I've now dropped out of tournaments with hands like these. Is this the best way to play? In these both hands I was pretty sure it was AK or like.
These are both from stars $20 freezouts. About 80 left, 27 get money.
<u>Hand #1</u>
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t150 (9 handed)
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Hero (t5425)
Button (t4435)
SB (t1270)
BB (t1440)
UTG (t6615)
UTG+1 (t6755)
MP1 (t1160)
MP2 (t1795)
MP3 (t2245)
Preflop: Hero is CO with J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">
4 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP3 raises to t600</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t5425</font>, <font color="#666666">
1 fold</font>, SB calls t1195 (All-In), <font color="#666666">
1 fold</font>, MP3 calls t1645 (All-In).
Flop: (t9090) 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players, 2 all-in)</font>
Turn: (t9090) 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players, 2 all-in)</font>
River: (t9090) 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players, 2 all-in)</font>
Final Pot: t9090
<u>Hand #2</u>
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t200 (8 handed)
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CO (t13170)
Hero (t4030)
SB (t722)
BB (t6600)
UTG (t16545)
UTG+1 (t1700)
MP1 (t3265)
MP2 (t4075)
Preflop: Hero is Button with Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
<font color="#CC3333">UTG raises to t600</font>, <font color="#666666">
4 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t4005</font>, SB calls t597 (All-In), <font color="#666666">
1 fold</font>, UTG calls t3405.
Flop: (t8757) Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players, 1 all-in)</font>
Turn: (t8757) K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players, 1 all-in)</font>
River: (t8757) J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players, 1 all-in)</font>
Final Pot: t8757