Easy Fold?

yeltzen · #1 (**permalink**) 03-10-2006, 07:20 PM

I know nothing about the monster stack, he just got moved to my table.

POKERSTARS GAME #4243369612: TOURNAMENT #21092632, HOLD'EM NO LIMIT - LEVEL IV (50/100) - 2006/03/10 - 20:15:48 (ET)

Table '21092632 2' Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: sssezzz (2535 in chips)
Seat 2: 88828 (697 in chips)
Seat 3: kbraver (960 in chips)
Seat 4: JaspudUF (3830 in chips)
Seat 5: MrJitters (5270 in chips)
Seat 6: Tio Chepo (4597 in chips)
Seat 7: JimSkywalker (4320 in chips)
Seat 8: yeltzen (2634 in chips)
Seat 9: DreamWevvr (6772 in chips)
Tio Chepo: posts small blind 50
JimSkywalker: posts big blind 100

*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to yeltzen [Kd Ks]
yeltzen: raises 300 to 400
DreamWevvr: calls 400
sssezzz: folds
88828: folds
kbraver: folds
JaspudUF: folds
MrJitters: folds
Tio Chepo: folds
JimSkywalker: folds

*** FLOP *** [9s Ad Qc]
yeltzen: bets 550
DreamWevvr: raises 1450 to 2000

ink_junkie · #2 (**permalink**) 03-10-2006, 07:45 PM

I wouldn't call it easy, but I think you have to fold here. My guess is he flopped two pair and I don't think the pot odds are there to take the risk, especially since you don't have a read on the raiser.

Avenged · #3 (**permalink**) 03-10-2006, 08:03 PM

for some reason my k's seem to go bust on pokerstars bought 80% of the time...

Vitesse304 · #4 (**permalink**) 03-10-2006, 08:26 PM

easy fold.

with the A and the Q, you gotta figure 2 pair or even trips got you beat.

But, then again...he might be pushing with a small pair on a scary flop...

Fins · #5 (**permalink**) 03-10-2006, 08:28 PM

Like a lawn chair

SpaceMonkey · #6 (**permalink**) 03-10-2006, 08:40 PM

Standard play. Sucks losing 40% of your stack. But it's a fold.

Next time try limping UTG with AA/KK.

yeltzen · #7 (**permalink**) 03-10-2006, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by SpaceMonkey

Standard play. Sucks losing 40% of your stack. But it's a fold.

Next time try limping UTG with AA/KK.

I was thinking about it, but the table was pretty passive, so I didn't want to get 6 calls behind me, ya know? This was in the 180 SnG you recommended. I folded, obviously.

SpaceMonkey · #8 (**permalink**) 03-10-2006, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by yeltzen

I was thinking about it, but the table was pretty passive, so I didn't want to get 6 calls behind me, ya know? This was in the 180 SnG you recommended. I folded, obviously.

Yeah, nothing sucks more than a passive table for AA/KK UTG. Regardless, it's a good tournament, I think. I still suggest you play a couple more. You have to love the amount of donkeys.

yeltzen · #9 (**permalink**) 03-10-2006, 08:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SpaceMonkey

Yeah, nothing sucks more than a passive table for AA/KK UTG. Regardless, it's a good tournament, I think. I still suggest you play a couple more. You have to love the amount of donkeys.

I'll definitely play more. I think I'm giving up on limit, and I like playing in a tournament that only lasts 2 - 4 hours but has a nice prize pool. I couldn't get much going early, so I was surprised I lasted as long as I did.

SpaceMonkey · #10 (**permalink**) 03-10-2006, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by yeltzen

I'll definitely play more. I think I'm giving up on limit, and I like playing in a tournament that only lasts 2 - 4 hours but has a nice prize pool. I couldn't get much going early, so I was surprised I lasted as long as I did.

Yep. That's why I like it so much myself. No more than 4 hours, and really good top 2 payouts, and 3rd not so bad either. And so many donkeys!

You can routinely be in the final 40 1 double up away from an above average stack just by playing a solid tight game. I The event I took 2nd, I believe I played 5 hands in the first two hours and I was chip leader.