Tough fold

[AtticusFinch]

Or was it? Perhaps I should bet the river?

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (8 handed) converter

SB (t1660)
Hero (t745)
UTG (t820)
UTG+1 (t560)
MP1 (t3610)
MP2 (t1225)
CO (t955)
Button (t425)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
UTG calls t30, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP1 calls t30, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, SB completes, Hero checks.

Flop: (t120) T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
SB checks, Hero checks, UTG checks, MP1 checks.

Turn: (t120) 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t95</font>, UTG folds, MP1 calls t95, SB folds.

River: (t310) T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP1 bets t375</font>, Hero folds.

Final Pot: t685

[Matt R.]

Looks like a good time to use a blocking bet. A t175 bet should prevent villain from taking you off the hand with a bluff. Checking the flop and river is begging the villain to push you off the hand with a big river bet, and he definitely can with his stack size.