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[Absolute]

I am curious to see how you people would play the following situations pre-flop in a NL Holdem tournament.The setup is this, two table tournament. 18 players.Stack: 1600 (8th out of 8 remaining)Blinds: 100-200Dealt A 10 UTG.What do you do?Stack: 1100Blinds 100-200Dealt K Q on the button. Two players have limped in (still 8 handed) What do you do?

[KDawgCometh]

The setup is this, two table tournament. 18 players.Stack: 1600 (8th out of 8 remaining)Blinds: 100-200Dealt A 10 UTG.What do you do? Fold. Raising it up to 600 will almost pot commit you on the flop and you can handle two rounds of blinds before you have to start worrying. If you push in you very well might be in a coin flip or worse, now is not the timeStack: 1100Blinds 100-200Dealt K Q on the button. Two players have limped in (still 8 handed) What do you do? Either All-in or fold. There's 700 out there so by pushing in you can add significantly to your short stack with how the blinds are, but folding might be the smart play here too, but I think that pushing in might not be too bad of an idea if your confident that your raise of 900 will force them to fold, you don't want to see a flop here

[Wilderness]

Stack: 1600 (8th out of 8 remaining)Blinds: 100-200Dealt A 10 UTG.What do you do?I'd fold, take the blinds and wait for a better chance.Stack: 1100Blinds 100-200Dealt K Q on the button. Two players have limped in (still 8 handed) What do you do?Either all-in or fold ... What are the remaining stack sizes? If 900 is a good portion of the limpers and the blinds stacks, then I think I'd probably go all-in. If its not that much and wouldn't hurt one or more of them to call it, then I'd try and wait for a better spot.

[DCWildcat]

I'll take the minority position here and push on the AT. You're unlikely to get a hand that good in another round of blinds, and you're about to have a sizeable chunk of your double up potential taken out on the blinds. It's unfortunate that you have to be doing it from UTG though...that's what makes me uncertain. To me, this is not clear cut, and either play is justifiable.Its hard to make a judgment on the KQ without knowing what the calls signify. Main worry would be an ace. The limping might signal an Ax suited (often does at single tables), but I don't think the blinds would be willing to call with that for fear of the action behind them. Either way, being < 10xBB, you're in move-in time...so I think calling or putting up a non-all-in raise would unwise.

[Wilderness]

DCWildcat said:

I'll take the minority position here and push on the AT. You're unlikely to get a hand that good in another round of blinds, and you're about to have a sizeable chunk  of your double up potential taken out on the blinds. It's unfortunate that you have to be doing it from UTG though...that's what makes me uncertain. To me, this is not clear cut, and either play is justifiable.

I agree, its the UTG position that worries me a bit ... and I'd rather take my chances that I'll get a better hand or that same hand with better position before the blinds hit me twice. I could be wrong though.

[KDawgCometh]

its not that the AT is bad in this situation, its like wilderness said though UTG makes it tough

[Dane]

Absolute said:

I am curious to see how you people would play the following situations pre-flop in a NL Holdem tournament.The setup is this, two table tournament. 18 players.Stack: 1600 (8th out of 8 remaining)Blinds: 100-200Dealt A  10    UTG.What do you do?Stack: 1100Blinds 100-200Dealt K  Q    on the button. Two players have limped in (still 8 handed)  What do you do?

First hand, nothing wrong in folding, hoping for a better hand and there is nothing wrong with going allin, its scary to go allin UTG, but it also gets some respect, unless there is a fish with A,J, then you are screwed.Second hand, I would be allin, blinds are coming and you are getting short, PUNISH THE LIMPERS :twisted: