Extracting the most (KKKK)

brimstone1 · #1 06-06-2005, 01:01 PM

I'm quite new to NL tournies--on any day, I could've been found on $2/$4 tables across "the internet".

On to my problem: after 255 $11s, I had a 25.49% ROI and 41.18% ITM, but the last batch of 45 SnGs has taken me down about 22 buy-ins, my ROI is down to 15.41%, ITM is down to 38.64%.

After reviewing many of the last 45 tournies, I noticed a pattern. For instance, people will call a 4xBB raise with Q5s from EP at 15/30 blinds, and then proceed to call a pot bet with a queen-high flush draw. I don't think I need to explain the luckbox and LOL party players to you.

So, since my bankroll is at ~40 buy-ins for $20+$2, I have moved up in the chain, but I also know there are some technical knowledges I lack in NL. One of those notions I lack is extracting the maximum.

Here is a hand I thought could be useful in teaching me how to extract the maximum in case of a gigantic monster flopping:

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

UTG (t800)
UTG+1 (t800)
UTG+2 (t700)
MP1 (t800)
Hero (t910)
MP3 (t890)
CO (t790)
Button (t770)
SB (t785)
BB (t755)

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
UTG calls t15, UTG+1 calls t15, UTG+2 calls t15, 1 fold, Hero raises to t120, 5 folds, UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, UTG+2 calls t105.

Flop: (t292.50) K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
UTG+2 checks, Hero...?

I usually go for the "HEY I'M STEALING THIS POT!!!" sort of bet (1/3, 1/2, and fast) rather than checking it around, at least in my obserations I've seen too many monsters checked to the river and then folded to any miniscule bet.

Then again, I'm a limit player, and I've been told to play big hands fast. What the hell do I know?

All comments are dearly appreciated, thanks in advance for your insight.