KQo w/ PF raiser

[dave44]

Comments appreciated on all streets.


Party Poker 0.5/1 Hold'em (10 handed)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with Q/images/graemlins/spade.gif, K/images/graemlins/heart.gif.
Hero calls, <font color="CC3333">UTG+1 raises</font>, <font color="666666">5 folds</font>, BB calls, Hero calls.

Flop: (6.50 SB) 8/images/graemlins/club.gif, K/images/graemlins/club.gif, 8/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="blue">(3 players)</font>
BB checks, Hero checks, <font color="CC3333">UTG+1 bets</font>, BB folds, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="CC3333">UTG+1 3-bets</font>, Hero calls.

Turn: (6.25 BB) 3/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="CC3333">UTG+1 bets</font>, Hero calls.

River: (8.25 BB) 4/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="CC3333">UTG+1 bets</font>, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 10.25 BB

[brettbrettr]

Well played.

[SparkyDog]

I raise PF, but how this hand played out, I'd check/call to the river and then bet out.

[DeeJ]

I'm usually folding KQo UTG. If I do play it, I raise because I want those pesky 8 9 T J type holdings to fold away. Here you were probably stuffed by the turn unless he's really loose in which case I would also call it down. He's pretty sure of beating a King by the looks of it. You are dead to AK/KK/88/AcQc/AcJc and although many of these are unlikely I would say AK is most likely, possibly him holding A/images/graemlins/club.gif K (/images/graemlins/diamond.gif / /images/graemlins/spade.gif)

[afk]

I raise preflop with KQo.

On the flop you have a strong hand but you want to increase your chances of winning the pot. I don't check-raise here. I want BB out of the hand so I bet and hope to get raised so he'll have to call 2 cold. I play the rest of the hand the same way.