$22 early hand

[SirKraggen]

I recently decided to give the $22's a try, after playing mostly at the $10 and at Party $15+1 and a few $25+2. I'm off to a good start in the first 120 tourneys with about 25% roi (Yes, I know it's a small sample size)

I think that sometimes I do have a habit of getting into trouble early, and this hand is an example. In retrospect, I think that I should either fold or raise preflop, and the raise on the turn should be bigger.

I have no particular reads on villan, but I would say that I have often called in similar situations against someone holding nothing.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t15 (10 handed) converter

MP1 (t785)
Hero (t790)
MP3 (t760)
CO (t1425)
Button (t800)
SB (t525)
BB (t800)
UTG (t545)
UTG+1 (t770)
UTG+2 (t800)

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
UTG calls t15, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, Hero calls t15, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, Button calls t15, SB completes, BB checks.

Flop: (t75) Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">UTG bets t15</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t50</font>, Button folds, SB folds, BB folds, UTG calls t35.

Turn: (t175) K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
UTG checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t75</font>, UTG calls t75.

River: (t325) 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">UTG bets t405 (All-In)</font>, Hero calls t405.

Final Pot: t1135

Results in white below: <font color="#FFFFFF">
UTG has 9h Qc (two pair, queens and nines).
Hero has As Jd (one pair, aces).
Outcome: UTG wins t1135. </font>