I played this hand really, really, really poorly. I'm posting this partly as a form of self-flagellation, but also because I'd like to find a better way to play this hand.
I've been sitting at Villain's table since the t200/t400 blind level. I have seen him raise exactly 14 times before this hand. 13 times it has been for 3xBB or all-in. Once he minraised from CO (at t1000/t2000 level), and folded to a t25000 push from the button (the tightest player at the table). This orbit he has raised to 3xBB twice before this hand (unusual for him).
Basically, I'm confused by his minraise, I have a marginal hand but one that is good enough to see the flop with getting better than 3:1 -- if he bet 3xBB i'd either push or fold ... but a minraise? How should I play this, especially from the turn onwards? I had planned to bet t6000 on any non-ace river, a little more if my hand improved. I gave the hand away by checking the river. Comments on all streets appreciated.
(btw, this is the first time all tournament that i've minbet anything, if that matters at all)
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t3000 (6 handed)
FTR converter on zerodivide.cx
UTG (t60715)
UTG+1 (t56992)
MP (t46865)
Button (t57774)
SB (t17244)
Hero (t30410)
Preflop: Hero is BB with Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
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2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP raises to t6000</font>, <font color="#666666">
2 folds</font>, Hero calls t3000.
Hero checks, MP checks.
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t3000</font>, MP calls t3000.
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP: bets t12000</font>, Hero folds.
Final Pot: t27600
-J.A.