Aggravating KJ hand
 

Brand new to the table, 2nd or 3rd hand since I sat down.

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Preflop: Hero is MP1 with K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]. MP2 posts a blind of $0.25.
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, UTG+2 calls, Hero calls, MP2 (poster) checks, MP3 calls, CO calls, Button calls, SB completes, <font color="#CC3333">BB raises</font>, UTG+2 calls, Hero calls, MP2 calls, MP3 calls, CO calls, Button calls, SB calls.

Flop: (16 SB) 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(8 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets</font>, BB calls, UTG+2 calls, Hero calls, MP2 folds, MP3 calls, CO calls, Button calls.

Turn: (11.50 BB) 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(7 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets</font>, BB folds, UTG+2 calls, Hero calls, MP3 folds, <font color="#CC3333">CO raises</font>, Button folds, <font color="#CC3333">SB 3-bets</font>, UTG+2 folds, Hero folds, CO calls.

River: (19.50 BB) T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">CO bets</font>, SB calls $0.50 (All-In).

Final Pot: 21.50 BB

Needless to say I would have won this hand, I'd like to at least console myself by saying I did the right thing.

Someone obviously likes their hand, it's two bets back to me with only 4 outs to have a real shot at winning (and two of those potentially making someone else a flush). SB is nearly all in, so even if I did catch the 10 I'm not going to get much more money out of him.

Good bad or too close to matter? Should I have even been in this far? I think up to that point I was OK, obviously the pre-flop raise was unfortunate.

Viper GTS

Re: Aggravating KJ hand
 

Why not raise preflop?

Re: Aggravating KJ hand
 

I usually raise KJo from MP when there is only one limper before me. I am trying to get my aggression stats up so I usually raise/fold if there is no limpers (or just one) before me.

Re: Aggravating KJ hand
 

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I am trying to get my aggression stats up so I usually raise/fold if there is no limpers (or just one) before me.

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This is probably one of the worst reasons to raise I have ever heard.

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This is probably one of the worst reasons to raise I have ever heard.

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This is probably one of the worst reasons to raise I have ever heard.

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Re: Aggravating KJ hand
 

Wow I hadn't even considered that.

Probably why I'm still nowhere near aggressive enough.

Viper GTS

Re: Aggravating KJ hand
 

I have trouble raising KQo and KJo for some reason. It makes me feel very uncomfortable.

Re: Aggravating KJ hand
 

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Should I have even been in this far? I think up to that point I was OK, obviously the pre-flop raise was unfortunate.

Viper GTS

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I would not want to be in a multi-way hand out of position with KJo. Someone can correct me if I am wrong, but unless you are excellent post-flop I don't like this play.

If you are going to play this hand I would rasie preflop. Given your lack of reads I'd muck(at this point I am tighter than most).

Re: Aggravating KJ hand
 

heck and I learned it from davidross....


edit: btw, I don't think like "oh, my aggressions stats needs to go up --&gt; I raise". I mean that because I lack aggression preflop, this is pretty good way to increase it. If there is no one in and you have playable hand, think raising. Is this really so bad?