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EddieBoy
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03-18-2005, 06:20 AM
Post subject: 99 on the button
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Straight
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Corona California
Posts: 125
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I'm in a tournament, i get 99 on the button (as the title says, haha); the blinds are 50/100, 3 people limp in front of me, is this a raise or limp situation? is this a stupid question?
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Yeahhhh mannnnnn
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ensign_lee
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4-of-a-Kind
Join Date: Feb 2005
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Depends on your style of play.
3 limpers + the blinds? I limp. Let's see if I can't hit that 9.
If I want to raise and isolate? raise 6x the BB. See who comes along for the ride.
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dsaxton
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4-of-a-Kind
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Arlington, VA
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How many chips do you have? I'd consider moving all-in if the blinds are large with respect to your stack. If the blinds are medium-sized compared to your stack, I'd probably call and try to flop a set. If the blinds are small with respect to your stack, I would raise and bet the pot on the flop if checked to. You could win a fairly large pot if you flop a set here since it'll be difficult for your opponents to put you on 9-9.
That is how I'd play it, but I'm not exactly a tournament expert.
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a500lbgorilla
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JESUS TAKE THE KEYBOARD
Join Date: Sep 2004
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Stack size is one of the deciding factors here. Your opponents and your own.
-'rilla
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Smithers, use the amnesia ray.
You mean the revolver, sir?
Precisely.
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Dunk
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Straight
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Metrowest Massachusetts
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I'm reminded of Mike Caro's misery index. The odds of you getting to the flop with nothing to make your set and at least one overcard are something like 75% for 99 (totally from memory).
That said, three limpers in front of you makes you 25% of the pot, so maybe that's not so bad. Like the previous poster said, it'll be hard to put you on the set if you get it.
Other question - how tight are the three limpers? If you raise it big, and one guys follows along, you're likely to be in that classic race of pair vs. two overcards - which again might not be terrible...
-dunk
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Note: new guy and very open to constructive criticism, so go ahead and weigh in! I'm here to learn.
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Rondavu
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4-of-a-Kind
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I would isolate with this hand. When it doesn't hit, it's weak against a multi way pot. You have to assume it's not going to hit. All that's left is to say to yourself "What's the best way to win a pot with a pair of nines?" The answer is to isolate.
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It's not what's inside that counts. Have you seen what's inside?
Internal organs. And they're getting uglier by the minute.
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thestrokes
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Straight
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: chicago
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Quote:
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Originally Posted by Rondavu
"What's the best way to win a pot with a pair of nines?" The answer is to isolate.
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I like to hit quads, but your way is good too.
I like to isolate too, but with 5 people already with chips in the pot i think i would limp, since a set will likely get paid off.
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"Confidence not overconfidence"
-radashack
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EddieBoy
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Straight
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Corona California
Posts: 125
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i had just got moved to that table and didnt really have a read on anyone. I ended up limping, sb reraised all in (Had me covered), utg called, it was AK vs AQ suited and the board didn't help any of them, the AK took it.
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Yeahhhh mannnnnn
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