PokerStars Game : Tournament , $25+$2 Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2008/02/19
MP3 (3160 in chips)
CO (1620 in chips)
BU (950 in chips)
SB (1335 in chips)
BB (1025 in chips)
HERO (UTG+1) (1375 in chips)
UTG+2 (1505 in chips)
MP1 (855 in chips)
MP2 (1675 in chips)
HOLE CARDS
Dealt to HERO [9:d 9:h]
HERO: raises 200 to 300
7 folds
BB: raises 725 to 1025 and is all-in
HERO: calls 725
FLOP [2:c 7:c A:c]
TURN [2:c 7:c A:c] [J:c]
RIVER [2:c 7:c A:c J:c] [5:h]
1. why didn't I move in before the flop?
I wasn't committed to any flop here. A call or reraise from a big stack could've made me lay the hand down.
2. why do I call his push?
Because I am committed towards the BB, because I only have to call 725 for a pot of 1375.
I don't want to be exploitable in the way I play, that's why I play these 9's in the same way as I would've played aces. I don't think my FE is a lot lower if I raise to 3xBB, instead of goin all in preflop. That's why I raise to 3xbb. I'm not necessarily committed, and that's pretty much the line between a raise and a push in these situations, and I can play this hand postflop, incase my opponents decide to flatcall me preflop. I don't think moving in with 99 preflop UTG with 14bb is +ev$ here, however, I do think raising them is...
