KQo - TP on monotone flop facing turn action
 

There aren't too many cases where I'd call a bet and fold to a raise on the same street, but this seemed like a reasonable situation to do so. Comments on all streets appreciated!

No reads on individual players. Game is reasonably tight with most pots being heads-up or three way.

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Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Hero calls, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, MP3 calls, CO calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, SB completes, BB checks.

Flop: (5 SB) K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP3 calls, CO folds, SB calls, BB folds.

Turn: (4 BB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets</font>, Hero calls, <font color="#CC3333">MP3 raises</font>, SB calls, Hero??

Re: KQo - TP on monotone flop facing turn action
 

Raise PF.

Bet flop. Reconsider if you get pressure from someone.

Re: KQo - TP on monotone flop facing turn action
 

raise preflop. I think this is a classic case of reverse implied odds. Even if you're ahead, there are several cards that will cost you the pot. The fact that MP3 wakes up after a bet and a call means that he's either got the flush, the naked A or two pair of some sort. A set would have most certainly raised the flop. He's probalby got the flush, and I think you can go ahead and fold here.

Re: KQo - TP on monotone flop facing turn action
 

I think folding the turn is pretty bad. Villains could easily be waiting on the turn card to exploit equity with a hand like KJ or KT.

Call the raise, bet or call a no diamond river.

Re: KQo - TP on monotone flop facing turn action
 

I would have raised SB's turn donkbet.

Re: KQo - TP on monotone flop facing turn action
 

It does kind of look like MP3 has a flush and is through slowplaying now.

Still, he could have a worse king that he's raising with now that a diamond didn't fall on the turn, because he thinks he has SB beat and he wants to charge your naked A [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].

It's possible SB has you beat (I don't know why he's waking up on the 5), but I'm more worried about MP3. And I can understand folding, but I think I would call and see what fell on the river and how the action went.

Re: KQo - TP on monotone flop facing turn action
 

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I would have raised SB's turn donkbet.

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Re: KQo - TP on monotone flop facing turn action
 

In the actual hand, I folded to the turn raise. The river was a 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]. SB had two small diamonds for a flush made on the flop. MP3 had A2 with the A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] -- making trips on the river, but still having a second best hand.

Here was my reasoning. SB had checked the flop and lead the turn. This usually is a sign of a strong hand (especially given the monotone board. With five players to the flop, I figured there was a good chance someone made a flush on the flop.

So, SB represents a strong hand and MP3's donk-raise represented being able to beat a strong hand. I'm drawing dead to a flush figured that I was likely behind to at least one of these guys.

A few people recommended raising pre-flop. I usually draw the line for raising calling between KQs/KQo. In this case, I was in early position, so thought limping in would be reasonable. In retrospect, in this hand, a raise would probably have won me the pot (as SB might have folded his two small diamonds!)

Still, is limping in pre-flop with KQo in early position a really bad idea? Should I usually be raising in this situation?

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i WILL DEFINATELY raise the turn and fold to a 3 bet. HE donkbets on a non [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] turn. that could mean a baby flush some of the time but i think its a weak made hand even more of the time.

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Still, is limping in pre-flop with KQo in early position a really bad idea? Should I usually be raising in this situation?

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I've found raising KQo really makes it easier to play. Not to surprising, as it's a top pair hand, and not very good multiway. KQs plays fine multiway, and it's almost easier to limp in and invite others along for the ride. Still, I usually raise both of 'em. Depends a bit on the table, but not all that much.

In fact, I'm going to really stress this point -- I love raising KQo from EP. Much more than AJo, which is the breaking point for most people on raise/call/fold and often gets discussed in the same breath. KQo is much easier to play from the flop on than AJ.