Did i play this "correctly" ? (KK)

[Mr. Sakuraba]

Only played about 10 hands at this table before this hand came up. Didnt really have time for any reads ( not that i know how to read people anyway).. Results later, comment as much as possible please.



*********** # 17 **************
PokerStars Game #861023561: Hold'em No Limit ($0.10/$0.25) - 2004/11/15 - 17:33:03 (ET)
Table 'Huberta' Seat #3 is the button
Seat 2: carbonadium ($25.45 in chips)
Seat 3: kman22 ($34.45 in chips)
Seat 4: Mr. Sakuraba ($22.30 in chips)
Seat 5: Tamdam ($11.50 in chips)
Seat 6: consumer ($41.35 in chips)
Seat 7: GOWINGS ($17.15 in chips)
Seat 8: Clay_Bigsby ($7.95 in chips)
Seat 9: stonewall77 ($34.70 in chips)
Mr. Sakuraba: posts small blind $0.10
Tamdam: posts big blind $0.25
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Mr. Sakuraba [Ks Kd]
consumer: folds
GOWINGS: calls $0.25
Clay_Bigsby: folds
stonewall77: folds
carbonadium: raises $0.25 to $0.50
kman22: folds
Mr. Sakuraba: raises $0.25 to $0.75
Tamdam: folds
GOWINGS: calls $0.50
carbonadium: calls $0.25
*** FLOP *** [7s 3h Qh]
Mr. Sakuraba: bets $0.50
GOWINGS: folds
carbonadium: calls $0.50
*** TURN *** [7s 3h Qh] [3s]
Mr. Sakuraba: bets $2
carbonadium: raises $4 to $6
Mr. Sakuraba: raises $15.05 to $21.05 and is all-in
carbonadium: calls $15.05
*** RIVER *** [7s 3h Qh 3s] [As]
*** SHOW DOWN ***

[amoeba]

reraise more preflop. don't minraise a minbet.

raise to $2 preflop.

bet more on the flop.

[fireman664]

I dont like your preflop play at all. You are basically looking for action from a big, weaker hand (QQ,JJ,AK) and you are going to be out of position. I like to reraise to about 4 or 5 times the previous bet/raise with these type of hands out of the blinds (since you will be out of position the rest of the hand). If I have position (or a VERY good read) I will sometimes try something fancy, otherwise I am looking to get all in preflop (and hopefully not run into AA).

[Percival GooseEye]

Like they said - raise it up to $2 or so preflop. You want as much money in the pot preflop as you can get with this hand.

On the flop - bet 3/4 or pot sized here. You don't want to give a cheap card here with a two suited flop.

If you take this line, it will be easier to know where you're at in the hand if someone plays back at you.

GooseEye

[edge]

I'd pop it up to $2.50 or $3 preflop. You're ahead of every hand except AA before the flop, so you might as well make everyone pay to see if they can break you on the flop.

That flop is money for you. No aces fell, and the only draw is the flush draw. Here I'd bet about 3/4-pot--you're only losing to AA or a set (QQ, 77, 33) unless your opponents are crazy preflop and called your big raise ($2.50 or $3) with a trashy two pair hand. You don't want to bet small or check, because it gives the flush draw a free chance to hit and bust you.

If you still have guys hanging around on the turn, just push it in.

[Mr. Sakuraba]

This guy totally sucked out on me and won the hand with 23o landing trip 3's.... From now on i raise more preflop...