AQs again (and mini-rant about party)

[Sam T.]

Anyone out there bet the flop here? I couldn't bring myself to call the turn - there were just too many hands out there that I was behind.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (6 handed) converter

saw flop|<font color="C00000">saw showdown</font>

MP (t2287)
Hero (t590)
Button (t2835)
SB (t760)
BB (t745)
UTG (t783)

Preflop: Hero is CO with Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
<font color="666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises to t90</font>, <font color="666666">1 fold</font>, SB calls t75, <font color="666666">1 fold</font>,

Flop: (t210) K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
SB checks, Hero checks.

Turn: (t210) Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">SB bets t125</font>, Hero folds.

Final Pot: t335
<font color="green">Main Pot: t210 (t210), won by SB.</font>
<font color="green">Pot 2: t125 (t125), returned to SB.</font>

The mini-rant is about Party's starting chips at the $10+1 level and thus nothing new. Last night I had three depressing games two of which hinged on hands like the one above. I get a good starting hand (TT, AKs, QKs) and open-raise my standard 3xBB. Then I get a horrible flop. Not just no help, but possible help for everyone but me: My TT gets AKx, AKs gets QQx, QKs comes up with Axx monotone.

Now I realize that this is poker, and this sort of thing happens. But on Party, if you go a couple of rounds without hitting a hand, and then can't close the deal on two hands with which you've open raised, you're in some trouble. My deposit to Stars should clear tomorrow, so I can give them a try. Here endeth the rant. (Note: The third loss came when my KK fell to JJ.)