What do you think he had?

[xPuns1her]

Let me start by saying my opponent is a fish but I could get a good enough read on him, also I was making a feeble attempt at taking the blinds. So disregarding preflop actions...

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (9 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

Hero (t1020)
CO (t1025)
Button (t910)
SB (t1595)
BB (t860)
UTG (t2005)
UTG+1 (t860)
MP1 (t760)
MP2 (t965)

Preflop: Hero is MP3 with 5/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, K/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
<font color="#666666">4 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t60</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, SB calls t45, BB calls t30.

Flop: (t180) 9/images/graemlins/heart.gif, K/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 7/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t60</font>, SB folds, BB calls t60.

Turn: (t300) T/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t100</font>, BB is all-in t678, Hero folds.

Final Pot: t1078

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I really thought my King was good here. This guy made big bets alot and got reraised only to fold, so I knew he bluffs alot. My best guess of what he had is a flush draw, perhaps low two pair. Anyway, I didnt want to risk my tournament on this hand.

[DasLeben]

KT maybe? I dunno.

[LeVoodoo]

Why are you in the hand at all?

[Maulik]

mp3, what the dude wearing the bandana says...

[jeffraider]

Wow sweet play man!

[bluefeet]

For starters, I wouldn't recommend 'stealing' T30 blinds. For me personally, the rewards at this level just don't justify the risks. I would much rather project a tight image to make the stealing count in L3/4/etc.

If you were hell bent on trying, a min raise certainly isn't gonna cut it. I like to raise a little more than standard 4-5x maybe (but again, not at this level).

Regardless of how you got into this situation, a continuation bet on the flop is appropriate. You got yourself in a pickle here despite hitting the K. A pot size bet is a bit much, but your T60 bet provides odds for the heart flush draw - and even someone holding middle pair IMO.

Again, the turn bet is only 1/3 pot. Perhaps he just smelled weakness and let it rip. Maybe he has 2 pair...KQ...straight? hard telling.

Your problems definately started PF, but at this point you have no choice but to lay it down.

[nuclear500]

Never knew min-raising was a valid way to steal blinds in a no-limit game. I'm gonna have to start doing that more often.


Fold preflop at a full table.

[Sam T.]

It appears that he could beat a fold.

He had two things:

1) The good sense to recognize two weak stabs at the pot.
2) The cojones to take the pot away from you.

Sam

[willie]

fold preflop.