KQs

[AdamL]

I didn't know what to do on the turn, but I thought folding and raising were both worse.

Party Poker 5/10 Hold'em (9 handed)

Preflop: Hero is Button with K/images/graemlins/heart.gif, Q/images/graemlins/heart.gif.
<font color="666666">1 fold</font>, UTG+1 calls, MP1 calls, <font color="666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="CC3333">CO raises</font>, Hero calls, <font color="666666">1 fold</font>, BB calls, UTG+1 calls, MP1 calls.

Flop: (10.40 SB) 9/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 9/images/graemlins/spade.gif, J/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="blue">(5 players)</font>
BB checks, UTG+1 checks, MP1 checks, CO checks, Hero checks.

Turn: (5.20 BB) K/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(5 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">BB bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">UTG+1 raises</font>, MP1 calls, CO folds, Hero calls, BB calls.

River: (13.20 BB) 5/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(4 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="CC3333">UTG+1 bets</font>, MP1 calls, Hero calls, BB calls.

Final Pot: 17.20 BB
<font color="green">Main Pot: 17.20 BB, between Hero, BB, UTG+1 and MP1.</font>

[J.R.]

I like 3-betting or folding preflop. I may defend the blinds or over-coldcall with KQs, but I don't like to coldcall wiht ti, especially against an unkown raiser. KQs is a great raising hand that does well multiway but sucks when up against many legitimate raising hands (AA, AK, AQ, QQ, KK).

The flop check put you in a tricky spot on the turn and allowed UTG+1 to make a move. I don't think UTG+1 has a J, MP1 looks like adraw and BB could be stealing (or he missed a flop check-raise that is unlikely to be a J) so why not 3-bet? Calling seems bad, you are way ahead or way behind without much of a redraw (no straight or flush outs and a dubious 2 pair draw)