I not good so all comments on this hand much appreciated

[SmackinYaUp]

This is a $5 +.5 MTT with about 366 participants. I'm playing about 2 100NL tables at the same time, so I'm not paying much attention to the tournament - the money doesnt interest me until top 2 but I'm trying to play my best anyways. What do you do in my place at all stages of the hand?

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No-limit Texas Hold'em $5+$1 (real money), #1,329,753,793
5+0.5 NL Holdem Multi Table Tournament, 4 Oct 2005 6:24 PM ET
Seat 1: SlappinYaUp ($2,320 in chips)
Seat 2: hallgrimur ($2,510 in chips)
Seat 3: MOwen23 ($1,920 in chips)
Seat 4: misterbuster ($3,880 in chips)
Seat 5: Mikey Hr ($2,530 in chips)
Seat 6: JDF25241 ($1,500 in chips)
Seat 7: MrBurnie ($2,125 in chips)
Seat 8: quietus1 ($2,400 in chips)
Seat 9: 8balz ($2,415 in chips)
Seat 10: mzbanjo ($4,860 in chips)
ANTES/BLINDS
hallgrimur posts blind ($75), MOwen23 posts blind ($150).

SlappinYaUp gets [ QD,QS ]

PRE-FLOP
misterbuster folds, Mikey Hr bets $400, JDF25241 folds, MrBurnie folds, quietus1 folds, 8balz folds, mzbanjo folds, SlappinYaUp bets $650, hallgrimur folds, MOwen23 folds, Mikey Hr bets $500

[gabe]

you are probably beat and should fold. if the field is really really aggro-fishy you can push.

[jmontis]

in a $5 mtt i'm gonna push, unless that's like the 2nd hand Mikey Hr has played all tourney.

[Demiparadigm]

misterbuster folds, Mikey Hr bets $400, JDF25241 folds, MrBurnie folds, quietus1 folds, 8balz folds, mzbanjo folds, SlappinYaUp bets $650, hallgrimur folds, MOwen23 folds, Mikey Hr bets $500

I don't follow.
Does this mean that he raised the $150 blind to $400, you raised to $650, he re-raised to $900?

So you minraised him and he minraised you back?
A) I don't like the minraise. depending on your read here, you need to raise to around $800 or just call. (Depending on the range you think he has)
B) As played you can't fold. There is $1475 in the pot and it costs you $250 to call.
If you put him on exactly AK, you should only call, and push any flop of undercards.
If you put him on AA-JJ and AK, you should play the same, folding to a flop push by him.
If you put him on AA/KK You should still call, folding any time you don't hit a set.

Regardless, in every case, your correct play is to call.

[Demiparadigm]

in a $5 mtt i'm gonna push, unless that's like the 2nd hand Mikey Hr has played all tourney.

A push is incorrect unless you add AQ or below, and pairs below yours to his 3 betting range.
Even against fish, this is rare. loose passives call to much, not re-re-raise.

[TanO]

I just call the first raise and then make some decisions based on what the flop is and how much his continuation bet is.

[Tommydx]

With QQ? Well whe the blinds are 75/150 I'm not going to be too happy with just 2.3k in chips. I would push following his raise. If he folds, you add a fifth of your stack, if he calls, you'll be unlucky to be dominated.

[chardrian]

2 ways to play.
1) call since you are the button and play the flop.
2) raise, but original reraise should be to between 1000-1200. Push anything after that.

[konahead]

You'll have position and he's not gonna fold to your AI so just call and see the flop, then take it from there. That's when the tough decisions happen....

[Sykedupp]

This is a $5 +.5 MTT...
No-limit Texas Hold'em $5+$1 (real money)

I have nothing to add to this thread so I'll just make this random post.


-Chris