Out of the SJ

[peterbirks]

How about this hand from the tourney tonight.

Blinds 25-50. You are UTG+1 with 2350 (starting stack of 2500) and pick up AsKd. UTG limps. You limp. MP1 limps, MP2 limps, MP3 limps, passed round to SB who calls. BB declines the option. Pot 350.

Flop: Ah Ac 5d.

UTG checks. You check. MP1 checks. MP2 bets 100. MP2 had 2850 at start of hand, so he has you covered. Passed round to you. You call. Pot 550.

Turn 8d.

You check. MP2 bets 200

MP2 has been an active player so far, but you have not had many hands to go on, so he might just have been getting good cards.

What do you do?

Comments

[ribmeister.livejournal.com]

limping with AKo from early is absolutely fine. You want people playing Ax preflop because you will bust them all over the place when an ace flops. Raising preflop from early stops the suited aces coming in. I'm a big fan of limping with AK from early.

[jellymillion.livejournal.com]

Well the limp certainly disguises the hand and sets up the postflop entertainment. I suspect that I'm not strong enough post-flop to feel comfortable with the consequences. Suspect, hell. I know I'm not strong enough. Not in this company anyway, against most low buyin muppets, maybe.