Pocket 9s or 10s

[Posh Punter]

Assume your in mid tournament with average number of chips. Your UTG with 9s or 10s. What would you do limp and hope to catch a set or raise and if so how much? These are proving to be bad hands for me, more often then not I raise, get called and am looking at second pair at best after the flop. I tned to limp with anything upto pocket 8s and get out of the way unless I catch the set.

[GaF]

Re: Pocket 9s or 10s It depends for me on so much more - I can limp, raise or fold them. Most important is implied odds - if they are very high, then I'll probably open raise. If they are high, then I may limp or may raise (probably depending largely on position). If Implied odds are low, I probably open shove (or even open fold occasionally, from UTG when in a "defensive" payout structure!!) Chances of an overcard to 99 on the flop is I believe about 70% - so you cannot call hoping to avoid overcards.