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$5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level IX (75/150) - 2009/04/06 17:20:46 ET
Table '153826220 9' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: ME (4457 in chips)
Seat 2: natescott (10160 in chips)
Seat 3: Conkeror 1 (2030 in chips)
Seat 4: Bugyuta (10305 in chips)
Seat 5: flincop (1605 in chips)
Seat 6: goldcatcher (1130 in chips)
Seat 7: igor_1990 (6026 in chips)
Seat 8: flarules (11205 in chips)
Seat 9: dartbrian (11600 in chips)
ME: posts the ante 20
natescott: posts the ante 20
Conkeror 1: posts the ante 20
Bugyuta: posts the ante 20
flincop: posts the ante 20
goldcatcher: posts the ante 20
igor_1990: posts the ante 20
flarules: posts the ante 20
dartbrian: posts the ante 20
flarules: posts small blind 75
dartbrian: posts big blind 150
*** HOLE CARDS ***
ME
ME: raises 300 to 450
natescott: folds
Conkeror 1: folds
Bugyuta: folds
flincop: folds
goldcatcher: raises 660 to 1110 and is all-in
igor_1990: INSTA calls 1110
flarules: INSTA calls 1035
dartbrian: folds
ME: call 660

(~4500)

ME: shove AI 3300
igor_1900: calls 3300
flarules: folds



*** SHOW DOWN ***
ME: shows (two pair, Tens and Fives)
igor_1990: shows (two pair, Eights and Fives)
goldcatcher: shows (a pair of Fives)

I won. Great, but please tell critique my rationale. Was it correct?

igor_1990: He insta-called 1/6 of his stack, which I wasn't thrilled about. I figure he only insta calls with a major hand like AA, AK or a small pair. Personally, i wouldn't call w/ AA, but it was on my radar of possibilities for this player. I think he'd have raised w/ any other OP to my TT.

flarules: He also insta calls from position with a monster stack. He's getting relatively good odds on his money here, especially if he figures i'll call as well. Since he's very deep, he can get away w/ set mining here or calling w/ maybe AK or AQ. Like igor, i think if he had a big pair like QQ+, he'd def be raising so I think i'm ahead.

On the flop I have two options, check fold or shove. Based on my above read, i'm either dominated by AA by igor, or JJ by flarules or if either filled up on the flop. I shove. Get called by a worse hand and win.

Was this a good analysis and decision? Should i have called the 660 pre or prehaps shoved? Would i have FE if either had AK or AQ?

What if I had AK or AQ...what would you have done?

I think you played it well. You caught a great flop for you hand, the pot was worth winning. I like the open shove.

Folding preflop doesn't seem realistic to me.

I don't have any major criticisms of this hand.

Jason

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