The blind structure is strange: 5/5 always, but the antes go up.
To judge what to do, I used the resulting "M" number,
So here, M=20.
It was quite common to have everyone at the table limp 5, see a flop then decide. I took advantage of this, and saw some flops I would otherwise have just folded.
This is one of those
Poker Stars, $3 Buy-in (5/5 blinds, 40 ante) No Limit Hold'em Tournament, 9 Players
Hero (BTN): 7,065 (1,413 bb)
SB: 13,714 (2,742.8 bb)
BB: 4,680 (936 bb)
UTG+1: 6,415 (1,283 bb)
UTG+2: 7,012 (1,402.4 bb)
MP1: 6,589 (1,317.8 bb)
MP2: 3,970 (794 bb)
MP3: 4,880 (976 bb)
CO: 5,115 (1,023 bb)
(pot after antes=370)
Preflop: Hero is BTN with 9:c J:d
UTG+1 folds, UTG+2 calls 5, 3 folds, CO calls 5, Hero calls 5, SB raises to 185, BB folds, UTG+2 calls 180, CO calls 180, Hero calls 180
The bets relative to stack size are ludicrously small, but I don't want to inflate the pot w/ just a possibly crippled OESD
Flop: (1,105) 8:d T:h K:c (4 players)
SB checks, UTG+2 bets 640, CO calls 640, Hero calls 640, SB folds
Turn: (3,025) 5:d (3 players)
UTG+2 bets 1,120, CO calls 1,120, Hero calls 1,120
River: (6,385) 7:c (3 players)
UTG+2 bets 5,027 and is all-in, CO folds, Hero calls
So the questions:
General:
What is the proper bet size to open-raise?
Bet size to raise over limpers?
Should I just ignore them since they really don't have any stake in the pot at all?
Specific to this hand:
Should I have bet the flop?
If so, by how much?
