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Silver Level
Need a bit of advice:
My stack size: 45 BB
My position: Big Blind
Players at the table: 10 (including me)
Time lapse: Early
Early position (UTG) raises it to 2.5x BB (a raise of 1.5x).
4 limpers, excluding SB. (add .5 BB for SB)
I'm staring at A9 suited in the BB, I decide to call for 1.5BB. (A decent hand, and I'm getting 10:1 odds.)
Flop comes TA4 rainbow with none of my suit.
I'm first to act. I give about 7 seconds delay, and decide to check and see what everyone else does.
Original raiser (UTG) does a raise of 5x BB. Pot now contains 20.5BB, costs 5BB to call.
Everyone folds to me. What should I do?
My considerations:
1. I don't have a backdoor flush draw.
2. My opponent made only a 1/3 size pot bet. Still early in the tournament, but this is his first PFR and continuation bet.
3. The board texture is fairly safe and I could defintely see this raise with an ace.
4. If he has a better ace, I'm not likely to improve.
5. If he has something better, it's not likely to be T4 or A4 based on his PFR and I'm likely drawing dead.
6. If I call him, it is likely I'll have to call a significant amount of my stack in future betting rounds. (at least 25% of my stack)
7. All other opponents folded, so I'm heads up.
What other factors should I consider?
What should be done in this situation?
Thanks for your input!
My stack size: 45 BB
My position: Big Blind
Players at the table: 10 (including me)
Time lapse: Early
Early position (UTG) raises it to 2.5x BB (a raise of 1.5x).
4 limpers, excluding SB. (add .5 BB for SB)
I'm staring at A9 suited in the BB, I decide to call for 1.5BB. (A decent hand, and I'm getting 10:1 odds.)
Flop comes TA4 rainbow with none of my suit.
I'm first to act. I give about 7 seconds delay, and decide to check and see what everyone else does.
Original raiser (UTG) does a raise of 5x BB. Pot now contains 20.5BB, costs 5BB to call.
Everyone folds to me. What should I do?
My considerations:
1. I don't have a backdoor flush draw.
2. My opponent made only a 1/3 size pot bet. Still early in the tournament, but this is his first PFR and continuation bet.
3. The board texture is fairly safe and I could defintely see this raise with an ace.
4. If he has a better ace, I'm not likely to improve.
5. If he has something better, it's not likely to be T4 or A4 based on his PFR and I'm likely drawing dead.
6. If I call him, it is likely I'll have to call a significant amount of my stack in future betting rounds. (at least 25% of my stack)
7. All other opponents folded, so I'm heads up.
What other factors should I consider?
What should be done in this situation?
Thanks for your input!