blind steal gone awry, or, i raise and fold preflop.

[EvanJC]

its come to my attention that when i begin to run band and lose, my play suffers and it compounds my losses. amazing! anyhoo, i've been losing and feeling clueless lately. is folding this preflop after attempting the steal even an option? you guys can look forward to more boring hands like this one all day.

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Preflop: Hero is Button with K/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 8/images/graemlins/heart.gif.
<font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#CC3333">SB 3-bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">BB caps</font>, Hero folds, SB calls.

Flop: (10 SB) 7/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 3/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 5/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">BB raises</font>, <font color="#CC3333">SB 3-bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">BB caps</font>, SB calls.

Turn: (9 BB) T/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">BB raises</font>, <font color="#CC3333">SB 3-bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">BB caps</font>, SB calls.

River: (17 BB) 4/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets</font>, BB calls.

Final Pot: 19 BB

[JrJordan]

That fold looks fine to me. Even with position, I don't think you can make up the 5:1 they're giving you on a standard 3-bet and PF cap.

[DMBFan23]

I fold plenty of hands in that spot, and K8s is one of them. I'm not sure where I should be drawing the line though.

[SomethingClever]

Good raise, and good fold.

[EvanJC]

k, thanks all.