Do I want an Overcall

[toby]

Ran into this hand at a loose table, usually 6 or 7 to the flop. Comments inline:


Party Poker 0.50/1 Hold'em (10 handed)

Preflop: Hero is UTG+2 with K/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, J/images/graemlins/spade.gif. MP2 posts a blind of $0.50.
UTG calls, UTG+1 folds, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, MP1 folds, MP2 (poster) folds, MP3 calls, CO folds, Button calls, SB folds, BB calls, UTG calls.

Flop: (11.50 SB) K/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 4/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 5/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(5 players)</font>
BB checks, UTG checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP3 calls, Button calls, BB calls, UTG calls.

Turn: (8.25 BB) K/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(5 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="CC3333">UTG bets</font>, Hero calls, MP3 calls, Button calls, BB folds.
Odd bet here, probably a weak bluff. I figured there would be some overcalls here, so I just called still thinking my hand was best. ***Do I want this?? Retrospect says no, and button at this point is getting 11.25:1 which is okay for the gutshot draw.
River: (12.25 BB) 6/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(4 players)</font>
UTG checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP3 calls, Button calls, UTG calls.

Final Pot: 16.25 BB

Results in white below: <font color="white">
UTG has Jh 5h (two pair, kings and fives).
Hero has Kd Js (three of a kind, kings).
MP3 has Tc Ts (two pair, kings and tens).
Button has 8h 7d (straight, eight high).
Outcome: Button wins 16.25 BB. </font>

I wasn't thinking about odds on this one, and should have raised the turn. The button probably would have called anyway since he called 2 cold in the first place, but at least the raise would have made his call incorrect.

Any other points of view on this (mostly about the overcall thinking)? Thanks

[zuluking]

Fold pre-flop.

[Shalara]

KJo in early is an auto-muck pre-flop for me. It is easily dominated, and you will be out of position for the rest of the hand, which makes it harder to play. There is a huge advantage to seeing what other people do before you act, which is why you need a stronger hand to call in early than you do anywhere else.

Flop and river are okay.

I would raise the turn though. I would not want to give straight draws proper odds, and the pot is big enough that I would be willing to take it down right now.