5 so blinds are 200/400 with 25 ante

Average is about 7000. I"m on 7100 having just clawed back from 2k 5 minutes ago. I"ve been playing very tight and have made my chips back recently with A9 suited which hit the A and QQ which I showed after initial raiser folded to my shove. Other than this I"ve not played much at all.

I"m in middle position with  td tc.

UTG folds, position 2 limps. I"m next to act and raise to 1200.

Everyone folds through to BB who calls the 1200 as does the original limper.

Flop comes  :2h: 5h 7c

BB with 12k behind him checks to position 2 (with about 7k) who bets 4000 in to the 4000 pot.

I"m sat with 5900 and a bit unsure of what to do or what to put him on. Is he bullying? Has he got a genuine hand? Is he flushing? Does he just hope I"m on AK / AQ and will fold?

Additionally - BB has just joined table so I don"t know anything about him. Position 2 has played a lot of pots. Also he limped a while ago with aces but ended up getting them cracked when 5 players joined the pot.

I"ll tell you the outcome when a few let me know what they would"ve done. If you need more info let me know and I"ll amend this post.

Thanks

tumblet:
Im shoving it in.. you are ahead...

But i fear a BB story, so ur behind to trips?

texfitz:
 :2c: :2s:

he"s asking "are you commited"

HaworthBantam:

I"d have to ask myself a few questions....

Is the guy in position 2 likely to slow play a big hand (over pair to your tens) again so soon after having his Aces cracked ?

Is the guy in position 2 likely to call a raise and a caller with a small pair, knowing that 2 players are in there and there"s a BIG percentage chance of overcards ?

If your answer to these two questions is "no", then I"d be pushing - maybe think he"s on AK or AQ.

Having no info on the BB is a problem. With his check on the flop, I"d probably think he called the original raise to "protect" his blind - or as I like to call it, donk off good chips after bad.  :D

On saying that, what the hell do I know....... ;D

AMRN:
Also have to ask yourself whether you will find yourself in such a strong position with an overpair to the flop before the blinds start to catch up with you. You"re back below the average again following your preflop action....

If you planned the hand and your actions prior to making your first raise, I wonder what flop you were hoping to see with your 10 10.... 257 seems perfect. You must have considered when you made your preflop raise that if the flop came low, you might be asked to commit your stack..... and if you weren"t prepared to commit with 10 10 on a 257 flop, then don"t waste the chips preflop.

In my opinion, you"ve made the correct raise preflop and having received a call, you are praying for a low flop... which you have got. Only one thing to do now - Shove it in!!  If you lose to a bigger pair, c"est la vie and move to the cash tables..... if you see 88 or 99, or even AK, you just put yourself into a strong position with potential to go deep.

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