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03-01-2011 , 02:49 PM

shikari424

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Full Tilt Poker $24 + $2 Rush On Demand No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t25/t50 Blinds - 9 players
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BTN: t1395 27.90 BBs
SB: t1500 30 BBs
BB: t1110 22.20 BBs
Hero (UTG): t2125 42.50 BBs
UTG+1: t2325 46.50 BBs
UTG+2: t1530 30.60 BBs
MP1: t1820 36.40 BBs
MP2: t2915 58.30 BBs
CO: t1714 34.28 BBs

Pre Flop: (t75) Hero is UTG with 9

Hero calls t50, 2 folds, MP1 raises to t200, 6 folds

This is just an example of a spot where i'm always clueless. If this is a fold/call, how deep do effective stacks have to be for it to be so? Can you play this hand for anything other than set mining value oop vs an MP iso in early game?

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03-01-2011 , 02:56 PM

llabwol

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yh dont open limp.

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03-01-2011 , 03:28 PM

CatBrains

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I would open-raise. Limping here screams middle pair. I almost never open-limp UTG, though. Someone trickier than me might explain the benefits. A reraise is villain and position dependent, but usually a fold.

As played, I think it is probably a call, but close. Not getting quite the right odds to set-mine (I use 15 to 1 as a general rule unless you KNOW villain is going to stack off), but 99 does have some value outside of sets. You just have to be very good post flop to find it oop and without the initiative.

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03-01-2011 , 04:12 PM

tboneparte

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raise pre, call now.

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03-01-2011 , 04:20 PM

CDoubleU

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I raise pre and fold now. Stacks aren't deep enough for me to set mine and playing 99 oop in this spot is no good.

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