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AceHoldOn
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These types of hands have just been killing me lately. Later stages of a tournament. And I have from 10-25 big blinds left, and get dealt a pretty good starting hand. Not Aces or Kings, but hands like a,j, a,q 88-1010. But, I have been just been getting absolutely clobbered the way I have been playing them. So, can someone walk me through these types of hands, and tell me how you would proceeed. Here is the 1st hand.
pokerstars Game #11209255637: Tournament #54228409, Freeroll Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2007/07/29 - 22:33:21 (ET)
Table '54228409 113' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: XFalseHopeX (5655 in chips)
Seat 2: Doc T River (4761 in chips)
Seat 3: Neviros (7893 in chips)
Seat 4: Pookster1962 (7083 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 5: AceHoldOn (5845 in chips)
Seat 6: 5cardraw408 (10465 in chips)
Seat 7: Bezerk_U2 (8826 in chips)
Seat 8: zoenation (761 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 9: flopadelic (3470 in chips)
XFalseHopeX: posts the ante 25
Doc T River: posts the ante 25
Neviros: posts the ante 25
Pookster1962: posts the ante 25
AceHoldOn: posts the ante 25
5cardraw408: posts the ante 25
Bezerk_U2: posts the ante 25
zoenation: posts the ante 25
flopadelic: posts the ante 25
flopadelic: posts small blind 200
XFalseHopeX: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to AceHoldOn [Ac Qh]
Doc T River: calls 400
Neviros: calls 400
Pookster1962: folds
AceHoldOn:
What do I do here? About 15 BB's left. I think my hand is best here. Should I raise and try to isolate, limp behind or I am even considering an all in. Is it too early to move all in? I don't mind moving all in here, but I have just read so many articles saying what a bad play it is. When is the right time to move all in these situations? Is moving all in the standard line here? Walk me through how I should proceed. Thanks all.
pokerstars Game #11209255637: Tournament #54228409, Freeroll Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2007/07/29 - 22:33:21 (ET)
Table '54228409 113' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: XFalseHopeX (5655 in chips)
Seat 2: Doc T River (4761 in chips)
Seat 3: Neviros (7893 in chips)
Seat 4: Pookster1962 (7083 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 5: AceHoldOn (5845 in chips)
Seat 6: 5cardraw408 (10465 in chips)
Seat 7: Bezerk_U2 (8826 in chips)
Seat 8: zoenation (761 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 9: flopadelic (3470 in chips)
XFalseHopeX: posts the ante 25
Doc T River: posts the ante 25
Neviros: posts the ante 25
Pookster1962: posts the ante 25
AceHoldOn: posts the ante 25
5cardraw408: posts the ante 25
Bezerk_U2: posts the ante 25
zoenation: posts the ante 25
flopadelic: posts the ante 25
flopadelic: posts small blind 200
XFalseHopeX: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to AceHoldOn [Ac Qh]
Doc T River: calls 400
Neviros: calls 400
Pookster1962: folds
AceHoldOn:
What do I do here? About 15 BB's left. I think my hand is best here. Should I raise and try to isolate, limp behind or I am even considering an all in. Is it too early to move all in? I don't mind moving all in here, but I have just read so many articles saying what a bad play it is. When is the right time to move all in these situations? Is moving all in the standard line here? Walk me through how I should proceed. Thanks all.