how to play two pairs?

[donkbee]

I'd built my stack up just a few hands ago. I probably shouldn't have played this hand at all, but people were folding to my raises preflop so I thought I'd give it another go.

How should I have played this from the flop on? Should I have raised more on the flop? Should I have reraised the reraise? Should I have raised the turn? How much? I knew I had to lay it down on the river, but it was hard knowing I played the hand completely wrong.


PokerStars Game #2621120190: Tournament #12805795, Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2005/09/20 - 16:41:17 (ET)
Table '12805795 1' Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: courtiebee (9690 in chips)
Seat 3: TatterDeaney (8200 in chips)
Seat 5: drbay (4893 in chips)
Seat 6: Sneaky408 (1987 in chips)
Seat 8: whiffle64 (2230 in chips)
Sneaky408: posts small blind 100
whiffle64: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to courtiebee [9c 7h]
courtiebee: raises 400 to 600
Sneaky408 said, "lol"
TatterDeaney: calls 600
drbay: folds
Sneaky408 said, "now i really hate u"
Sneaky408: folds
whiffle64: folds
*** FLOP *** [7s 2d 9h]
courtiebee: bets 700
TatterDeaney: raises 2700 to 3400
Sneaky408 said, "get em"
courtiebee: calls 2700
*** TURN *** [7s 2d 9h] [8s]
Sneaky408 said, "all in"
courtiebee: checks
TatterDeaney: checks
*** RIVER *** [7s 2d 9h 8s] [Jc]
Sneaky408 said, "knock each other out"
courtiebee: checks
TatterDeaney: bets 4200 and is all-in
courtiebee: folds
TatterDeaney collected 8300 from pot
TatterDeaney: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 8300 | Rake 0
Board [7s 2d 9h 8s Jc]
Seat 1: courtiebee folded on the River
Seat 3: TatterDeaney collected (8300)
Seat 5: drbay (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: Sneaky408 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: whiffle64 (big blind) folded before Flop

[gabe]

i push the flop. when the other guy wants to get his money in, accomodate him.

[konahead]

Yeah, you have to push that flop. What could he have called your pre-flop raise with that beats you on the flop? Only 77 or 99 and since there's 2 of each already out, odds are he doesn't have that. (although I've seen it enough times.) I'd say you've got to push the flop. The problem becomes if he has TT or JJ he'd play just like he did, and he'll call your all-in on that flop, and the turn/river kills you. But that's getting out-drawn and that's poker....

[rubixstreub]

You don't push right off though right? His aggressive play prior to this hand begs to be reraised on that flop. Make a lame continuation bet and then push...

Basically, I like the push on the flop too, but I set him up to make a move on me.

[Cpaz]

After he rereaises on the flop I am probably pushing this late in the tourney. I've seen these straights develop too often otherwise.

[nickthefool]

You have top 2 pair on flop, and to me his play is screaming either big pocket pair or bluff at me, unless he has a set, which is very unlikely.

He either thinks he has the best hand, or wants you to think it. I'd say you are ahead at least 90% of the time here, and even if he folds, you have taken down a very nice pot.

In conclusion, i wouldn't think twice about pushing after his reraise on the flop.

[TLR]

After the flop bet more then 700. I would bet the pot.
When he reraised you push

[a500lbgorilla]

Push the flop.

-'rilla

[biondino]

The flop - push it.