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[Chief]

NL Texas Hold'em $200 Buy-in + $15 Entry Fee Blinds(10/15) Seat 10 is the buttonTotal number of players : 10 Seat 1: Villain ( $915 ) Seat 2: ( $835 )Seat 3: ( $1030 ) Seat 4: Hero ( $930 ) Seat 5: ? ( $975 )Seat 6: ? ( $1850 )Seat 7: ? ( $1090 )Seat 8: ? ( $995 )Seat 9: ? ( $475 )Seat 10: ? ( $905 )Blinds(10/15)** Dealing down cards **1 fold Hero raises [60] with QQ. 6 folds Villain is all-In [905] 1 foldYou've never played with anyone at this table before.Your move?

[pckt10s]

he's probably counting on you to fold, so I would call and hope not to get unlucky and get beat by something like two pair.

[Nightwolf]

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he's probably counting on you to fold, so I would call and hope not to get unlucky and get beat by something like two pair.

He doesn't want him to fold, he's hoping for a coin flip for a quick double up. Someone making that play usually has AK or a medium pocket pair. I'd call it.

[macphec]

Hero takes the entire time bank to think and finally mucks following his own advice.The key here is that a double up during the small blinds periods does not matter all that much. You still have a deep stack and can find a better edge soon. You are most likely racing if you call vs AK

[Scott3705]

I don't play 200, but I would like to think that this is AA KK at this level more than AK. probably best case is QQ.

[Chief]

macphec said:

Hero takes the entire time bank to think and finally mucks following his own advice.The key here is that a double up during the small blinds periods does not matter all that much. You still have a deep stack and can find a better edge soon. You are most likely racing if you call vs AK

i used my timebank and mucked, he showed kings :-) really weird move nonetheless

[macphec]

nh

[telescop]

I would say way too early to call, and I agree it seems like a weird play but if I get AA or KK in the 1st hand of a sng I will go all in. Usually get a suspicious caller, great way to double up, and if you get no callers, you still won the blinds and have a lot of time to work with!

[copernicus]

Fold.His play with less than a monster is horrible since he will only get called by better hands, Whoever calls him is taking a big risk and can still lose even with QQ.His play with a monster is bad, unless he gets someone to call. Don't turn his bad play into a good one.

[zimmer4141]

I'm on the fence on this one. It's obviously a Party $200 Sng, so you need to get chips early or you will be all in every hand in 2 rounds. I think I have to call given some of the plays I've seen.

[shpaget]

macphec said:

Hero takes the entire time bank to think and finally mucks following his own advice.The key here is that a double up during the small blinds periods does not matter all that much. You still have a deep stack and can find a better edge soon. You are most likely racing if you call vs AK

Frankly, if I KNOW he has AK, I call.But in reality, I don't know that and I have to suspect AA or KK and I'll fold.If he's bluffing...good for him...he'll do it again.

[mk]

Similar to the example in HOH1, except in Harrington's example, you are the aggressor, pushing your stack into the field with QQ instead of calling. Harrington reasons that you will only be called by AA, KK, or AK, but I don't think we can limit the villain's range in this hand to only those holdings. But even if you think he'd make this play with JJ and TT, it obviously becomes a coinflip. You'd need to include the middle pairs and some weaker aces into his range to be a significant favorite.