Rolled up Kings in a tournament

[Tom Bayes]

Hi, I don't visit the stud forum much. I play lots of low buy-in MTTs, but rarely stud. However I was playing the $1 MTT at PokerStars yesterday and I was dealt rolled-up kings just after the 1st break. I'm not sure how well or poorly I played this strong hand. As far as reads on the table, I was by far the tightest player and Seats 3,4,5 were very loose and loved to chase.

Is the slow-playing OK or should I have led out earlier? (Hope the format of the HH is OK).

PokerStars $1 Stud Tournament
Level V: 100/200, ante 15, bring-in 25

Seat 1: 1024
Seat 2: 2217
Seat 3: 4420
Seat 4: 4684
Seat 5: 2063
Hero: 3374
Seat 7: 4379
Seat 8: 2635

3rd Street - (T120)

Seat 1: xx xx 3 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] ___ brings-in
Seat 2: xx xx J [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] ___ folds
Seat 3: xx xx A [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] ___ folds
Seat 4: xx xx 6 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] ___ calls
Seat 5: xx xx 5 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] ___ calls
Hero: (K [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] K [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]) K [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] ___ calls
Seat 7: xx xx 9 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] ___ folds
Seat 8: xx xx J [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] ___ folds

4th Street - (T220)

Hero: (K [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] K [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]) K [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 8 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] ___ checks ___ calls
Seat 1: xx xx 3 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 4 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] ___ checks ___ folds
Seat 4: xx xx 6 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] T [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] ___ checks ___ calls
Seat 5: xx xx 5 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 3 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] ___ bets

5th Street - (T520)

Hero: (K [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] K [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]) K [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 8 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 8 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] ___ checks ___ calls
Seat 4: xx xx 6 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] T [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 8 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] ___ bets
Seat 5: xx xx 5 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 3 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 2 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] ___ calls

6th Street - (T1120)

Hero: (K [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] K [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]) K [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 8 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 8 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 5 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] ___ checks ___ raises
Seat 4: xx xx 6 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] T [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 8 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] Q [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] ___ bets ___ calls
Seat 5: xx xx 5 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 3 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 2 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] A [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] ___ calls ___ calls

River - (T2320)

Hero: (K [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] K [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]) K [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 8 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 8 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 5 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (T [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]) ___ bets
Seat 4: xx xx 6 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] T [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 8 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] Q [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] xx ___ calls
Seat 5: xx xx 5 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 3 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 2 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] A [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] xx ___ folds

Total Pot: T2720

[kschellenger]

In tournaments, especially MTTs, I think you need to come alive a little earlier. I'd complete 3rd. Failing that, I'd raise 5th since it's probably more likely to be 3-bet on 5th than 6th.

[beta1607]

I don't play MTT but what about a C'R on 7th given the scary board you are against?

[mscags]

If seats 4,5,6 are bad than I would complete on third and just rope them into coming along with you.

[kschellenger]

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I don't play MTT but what about a C'R on 7th given the scary board you are against?

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I don't think so. I try to act such that I guarentee a bet get in. I think this becomes especially important with a finite chip stack. A c/r on 7th may not work because the flush seat slowed down on 6th to a raise. So, I don't know if that's a guarenteed bet. The straight shouldn't bet against a 4 flush. I'd say just bet out and hope the flush is a dope.