Out on the first hand with AKs

[Lagniappe]

This is only my second 10th place finish over about 250 of these. The other time I was all in with a flopped set of 6s against two callers. One hit a runner-runner straight with his pocket 9s, and the other turned his flush. [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

This is a $10 SNG at Party. I usually raise to T75 preflop with the two limpers, but I decided to keep the pot small so I could get off cheap if I didn't hit.

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

Hero (t800)
MP3 (t800)
CO (t800)
Button (t800)
SB (t800)
BB (t800)
UTG (t800)
UTG+1 (t800)
UTG+2 (t800)
MP1 (t800)

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
UTG folds, UTG+1 calls t15, UTG+2 calls t15, MP1 folds, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises to t45</font>, MP3 folds, CO folds, Button calls t45, SB folds, BB folds, UTG+1 calls t30, UTG+2 calls t30.

Flop: (t205) 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(4 players)</font>
UTG+1 checks, UTG+2 checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets t200</font>, Button calls t200, UTG+1 folds, UTG+2 folds.

Turn: (t605) Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets t555 (All-In)</font>, Button calls t555 (All-In).

River: (t1715) 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(2 players, 2 all-in)</font>

Final Pot: t1715
<font color="green">Main Pot: t1715 (t1715), between Hero and Button.</font> &gt; <font color="white">Pot won by Button (t1715).</font>

Results in white below: <font color="white">
Hero has Kh Ah (one pair, kings).
Button has Ks Qd (two pair, kings and queens).
Outcome: Button wins 1715. </font>

[Voltron87]

It's a bad beat... you played it fine.

This post has zero value, you shouldn't have bothered to post it.

[UMTerp]

Well, the raise preflop should've been to 75 minimum, maybe even a little higher. That may have kept Mr. KQ out of the pot. AK multiway = yuck.

[kurosh]

Uh, AKs multiway = good

[UMTerp]

I dunno if it's right or not, but I pretty much don't like playing any hand for a raise multiway in a SNG. That's why it's not good practice to play junk like 78s in these things. Every chip counts.

[KenProspero]

My only question is whether you're aggressive enough if you've only finished 10th twice in 250 tourneys.

[Unarmed]

Yawn...next game!
Aside: I really don't know how you guys can play party stacks.

Raise to 75 PF BTW

[rjb03]

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Well, the raise preflop should've been to 75 minimum, maybe even a little higher. That may have kept Mr. KQ out of the pot. AK multiway = yuck.

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Why would you want KQ out of the pot?