Andromeda 0 Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 Full Tilt PokerNo Limit Holdem Ring gameBlinds: $0.05/$0.109 playersConverterStack sizes:Hero: $1.65UTG+1: $6.75MP1: $2.45MP2: $4.25MP3: $3.60CO: $10Button: $3.70SB: $1BB: $3.05Pre-flop: (9 players) Hero is UTG with Q J Hero raises to $0.5, 3 folds, MP3 calls, 4 folds.Flop: 7 2 9 ($1.15, 2 players)Hero checks, MP3 bets $1.2, Hero ???.should I have lead out here or was checking the best option? Should I call??? Link to post Share on other sites
simo_8ball 0 Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 WTF? I'm assuming you aren't serious about this, but:Buy in full.Preflop sucks. Hard.Open shove the flop. As played, you can fold. Link to post Share on other sites
tskillz187 0 Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 What the hell is this? You have no stack! Buy in for $10! I don't even understand, this is like late in a tourney with how small stacks are. I would fold JQ UTG in a full ring game, especially when everyone is short, that hand plays better multiway and in position. You got neither.If I raised like you did, I pretty much shove all in on any flop and pray that he folds or I spike. Link to post Share on other sites
krup24 0 Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 WTF? I'm assuming you aren't serious about this, but:Buy in full.Preflop sucks. Hard.Open shove the flop. As played, you can fold.QFT and he is serious i think Link to post Share on other sites
Andromeda 0 Posted January 26, 2008 Author Share Posted January 26, 2008 The only reason I don't have a full stack is because I don't have any $ online right now and had a shit night last night...literally what I have @ FT is what you see here. I have learned to always keep topped up @ the table, I just couldn't in this instance.What sucks about the PF so hard? I'm not sure why it's not showing it but I at least one new person posted, so to make a pot-size raise doesn't seem like a stretch. Link to post Share on other sites
David_Nicoson 1 Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 The only reason I don't have a full stack is because I don't have any $ online right now and had a shit night last night...literally what I have @ FT is what you see here. I have learned to always keep topped up @ the table, I just couldn't in this instance.What sucks about the PF so hard? I'm not sure why it's not showing it but I at least one new person posted, so to make a pot-size raise doesn't seem like a stretch.You're playing a tricky hand with a short stack. When you're playing a short stack you want to play the hand that has the best chance of winning a showdown, not a hand that can potentially make a huge hand. If you flop a draw, you can't muscle anyone out on a semibluff, and you can't call and bet again after you hit (because you're out of chips).What hands can call us? Hands that crush us (AQ, AA, etc.), hands that are ahead of us (Ax), and hands that coin flip with us (33). It's more than a little optimistic to expect QT to call here.There's a little bit of dead money, but it doesn't compensate for the other factors, especially since we haven't seen anyone's action yet. Link to post Share on other sites
Andromeda 0 Posted January 26, 2008 Author Share Posted January 26, 2008 You're playing a tricky hand with a short stack. When you're playing a short stack you want to play the hand that has the best chance of winning a showdown, not a hand that can potentially make a huge hand. If you flop a draw, you can't muscle anyone out on a semibluff, and you can't call and bet again after you hit (because you're out of chips).What hands can call us? Hands that crush us (AQ, AA, etc.), hands that are ahead of us (Ax), and hands that coin flip with us (33). It's more than a little optimistic to expect QT to call here.There's a little bit of dead money, but it doesn't compensate for the other factors, especially since we haven't seen anyone's action yet.this is why I post here, thanks for this.As played, I called going all-in. Villain flipped over AA and I hit my 2 outs for the flush. Good to see I can still make donkey calls and suck out like usual. Link to post Share on other sites
NoBBiR 0 Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 this is why I post here, thanks for this.As played, I called going all-in. Villain flipped over AA and I hit my 2 outs for the flush. Good to see I can still make donkey calls and suck out like usual.Then you've already learned the most important skill in NLHE. Link to post Share on other sites
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