What is the best play ?
 

I had the following hand yesterday in a 2 tables SNG so we are in the money already but I am the short stack and I am really shooting for 1st. In the last few rounds, I have bet all-in a few times and got lucky when called by better hands. Would a raise of 500 or so and go all in on the flop be a better play ?

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t300 (4 handed)

Hero (t2634)
UTG (t3569)
Button (t7872)
SB (t5925)

Preflop: Hero is BB with K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
UTG calls t300, Button calls t300, SB folds, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises to t2634 (All-In)</font>, UTG folds, Button calls t2334.

Flop: (t5718) 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>

Turn: (t5718) Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>

River: (t5718) T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>

Final Pot: t5718
<font color="green">Main Pot: t5718 (t5718), between Hero and Button.</font> &gt; <font color="white">Pot won by Button (t5718).</font>

Results in white below: <font color="white">
Hero shows Kc Ks (two pair, kings and tens).
Button shows Jh Kh (straight, king high).
Outcome: Button wins t5718. </font>

Re: What is the best play ?
 

You played it perfectly. You can't expect to win every single SnG; cards happen. Well played.

Re: What is the best play ?
 

KK vs KJ preflop. You played goot, I am glad u raised all-in instead of betting small, this is the correct play.

Stop the results oriented crap.

Re: What is the best play ?
 

2 callers and blinds, there's already 1k sitting out there. I'm almost certainly going all in, especially if I think he'll call me with KJ.

Re: What is the best play ?
 

Anytime (almost), in any stage, when someones is ready to go in when you hold KK, or call your all-in, you can be very happy about it. As long as he hasn't got AA - that's just ideal for you. And if he does hold the rockets - well, it will be offset by the many many times people will call your KK (or put you all-in) when they have KJ, 44, A7, A2, KQ, AJ, JJ, TT, T2, 3J, 4K, 9K, 88, 83, AK and 74. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

Re: What is the best play ?
 

Pure genius.

&lt;insert lame joke for PM to make fun of me about how no one understands my humor&gt;

Re: What is the best play ?
 

Jason, it's nice to see you're replying to the RIGHT post, and not to some post by someone else in some other thread... [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

I think what you did yesterday is called "multi-threading". [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

Re: What is the best play ?
 

Bastard!

As El Diablo might say, Ole!

Re: What is the best play ?
 

theres no question u fold kk preflop, it obviously never holds up