KK Level 1

RicP · #1 03-27-2005, 08:14 PM

$10

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

Button (t783)
SB (t785)
BB (t797)
UTG (t800)
UTG+1 (t830)
UTG+2 (t785)
MP1 (t785)
MP2 (t760)
MP3 (t840)
Hero (t835)

Preflop: Hero is CO with K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
2 folds, UTG+2 calls t15, 3 folds, Hero raises to t75, 1 fold, SB calls t65, BB calls t60, UTG+2 calls t60.

Flop: (t297.50) 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (4 players)
SB checks, BB checks, UTG+2 checks, Hero bets t150, SB calls t150, BB folds, UTG+2 folds.

Turn: (t597.50) 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)

Hero Pushed... SB Called

Proper Play?

dfscott · #2 03-27-2005, 08:57 PM

With 4 people in the pot, I prefer a bigger (i.e., pot-sized) bet on the flop. Think people will pay a lot to draw in the early rounds of an 11.

I'll be interested in seeing what others think.

curtains · #3 03-27-2005, 09:03 PM

First off the turn call is pretty clear cut in my opinion. The chances that you are ahead here are pretty high.

I agree with dfscott that I'd bet a bit more on this flop...probably 200-300, and usually on the higher range because there are 3 opponents and a few possible draws available.

Benoit · #4 03-27-2005, 09:12 PM

Raise preflop looks good, maybe could have been larger if they tend to call medium raises.

Post-flop, betting 3/4 or the pot could have been better incase someone was on a flush draw. With implied odds, giving them 1 to 3 pot odds is enough for 1 to 4 odds of the flush hitting by the turn.

On the turn, by then you're about pot committed so going all-in is correct. You will be ahead, unless villain had 7x[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] and called with his 13/14 outs and the good pot odds. But the cool thing is now maybe villain will think you had pocket queens and are going all in with a full house.... unless he had pocket queens and you're screwed in that case because you were destined to lose your money in this hand.