Pocket tens to one raiser

[Mr. Bob Dobolina]

$30 NLHE 7-player tourney home game, 6 players left, blinds at 35/75. Players
start with 2000 in chips. Top 2 pay out.

UTG+1, a relative unknown but seemingly solid player but the big stack after
busting out the first player, raises to 210. Hero on button looks down to TT
with just over 1500 in chips.

What's the play?

Any meaningful raise here is a commitment of half my stack, so I think the
choices are push or call.

With a push, we'll pick up the money on the table unless the raiser has a
premium hand. If he calls, he's going to call with AK, AQ, AA-99, I figure. I'm
favorite (albeit small) against most of those hands, but in most cases it'll be
a small advantage in otherwise a coin flip.

With a call, we can:

- Commit to a stop and go and just push on the flop.

- Do we slow down on the flop if an overcard comes?

Bob


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[Mark]

Bob,

Your right. Your chgoice are limited to a degree. The raise was not as big
as it appears. Usually a raise of this degree means pp, PP, AX or two face
cards (KQ, KJ most likely). I have seen players raise like that with J10.
Frankly I would push here and let it go to a coin flip. Your a 57% chance to
win VS AX hands. A 75% chance to win vs pp.



"Mr. Bob Dobolina" <43080722@recpoker.com> wrote in message
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> $30 NLHE 7-player tourney home game, 6 players left, blinds at 35/75.
Players
> start with 2000 in chips. Top 2 pay out.
>
> UTG+1, a relative unknown but seemingly solid player but the big stack
after
> busting out the first player, raises to 210. Hero on button looks down to
TT
> with just over 1500 in chips.
>
> What's the play?
>
> Any meaningful raise here is a commitment of half my stack, so I think the
> choices are push or call.
>
> With a push, we'll pick up the money on the table unless the raiser has a
> premium hand. If he calls, he's going to call with AK, AQ, AA-99, I
figure. I'm
> favorite (albeit small) against most of those hands, but in most cases
it'll be
> a small advantage in otherwise a coin flip.
>
> With a call, we can:
>
> - Commit to a stop and go and just push on the flop.
>
> - Do we slow down on the flop if an overcard comes?
>
> Bob
>
>
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[GTech1]

You're not in position for a stop and go.  I'd prob. just call here and
re-evaluate on the flop.

On May 13 2006 11:35 AM, Mr. Bob Dobolina wrote:

> $30 NLHE 7-player tourney home game, 6 players left, blinds at 35/75. Players
> start with 2000 in chips. Top 2 pay out.
>
> UTG+1, a relative unknown but seemingly solid player but the big stack after
> busting out the first player, raises to 210. Hero on button looks down to TT
> with just over 1500 in chips.
>
> What's the play?
>
> Any meaningful raise here is a commitment of half my stack, so I think the
> choices are push or call.
>
> With a push, we'll pick up the money on the table unless the raiser has a
> premium hand. If he calls, he's going to call with AK, AQ, AA-99, I figure.
> I'm
> favorite (albeit small) against most of those hands, but in most cases it'll
> be
> a small advantage in otherwise a coin flip.
>
> With a call, we can:
>
> - Commit to a stop and go and just push on the flop.
>
> - Do we slow down on the flop if an overcard comes?
>
> Bob
>



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