Playing Without Sleep... Terribly Played... KJo at Stars $5.50

[Eric Draven]

I'm tired... But I can't sleep... So why not play some Stars $5.5 SNGs? Looking over this I think I played it really badly... Or am I so tired that my good play looks horrible (not likely)... What should I have done when?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t20 (9 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

MP2 (t1500)
MP3 (t1380)
CO (t270)
Button (t1450)
Hero (t3000)
BB (t1500)
UTG (t1400)
UTG+1 (t1500)
MP1 (t1500)

Preflop: Hero is SB with K/images/graemlins/club.gif, J/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
UTG calls t20, <font color="#666666">5 folds</font>, Button calls t20, Hero completes, BB checks.

Flop: (t80) 9/images/graemlins/club.gif, J/images/graemlins/heart.gif, T/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t60</font>, BB calls t60, UTG calls t60, Button calls t60.

Turn: (t320) K/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t220</font>, BB folds, UTG folds, Button calls t220.

River: (t760) 3/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t500</font>, Button calls t500.

Final Pot: t1760

[DasLeben]

I probably bet slightly less on the turn, and then toss out a 1/2-pot blocking bet on the river. I dunno, I kinda suck at postflop these days.

[gildwulf]

Bet the pot on the flop and push on the turn. People are less likely to chase flush draws on the turn for all their chips, even donks.

Zach

edit: whoops missed your stack size. Hmm. I would still bet very hard on the turn and a)possibly fold to a reraise all-in on the turn or if he calls b) check-call the river.

[brimstone1]

I fold this preflop, and yes, I know you're the SB.

If I'm caught alive with that hand and that flop, I bet the pot immediately.

I guess with the K turn you had to feel you had a good hand, but Button's 220 call on the turn should've put sirens in your head, at least it would in mine.

Sirens+scary river = I unfortunately check the river, or bet smaller (just not to check), so as to not dump 500 into a hand with an obvious flush and straight on the board.

This hand represents exactly why a hand like KJo should not be played out of position.

Go get some sleep /images/graemlins/wink.gif

[DasLeben]

I don't like the idea of folding this preflop getting good odds with a hand that can flop big. It's your decision, but I complete with this hand with deep stacks.