could I have played this hand better?

Here's the hand, I will update you in later post as to who won it.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t100 (5 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx (http://www.zerodivide.cx/converter)

Hero (t1845)
SB (t5090)
BB (t1550)
UTG (t3940)
MP (t1075)

Preflop: Hero is Button with J/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, T/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP calls t100, Hero calls t100, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, BB checks.

Flop: (t350) J/images/graemlins/club.gif, 9/images/graemlins/club.gif, 4/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
BB checks, MP checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t150</font>, BB calls t150, MP calls t150.

Turn: (t800) 8/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
BB checks, MP checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t300</font>, BB calls t300, MP calls t300.
River: (t1700) 8/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP bets t300</font>, Hero calls t300, BB folds. (I had to think long and hard about this call, I'll post what happened in a little while.)


Final Pot: t2300

Your stack is in fine shape... 18+ BB, I fold this preflop.

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Your stack is in fine shape... 18+ BB, I fold this preflop.

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I have to agree that is a viable option, but I guess I am trying to make a move or something. Is it ill advised to do such a thing with 18+ BB?

Well, JTs isn't a terrible hand to be playing by any stretch of the imagination, but I think it's sub-optimal in the situation you're in.

So then you're at the flop three-handed after limped pf. You've got top pair with a 10 kicker. There's two clubs out there, so you want to be aggressive, but your hand isn't really that strong.

Patience is the key here. Dump this baby pf.

[tigerite]

You have to bet more on the flop. t200 seems about right here. On the turn I would probably take the free card as I would hate a re-raise here and have a draw to the nut straight, though some outs are dirty.

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Well, JTs isn't a terrible hand to be playing by any stretch of the imagination, but I think it's sub-optimal in the situation you're in.

So then you're at the flop three-handed after limped pf. You've got top pair with a 10 kicker. There's two clubs out there, so you want to be aggressive, but your hand isn't really that strong.

Patience is the key here. Dump this baby pf.

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Thanks for the reply, I have to say though, how do I even know what to play short handed anymore. From the looks of it I need to be tighter, anything else anyone has noticed?