Should of i of pushed pre-flop???

[Death_Kube_K]

Reads: this guy has been stealing my blinds the last 4 rotaions on the button my question should of i of pushed or folded pre-flop??

PokerStars Game #4136006775: Tournament #20356609, Hold'em No Limit - Level IX (300/600) - 2006/03/01 - 01:03:17 (ET)
Table '20356609 20' Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: Dassman27 (7189 in chips)
Seat 2: kimmi101 (6294 in chips)
Seat 3: Merg24 (14812 in chips)
Seat 4: Huge Call (9131 in chips)
Seat 5: TommyCanYou (8937 in chips)
Seat 6: egpres (9157 in chips)
Seat 7: TCpoker123 (6600 in chips)
Seat 8: Blacktop20v (21774 in chips)
Seat 9: batlecry (10525 in chips)
Dassman27: posts the ante 50
kimmi101: posts the ante 50
Merg24: posts the ante 50
Huge Call: posts the ante 50
TommyCanYou: posts the ante 50
egpres: posts the ante 50
TCpoker123: posts the ante 50
Blacktop20v: posts the ante 50
batlecry: posts the ante 50
batlecry: posts small blind 300
Dassman27: posts big blind 600
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to batlecry [8d 8h]
kimmi101: folds
Merg24: folds
Huge Call: folds
kimmi101 said, "tyvmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm"
TommyCanYou: folds
egpres: folds
TCpoker123: folds
Blacktop20v: raises 1200 to 1800
batlecry: calls 1500
Dassman27: folds
*** FLOP *** [8c 7c Th]
batlecry: checks
Blacktop20v: bets 2400
batlecry: raises 6275 to 8675 and is all-in
Blacktop20v: calls 6275
*** TURN *** [8c 7c Th] [6h]
*** RIVER *** [8c 7c Th 6h] [Qd]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
batlecry: shows [8d 8h] (three of a kind, Eights)
Blacktop20v: shows [4s 9s] (a straight, Six to Ten)
Blacktop20v collected 22000 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 22000 | Rake 0
Board [8c 7c Th 6h Qd]
Seat 1: Dassman27 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: kimmi101 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Merg24 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Huge Call folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: TommyCanYou folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: egpres folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: TCpoker123 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: Blacktop20v (button) showed [4s 9s] and won (22000) with a straight, Six to Ten
Seat 9: batlecry (small blind) showed [8d 8h] and lost with three of a kind, Eights

[dan]

i push.

[pgil]

he probably still calls though

[Lukie]

I always like a push or a fold here, and always hate a call.

Against the villain you described, I push preflop and I don't think twice about it.

[drmcboy]

would you have posted this hand if he hadn't made the straight? Don't be results oriented.

If you had a smaller stack (less than 6K or so) I would say stop and go or push pre flop - if you have seen him lay down pre flop, push is better, if you think he'll call pre flop with QT, stop and go better.

Here, I think your play is fine. If it had come 223, you check to give him one more chance to bluff.

Your stack is too big IMO to just flat push, you can re raise pre flop. You help him fold bad hands by pushing.

[chardrian]

would you have posted this hand if he hadn't made the straight? Don't be results oriented.

If you had a smaller stack (less than 6K or so) I would say stop and go or push pre flop - if you have seen him lay down pre flop, push is better, if you think he'll call pre flop with QT, stop and go better.

Here, I think your play is fine. If it had come 223, you check to give him one more chance to bluff.

Your stack is too big IMO to just flat push, you can re raise pre flop. You help him fold bad hands by pushing.

I concur.