This is Hand 4 of a set of hand reviews from a nosedive I recently had the pleasure of piloting.  If you would like to check out Hands 1-3, here are the links.

Hand 1 – …..ck-please/

Hand 2 – …..t-control/

Hand 3 – …..arrelling/

I'm not sure how I feel about this hand.  My image is aggressive, but I may seem on tilt becase I've just handed lots of chips away.  It's possible I am tilting, but I feel this may have been a strong move.

Sweets is brand new to me and folded the first two hands he played.  I can only range him with a standard strong early position opening range: medium/good hands like pocket pairs and strong aces, premiums, and some weak hands like 87s that he may be trying to build an aggressive image with.

KKS1969 has a very wide range.  He is our sticky/loose friend who plays 54/12 limping 41% and 3betting 0%.  I even weigh him away from premiums a bit.

Merge Network $750 Gtd [+R, Turbo] (80242978-1) No Limit Hold'em Tournament – t400.00/t800.00 Blinds + t80.00 – 8 players – View hand 2623835
TournamentPokerEdge.com Hand History Converter

suntzu3142 (CO): BB = 25.4, t20340
K14K14 (BTN): BB = 2.6, t2120
spikeweed (SB): BB = 25.9, t20704
Hero (BB): BB = 15.9, t12745
Toksick (UTG): BB = 5.9, t4740
Sweets8 (UTG+1): BB = 27.4, t21960

0ngng070 (MP): BB = 8.1, t6468
KKS1969 (HJ): BB = 58.8, t47021

Pre Flop: (t1840) Hero is with T J
1 fold, Sweets8 raises to t1600.00, 1 fold, KKS1969 calls t1600, 3 folds,

Pot is 5040, 800 to call.  I could probably push KKS1969 out if I shoved but not so sure about Sweets.

Hero calls t800

Flop: (t5840) 9 8 4 (3 players)
Hero checks, Sweets8 bets t3200.00, KKS1969 folds

This is a tough board for either of us to hit.  I don't have huge fold equity but I may get some folds from Cbet bluffs, with weak holdings or even AT-AK.  It's too bad that sets and TT-AA are in his range, but I'm doing some form of ok against all those holdings.

Hero shoves 11,065.

Any thoughts are most appreciated.  Thanks!