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Why call?
I am trying to analyze my play here and I don't see any reason to call.
PokerStars Game #16104586046: Tournament #81410293, $0.25+$0.00 Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2008/03/19 - 22:03:05 (ET)
Table '81410293 243' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: royal 2 (1650 in chips)
Seat 2: HetNoodlot (1360 in chips)
Seat 3: moonluck712 (1470 in chips)
Seat 4: Damann1212 (3180 in chips)
Seat 5: juntarsbaby (1500 in chips)
Seat 6: Moeztap (1500 in chips)
Seat 7: Tchrsmth (1500 in chips)
Seat 8: miwabe (1500 in chips)
Seat 9: lucky threes (1340 in chips)
Damann1212: posts small blind 10
juntarsbaby: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Tchrsmth [9h 9s]
Moeztap: folds
Tchrsmth: raises 80 to 100 (comment) Early in a tournament Do I raise more?
miwabe: folds
lucky threes: calls 100
royal 2: folds
HetNoodlot: folds
moonluck712: folds
Damann1212: folds
juntarsbaby: folds
*** FLOP *** [5h Tc 2d]
Tchrsmth: bets 100
lucky threes: calls 100
*** TURN *** [5h Tc 2d] [6d]
Tchrsmth: checks (comment) Do I continue to fire at pot?
lucky threes: bets 100
Tchrsmth: calls 100
*** RIVER *** [5h Tc 2d 6d] [2c]
Tchrsmth: checks
lucky threes: bets 220
Tchrsmth: calls 220 (comment) Am I thinking I am pot committed should I have walked away from this?
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OK so lets start with pre-flop....this early in the tourney you shouldnt really be raising PP, and definately not in EP (UTG+1). In this situation you want to limp in and set farm....
The flop: I bet more than 100 here....more like 130-160... or other option would be to check/call a bet of no more than 1-2 pot...
Turn: You did the right thing checking...when villian bets here im more inclined to fold even with the pot odds being good. The FD + the overcard..not a pretty board. Fold here and invest your chips in better situation...
River: Like I said before probably should have gotten away from the hand on the turn...bad call on the river...your calling this only with something that you are beat by in my opinion...should have just check/folded...
Key Point: Early in tourneys dont get to caught up in low to med PP... Limp and set farm... Im only calling raises with low and med PP PF when I can limp in or if its raised but the implied odds and the pot odds justify a call....hope this helps
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Limp/call pre, because there is no reason to show your true aggression this early in the tourney without good conditions (position, premium hands, reads, etc.)
As played, bet harder on flop. Like 250 i think. If he calls, I tend to fire a second barrel on the turn, because most of his range completely whiffed the board here.
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Great thanks for information that helped a lot.