Live $1/2 w/ 77?

**WilburTrey** · 07-05-2009 01:59 PM

So the otherday I was playing 1-2 at te flamingo pokerroom. I bougt in for 100 and was extremly short stacked as everyone at the table ad 500+ with max buy in being 300. So going in I tought that the people had to have some sense. This illisuion was quickly destroyed however as I found out that everyone at the table was very loose and very fast. I have won a few pots and lost some blinds and up to 123.

I get 77 in the big blind and there is a raise to 7 dollars from UTG +1. This person has played a lot of hands always raising and is the monster stack at the table with well over 1k. However, when the monster stack has shown down has had winning hands. there are 4 callers and I come along for the ride.

The flop comes

Q-8-7 rainbow. The small blind folded and action was on me. I raise it up to 15 trying to get some action. The monster stack raises to 45. two folds and a call from a drunk who has played every draw he could. I just got a feel that he was on a straight draw.

My question is what is my best play here? Call... raise... shove... fold
(not a real option with a set in my mind)

**ALEE24** · 07-05-2009 02:03 PM

just get your stack in here on the flop and hopefully the donk calls with kq or aq or ks or aces..results?

**Ivan_Drago45** · 07-05-2009 02:27 PM

If my math is correct, there is now $148 in the pot and you have $101 left. I happily push the rest of my chips in the pot. If the drunk guy plays like you say, then he'll call on his draw with 9 10 or 56. Hopefully the big stack has paired his Q and will call as well. That being said, he did raise in early position so QQ is always a possibility. If thats the case, I lose $123 on this hand 100% of the time.

**cusecrusher** · 07-05-2009 02:33 PM

Auto shove imo, and fist pump when UTG+1 snap calls and tables AQ

**Jake** · 07-05-2009 02:49 PM

Originally Posted by cusecrusher

Auto shove imo, and fist pump when UTG+1 snap calls and tables AQ

I think the best play IMO is not necessarily a fist pump but maybe a slow roll/table slap combo. And of course a great deal more EV if you can mutter something in another language, ideally Armenian.

**HoJo** · 07-05-2009 03:09 PM

I would definitely shove here. Based on your description its hard to imagine you are not way ahead here. Hope it was a double up

**AdamS** · 07-05-2009 03:55 PM

Actually its amazing the the drunk folded that time. A little later, he would call a $76 bet into a $43 pot with A2 off. Luckily my jacks held up but the guy was nuts.

**PokerBroker** · 07-05-2009 07:11 PM

EASY EASY SHOVE... you want a call and with his stack he is calling your shove in a heartbeat without a thought

**reuter798** · 07-05-2009 07:19 PM

yeah, this is a for sure shove 100% of the time for me. if i lose set over set i cry, but most cases here i would believe you are ahead

**ThePenguin22** · 07-05-2009 10:25 PM

I just call and hope to triple up, I never fold my hand whatever comes on the turn. With two streets remaining it is easy to get all my money in. I think its more profitable to slowplay this hand. I check raise all in on the turn. If the aggresive big stack does not bet I may lose value but Im willing to take this chance. I want to at least double up here and Im not sure the push accomplishes this.