Playing from the blinds: QTs
 

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t15 (9 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

BB (t990)
UTG (t845)
UTG+1 (t715)
MP1 (t775)
MP2 (t755)
MP3 (t1245)
CO (t1160)
Button (t600)
Hero (t915)

Preflop: Hero is SB with T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, MP2 calls t15, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, CO calls t15, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Hero completes, BB checks.

Flop: (t60) 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t60</font>

Re: Playing from the blinds: QTs
 

Fine to me. Also valid to check and call a small raise I feel.

Re: Playing from the blinds: QTs
 

Seems pretty standard to me.

Re: Playing from the blinds: QTs
 

The only reason I posted this hand, is how do you view it differently from the 93o hand I posted?

Re: Playing from the blinds: QTs
 

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The only reason I posted this hand, is how do you view it differently from the 93o hand I posted?

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I don't mind the first raise there- you are going to be good most of the time. In fact, I rather raise that hand than this one. However his reraise is kind of scary... obviously he doesn't care what you have- he probably has you outkicked.

Re: Playing from the blinds: QTs
 

What do you do when the flop comes...

Flop: (t60) 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero ????</font>

I'm asking, because I'm probably looking too often for c-raise opportunities as a more terminating effect on some flops (number of opponents, lead sizes, etc., etc. dependant of course).

In a situation where your flop lead stands a better chance of getting called, how eager are we to still lead here?

Re: Playing from the blinds: QTs
 

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What do you do when the flop comes...

Flop: (t60) 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero ????</font>

I'm asking, because I'm probably looking too often for c-raise opportunities as a more terminating effect on some flops (number of opponents, lead sizes, etc., etc. dependant of course).

In a situation where your flop lead stands a better chance of getting called, how eager are we to still lead here?

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I'm not eager to lead if I'm going to get called. Whenever I hit one of these flops I want to take it down... a C/R is good to do that when it checks around to LP who minraises. Other than that, you're most likely check/folding because he will bet out more than a minraise.

Re: Playing from the blinds: QTs
 

Seems normal to me.

I wonder, though, why you choose to bet here, but try for a check-raise with the KJ hand?

Re: Playing from the blinds: QTs
 

The biggest difference between this hand and the 93o hand is the number of overcards. When your flop bet gets called there are so many more overcards to hit on the turn and no effective way to tell if you are ahead which often leads to a free river and another overcard.

Re: Playing from the blinds: QTs
 

See three posts up. I made that post before reading the KJ...having now read it, my concern has been addressed.