Online Poker Forum - Badugi, playing A2 from EP (line check)

cubbies760

I'm wondering if I should even be playing A2 here from UTG. If so, should I be raising? Any raise is going to be suspect when they see I'm drawing (2), but it may be an option to thin the field and go to showdown against a player or two, with a decent possibility of getting any respectable Badugi, and/or a great 3-card low.

PokerStars Game #27247165115: Badugi Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2009/04/18 23:39:00 ET
Table 'Eltigen III' 8-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: dy1969 ($5.35 in chips)
Seat 2: snafumanchu ($22.20 in chips)
Seat 3: rikdolphin ($15.85 in chips)
Seat 4: Smokylake ($9.30 in chips)
Seat 5: cubbies760 ($10.10 in chips)
Seat 6: PokerGalnSTL ($8.25 in chips)
Seat 7: dreadpirateA ($9.75 in chips)
Seat 8: Dark_Helmet9 ($10.80 in chips)
rikdolphin: posts small blind $0.10
Smokylake: posts big blind $0.25
*** DEALING HANDS ***
Dealt to cubbies760 [2h Ad 9h Qd]
cubbies760: calls $0.25
PokerGalnSTL: folds
dreadpirateA: calls $0.25
Dark_Helmet9: folds
dy1969: calls $0.25
snafumanchu: calls $0.25
rikdolphin: folds
Smokylake: checks
*** FIRST DRAW ***
Smokylake: discards 3 cards
cubbies760: discards 2 cards [9h Qd]
Dealt to cubbies760 [2h Ad] [8s 9c]
dreadpirateA: discards 2 cards
dy1969: discards 2 cards
snafumanchu: discards 2 cards
Smokylake: checks
cubbies760: bets $0.25
dreadpirateA: calls $0.25
dy1969: folds
snafumanchu: calls $0.25
Smokylake: folds
*** SECOND DRAW ***
cubbies760: stands pat on [2h Ad 8s 9c]
dreadpirateA: discards 1 card
snafumanchu: discards 1 card
cubbies760: bets $0.50
dreadpirateA: folds
snafumanchu: calls $0.50
*** THIRD DRAW ***
cubbies760: stands pat on [2h Ad 8s 9c]
snafumanchu: discards 1 card
cubbies760: bets $0.50
snafumanchu: folds

Zophar · Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 8:15 pm Post subject:

I don't know that I like limping the A2, I'd rather try to thin the field. A2 is stronger than a lot of 3 card starting hands that you'll see, but doesn't play great multiway.

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