Play from the blinds: KQo ($33)
 

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t15 (9 handed) internettexasholdem.com

UTG (t800)
UTG+1 (t800)
MP1 (t1625)
MP2 (t800)
MP3 (t800)
CO (t800) <font color="white"> Qs Qc </font>
Button (t790)
SB (t785)
Scuba (t800)

Preflop: Scuba is BB with K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">5 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">CO raises to t30</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, Scuba calls t15.

Flop: (t70) K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Scuba checks, <font color="#CC3333">CO bets t75</font>, Scuba calls t75.

Turn: (t220) 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Scuba checks, <font color="#CC3333">CO bets t150</font>, Scuba calls t150.

River: (t520) 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Scuba checks, CO checks.

Final Pot: t520

Re: Play from the blinds: KQo
 

I'm not giving a cutoff's pf raise credit for AK every time. You're ahead here (probably up against a PP that is lower than KK or maybe A9).

Edit: Oops, I see he mini-raised pf. You're ahead. Push the turn.

Re: Play from the blinds: KQo
 

I like it Scuba.

Re: Play from the blinds: KQo ($33)
 

How about a value bet on the river? One of those way ahead way behind spots.

You bet 150 or something on the river (half blocking/half value) - sometimes he folds a better hand (rarely), pushes a better hand, calls with a worse hand.

There is always the chance that he'll push with a worse hand, but there is also the chance that he bets big enough that you can't call on the river too.

Re: Play from the blinds: KQo ($33)
 

Hey scuba.... whats your thinking behind check/calling with top pair from the blinds?


No bet on the turn?
No value/block bet on the river?

Re: Play from the blinds: KQo ($33)
 

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Hey scuba.... whats your thinking behind check/calling with top pair from the blinds?


No bet on the turn?
No value/block bet on the river?

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What hands that I beat call my bets?

Re: Play from the blinds: KQo ($33)
 

The MTT'r in me wants to either

A: Check raise the flop and fold to a push, or
B: Lead out the flop.

How bad are these options?

Re: Play from the blinds: KQo ($33)
 

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Hey scuba.... whats your thinking behind check/calling with top pair from the blinds?


No bet on the turn?
No value/block bet on the river?

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What hands that I beat call my bets?

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You play better players than I do Scuba...

but where I play I'd get calls from mid-pairs and occassionally Ace high from bad players....on the river I mean...

...I think I see what you're thinking now though...

Would you bet the turn if your top pair was lower than a King....Say if you had K9 for top pair w/your nine?

Re: Play from the blinds: KQo ($33)
 

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Would you bet the turn if your top pair was lower than a King....Say if you had K9 for top pair w/your nine?

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In your situation, I would have folded K9 preflop. Note that in this hand, I called a raise.

Re: Play from the blinds: KQo ($33)
 

Looks good I think. You know what a big fan I am of leading out but in this case it looks really good.