Here are 2 hands where I was dealt pocket 99's - I don't know if I screwed up or did I get screwed or I did well in both situations...
would appreciate your help.
Hand#1
Full Tilt - $0.25 NL RUSH - Holdem - 9 players
BB: $25.00
UTG: $19.80
UTG+1: $9.15
MP: $44.92
MP+1: $28.23
LP: $22.54
Hero (CO): $25.68
BTN: $22.04
SB: $40.10
SB posts SB $0.10, BB posts BB $0.25
Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero has 9s 9d
fold, fold, fold, MP+1 raises to $0.75, LP calls $0.75, Hero calls $0.75, fold, SB raises to $2.75, fold, fold, LP calls $2.00, Hero calls $2.00
I decided to call hoping to connect on the board and then make a move. Do you think I should have raised or re-raised pre folp? Since SB raised PreFlop he could easily be holding AK - AA KK QQ JJ TT - so I decided to just call.
Flop: ($9.25, 3 players) 7s 4d Ts
SB bets $4.50, fold, Hero raises to $9.00, SB raises to $37.35 and is all-in, fold
After the flop SB bets and I decided to make sure he has something - so I re-raised him twice his original raise. Usually I make at least 2.5-3 times the RR, but this time I decided to min raise him for some reason I don't myself understand fully, may be because he had already lead out and I wanted to save money. Do you think my RR should have been more?
SB then decided to move ALL-In on me... and I was done with the hand.
SB wins $25.89
Do you think I could have played this hand any better? How - any feedback is appreciated.
Following is the 2nd Hand with 99's
Full Tilt - $0.25 NL RUSH - Holdem - 9 players
CO: $15.41
BTN: $25.00
SB: $34.80
BB: $17.34
UTG: $9.81
UTG+1: $19.14
MP: $36.24
Hero (MP+1): $23.09
LP: $54.81
SB posts SB $0.10, BB posts BB $0.25
Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero has 9h 9s
fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to $0.85, LP calls $0.85, CO calls $0.85, fold, SB raises to $3.50, fold, fold, fold, fold
SB wins $3.65
Being in MP1, I decided to play the same hand differently, by raising - may be I should have limped here, as I had other calling stations behind me - since the format was RUSH, I didn't know I had them behind me… LP and CO both called and thats the reason I think SB raised so much, because 2 other people had called my RAISE - since the pot was now bloated, SB decided to steal.
How else do you think I could have played this hand?
Do you think I should have called to see the flop?
would love to hear from anyone… thanks in advance for your feedback. Appreciate it.
