I am really having trouble playing the high pocket pairs. Tonight especially has seen all my high pocket pairs crushed by bad beats or folded to bad flops. Could I have played these better?
Thanks D-
Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t15 (10 handed)
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MP2 (t725)
MP3 (t895)
CO (t1065)
Button (t775)
SB (t1130)
BB (t225)
Hero (t785)
UTG+1 (t800)
UTG+2 (t800)
MP1 (t800)
Preflop: Hero is UTG with J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
<font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t45</font>, <font color="#666666">
4 folds</font>, MP3 calls t45, <font color="#666666">
2 folds</font>, SB calls t35, <font color="#666666">
1 fold</font>.
Flop: (t147.50) 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets t15</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t75</font>, MP3 folds, SB calls t60.
Turn: (t297.50) A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets t15</font>, Hero calls t15.
River: (t327.50) 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets t300</font>, Hero folds.
Final Pot: t627.50
Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t50 (9 handed)
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MP2 (t1075)
MP3 (t720)
CO (t1560)
Button (t415)
SB (t745)
Hero (t550)
UTG (t880)
UTG+1 (t1345)
MP1 (t710)
Preflop: Hero is BB with Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">
2 folds</font>, MP1 calls t50, <font color="#666666">
4 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">SB raises to t100</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t250</font>, MP1 folds, SB calls t150.
Flop: (t550) 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets t495(all-in)</font>, Hero folds.
Final Pot: t550