Early in the game, no reads. How's my line?
Hand 1:
Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t15 (9 handed)
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SB (t830)
BB (t775)
UTG (t925)
UTG+1 (t1758)
MP1 (t462)
MP2 (t665)
Hero (t755)
CO (t715)
Button (t1115)
Preflop: Hero is MP3 with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
<font color="#CC3333">UTG raises to t90</font>, <font color="#666666">
1 fold</font>, MP1 calls t90, <font color="#666666">
1 fold</font>, Hero calls t90, CO calls t90, <font color="#666666">
2 folds</font>, BB calls t75.
Flop: (t457.50) 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
BB checks, UTG checks, MP1 checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t125</font>, CO folds, <font color="#CC3333">BB raises to t275</font>, UTG folds, MP1 folds, BB calls t390.
Final Pot: t1247.50
Should I not be taking a draw this early, and what is a better way to play this pre flop?
Hand 2:
Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t15 (10 handed)
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MP3 (t445)
CO (t1030)
Button (t500)
SB (t755)
Hero (t790)
UTG (t1505)
UTG+1 (t745)
UTG+2 (t775)
MP1 (t745)
MP2 (t710)
Preflop: Hero is BB with Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
UTG calls t15, UTG+1 calls t15, <font color="#666666">
1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP1 raises to t35</font>, <font color="#666666">
2 folds</font>, CO calls t35, <font color="#666666">
1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">SB raises to t72.5</font>, Hero calls t60, UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, MP1 calls t40, CO calls t40.
Flop: (t327.50) A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
SB checks, Hero checks, MP1 checks, CO checks.
Turn: (t327.50) J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
SB checks, Hero checks, MP1 checks, CO checks.
River: (t327.50) 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets t250</font>, Hero calls t250, MP1 folds, CO folds.
Final Pot: t827.50
Thanks,
HC