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J9s in BB overlimp? J9s in BB overlimp?

05-28-2014 , 05:08 PM
Am I getting enough odds to call here and is it worth calling? I have a feeling that my draws could cost me a lot postflop...What hands can we call with in this spot?

PokerStars - $1.29+$0.21|10/20 NL - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

SB: 72 BB (VPIP: 11.54, PFR: 7.69, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 26)
Hero (BB): 51 BB
UTG: 85 BB (VPIP: 50.00, PFR: 12.50, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 8)
UTG+1: 76.5 BB (VPIP: 62.50, PFR: 25.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 8)
MP: 77.5 BB (VPIP: 31.25, PFR: 12.66, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 80)
MP+1: 62 BB (VPIP: 18.18, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 22)
MP+2: 82 BB (VPIP: 25.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 8)
CO: 84.5 BB (VPIP: 62.50, PFR: 12.50, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 8)
BTN: 84.5 BB (VPIP: 12.50, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 8)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 9 J

UTG calls 1 BB, UTG+1 raises to 4.5 BB, MP calls 4.5 BB, fold, MP+2 calls 4.5 BB, fold, fold, fold, BB HERO?
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05-28-2014 , 07:17 PM
(That's not an overlimp, it's an overcall)

Reasons to call:
-Getting 4:1 on a call
-Effective stacks are deep enough to get a bunch of value
-Opponents are likely horrible
-J9 is such a pretty hand and it's zoooted too!

Reasons to fold:
-we're multiway and out of position (thats 2 reasons i guess)
-we have little chance of bluffing succesfully
-we're gonna flop draws more often then good made hands
-most good made hands we do make wont be the nuts
-UTG+1 likely has a hand and likes to bet big, so probably no cheap draw/showdown
-we are not closing the action, UTG limp reraise anyone?

More reasons to fold, probably better reasons to call. That's assuming we don't commit a lot of chips on 1 pair type hands and opponents bet/call light.
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05-28-2014 , 07:56 PM
Quote:
-we are not closing the action, UTG limp reraise anyone?
UTG just called
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