JTo Hand - You're call.

[allLiving]

RERAISE5823 is a very aggressive player and looks for chances to stab at pots. This was an instant call for me because in my eyes, a player with the 9 isn't going to bet all in there. This bet looks like a "please fold" bet, hence my insta-call. What do you think?

FullTiltPoker Game #295250471: Table Michael (6 max) - $1/$2 - No Limit Hold'em - 23:23:19 ET - 2005/11/16
Seat 2: allLiving ($312.40)
Seat 4: MikyP ($83.80)
Seat 6: RERAISE5823 ($215.50)
bgh6870 sits down
RERAISE5823 posts the small blind of $1
allLiving posts the big blind of $2
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to allLiving [Jc Td]
bgh6870 adds $80
MikyP folds
RERAISE5823 raises to $6
allLiving calls $4
*** FLOP *** [7c Th 8c]
RERAISE5823 bets $12
allLiving raises to $48
RERAISE5823 calls $36
*** TURN *** [7c Th 8c] [Js]
RERAISE5823 bets $161.50, and is all in
allLiving calls $161.50

RESULTS SHOWN AFTER A NUMBER OF POSTS

[BankItDrew]

good call.

[TalentedTom]

Uh, this is a tricky one. I play aggresive too and when I make a hand I move all in as well. Only 2 hands I can see you beating here are JQ or KQ suited-clubs. Definatley a very close call, aggresive players are very difficult to read which makes them very dangereous, gotta go with your gut on this one, i think your ahead though.

The thing about the all in raise, it is more likley to get paid off then a check raise which seems suspicous. To have any opinion here I would have to play a couple of hands with this dude.

[ChrisBCritter]

If my image is pretty lagg on a table, I'll push with a 9 here all day long, and hope that someone thinks their set or two pair is beating my "bluff". But I can also see doing it without the 9 also, so... I'd put this call at around 50/50, gotta go with your gut here, and gambool a little bit.

[allLiving]

RERAISE5823 shows [7d Jd]
allLiving shows [Jc Td]
RERAISE5823: nh
*** RIVER *** [7c Th 8c Js] [5d]
RERAISE5823 shows two pair, Jacks and Sevens
allLiving: ty
allLiving shows two pair, Jacks and Tens
allLiving wins the pot ($430) with two pair, Jacks and Tens
RERAISE5823 is sitting out
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $431 | Rake $1
Board: [7c Th 8c Js 5d]
Seat 2: allLiving (big blind) showed [Jc Td] and won ($430) with two pair, Jacks and Tens
Seat 4: MikyP (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: RERAISE5823 (small blind) showed [7d Jd] and lost with two pair, Jacks and Sevens

[Lukie]

Blind wars make me laugh..

[lowBoy]

Good call. I'd figure him for 50/50 bluffing as well.

Here's a question: if you were RERAISE and had 97 or 98, how would you play the flop?

My line is this: assume I have a read on AllLiving as a competent aggro player who knows about blind wars. From the way we've been playing, he most likely puts us on a range of hands that's pretty huge and we're trying to steal his blind.

I'd lead out just as he did, figure that his range for re-raising our flop bet might be anything from A/K high or a piece of the flop at all, and then push.

[allLiving]

This isn't a blind war really, this is shorthanded holdem. Also if I were him with 97 I'd probably pot bet the flop and re-raise ALL in here.

[salt3d]

No, YOU are.

[allLiving]

Thanks for the contribution.

[Fnord]

A winner is you?

[Lukie]

This isn't a blind war really, this is shorthanded holdem. Also if I were him with 97 I'd probably pot bet the flop and re-raise ALL in here.

True, but it reminds me a lot of blind wars and heads up play. Agression is key as long as you don't overdo it. Nice call by the way, I don't know if I'd be able to make it in that situation.

[RERAISE5823]

RERAISE5823 is a very aggressive player and looks for chances to stab at pots. This was an instant call for me because in my eyes, a player with the 9 isn't going to bet all in there. This bet looks like a "please fold" bet, hence my insta-call. What do you think?

FullTiltPoker Game #295250471: Table Michael (6 max) - $1/$2 - No Limit Hold'em - 23:23:19 ET - 2005/11/16
Seat 2: allLiving ($312.40)
Seat 4: MikyP ($83.80)
Seat 6: RERAISE5823 ($215.50)
bgh6870 sits down
RERAISE5823 posts the small blind of $1
allLiving posts the big blind of $2
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to allLiving [Jc Td]
bgh6870 adds $80
MikyP folds
RERAISE5823 raises to $6
allLiving calls $4
*** FLOP *** [7c Th 8c]
RERAISE5823 bets $12
allLiving raises to $48
RERAISE5823 calls $36
*** TURN *** [7c Th 8c] [Js]
RERAISE5823 bets $161.50, and is all in
allLiving calls $161.50

RESULTS SHOWN AFTER A NUMBER OF POSTS

OH Crap I remember this hand. I got Pwn3d