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[jeffraider]

I have to fold this flop, right?

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t15 (9 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

Button (t775)
SB (t695)
Hero (t800)
UTG (t741)
UTG+1 (t735)
MP1 (t800)
MP2 (t356)
MP3 (t2257)
CO (t841)

Preflop: Hero is BB with Q/images/graemlins/spade.gif, Q/images/graemlins/heart.gif.
UTG calls t15, UTG+1 calls t15, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, CO folds, Button folds, SB completes, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t100</font>, UTG calls t85, UTG+1 calls t85, SB folds.

Flop: (t312.50) 6/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 3/images/graemlins/spade.gif, K/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t200</font>, Hero folds.

Turn: (t512.50) J/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>

River: (t512.50) 8/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>

Final Pot: t512.50

[Mr_Gordon]

Next time try raising it up to 115. Calling 100 more as opposed to 85 is a BIG difference to weaker players early on. This might, MIGHT, get hands like KT and KJ to lay down preflop. And yes you have to fold this flop.

[jeffraider]

Do I really want KJ/KT to lay down here? I was thinking that I maybe overbet it a bit. Sure the flop was K-high, but it won't always be.

[Mr_Gordon]

I was just trying to say that you want the lesser hands out preflop. Now some people are still going to call you with JT-Ax, but it will be a lot fewer and you would much rather go up against as few opponents as possible with your queens. This early in the tournament anyone would rather win a 85 dollar pot rather than lose a 300 dollar one.