(55) Playing KQ early... easy laydowns, right?

[Slim Pickens]

Hand #1
Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t15 (10 handed) internettexasholdem.com (http://www.internettexasholdem.com)

UTG+2 (t1000)
MP1 (t1000)
MP2 (t1000)
MP3 (t1000)
CO (t1000)
Button (t985)
SB (t1015)
Hero (t1000)
UTG (t1000)
UTG+1 (t1000)

Preflop: Hero is BB with K/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, Q/images/graemlins/heart.gif.
<font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, MP1 calls t15, <font color="#666666">4 folds</font>, SB completes, Hero checks.

Flop: (t45) 6/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 7/images/graemlins/club.gif, Q/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t45</font>, MP1 calls t45, SB folds.

Turn: (t135) 9/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP1 bets t75</font>, Hero folds.

Final Pot: t210


Hand #2
Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t15 (9 handed) internettexasholdem.com (http://www.internettexasholdem.com)

MP1 (t1670)
MP2 (t1835)
MP3 (t955)
CO (t580)
Button (t1370)
SB (t1280)
Hero (t955)
UTG (t935)
UTG+1 (t420)

Preflop: Hero is BB with K/images/graemlins/heart.gif, Q/images/graemlins/spade.gif.
UTG calls t15, UTG+1 calls t15, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP2 calls t15, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, SB completes, Hero checks.

Flop: (t75) T/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 6/images/graemlins/spade.gif, K/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t70</font>, UTG calls t70, UTG+1 folds, MP2 folds, SB folds.

Turn: (t215) 8/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t150</font>, <font color="#CC3333">UTG raises all-in [t850]</font>, Hero folds.

Final Pot: t365

[Maulik]

the first one looks like a blocking bet or flush draw trying to play cheaply. I'd raise.

2nd one I can't do anything but fold!

[pooh74]

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the first one looks like a blocking bet or flush draw trying to play cheaply. I'd raise.

2nd one I can't do anything but fold!

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up and down agree...

Hand 2 is insta fold.

Hand 1 is more interesting because there are two ways to play this:

1. being OOP here I might just call the turn and pray for a cheap showdown and depending what comes on river check/call most reasonable bets and most cards.

2. I think raising is fine too on the turn, but if called I am lost on river having to act first. If RR's all-in on you turn raise I would fold as I will give him credit for the flop semibluff potbet (FD) or whatever else that kills me.

[bigt439]

I like your play on the second.

Lead the turn on the first. It's quite bad to check fold there IMO.

Bet turn on hand one (85-95 sounds about right), fold to a raise. If he just calls, I would check/fold the river.

[John Hurst]

Yeah that turn sucked on many levels. Good fold.