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  1. #1

    Default TT first hand of Sng

    Pokerstars turbo Sng 6+.5, 45 people

    Those Sngs tend to be very loose

    First hand of the Sng

    PokerStars Game #2486602366: Tournament #12085977, Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2005/09/03 - 05:04:40 (ET)
    Table '12085977 1' Seat #1 is the button
    Seat 1: cdwhite12 (1500 in chips)
    Seat 2: andyoreo (1500 in chips)
    Seat 3: S2angel2X (1500 in chips)
    Seat 4: Forty2u (1500 in chips)
    Seat 5: mangotiger (1500 in chips)
    Seat 6: Orkowskil (1500 in chips)
    Seat 7: JohhnyAce (1500 in chips)
    Seat 8: BabyJeebus99 (1500 in chips)
    Seat 9: porkbellies1 (1500 in chips)
    andyoreo: posts small blind 10
    S2angel2X: posts big blind 20
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to Forty2u [Ts Th]
    Forty2u: raises 60 to 80
    mangotiger: folds
    Orkowskil: folds
    JohhnyAce: folds
    BabyJeebus99: folds
    porkbellies1: calls 80
    cdwhite12: raises 520 to 600
    andyoreo: folds
    S2angel2X: folds
    Forty2u: ????

    What is your move and why?
  2. #2
    UTG, I'd limp, hope for a cheap flop, and just play this hand for set value. However, I don't think anyone will call your raise a mistake. Facing that large reraise I'd fold. You don't have any reads since its the first hand, but if your gut tells you that cdwhite12 is willing to reraise like that with a very loose hand selection (read: you decide to play the hand anyway) I think you need to push here. There's a remote possibility that he's trying to pull a squeeze play here, but I doubt it. Calling off more than a third of your stack out of position with a decent possibility of facing overcards on the flop is going to create some very tough decisions.

    With that in mind, I'd still fold because most of the time, at best, I think you're facing a coinflip. That's something I'd rather avoid this early in a tournament. Course, he could have JJ-AA.

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