Thoughts

[jstoc]

Thoughts on the hand? No real reads, still relatively early.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (8 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

Hero (t2580)
Button (t2474)
SB (t2061)
BB (t3390)
UTG (t1405)
UTG+1 (t1288)
MP1 (t3370)
MP2 (t2262)

Preflop: Hero is CO with 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
4 folds</font>, Hero raises to t90</font>, Button calls t90, SB calls t75, 1 fold</font>.

Flop: (t300) 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (3 players)</font>
SB bets t180</font>, Hero raises to t450</font>, Button folds, SB calls t270.

Turn: (t1200) J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)</font>
SB bets t1521 (All-In)</font>, Hero calls t1521.

River: (t4242) 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players, 1 all-in)</font>

Final Pot: t4242

[KneeCo]

why are you raising pf in this spot?

[jstoc]

I like to play a wide variety of hands early, in hopes of getting a big stack, or at least amassing a decent amount of chips. I especially like hands like these as they have straight and flush potential, plus the advantage of being able to blow people off hands that don't hit.

Ace of Clubs / Queen of X ?
Thats my guess now.

I would be very angry @ the 4th club.You should have shoved at flop to stop any suckout club draws.

Also I dont see not going broke flopping 2 pair here no reason to slow play yourself into this.

[Firefly]

there isn't anything wrong with the pf raise. Don't be a weak tight ninny.
Anyway, whats better to have here 86s or A9o? I'll take 86s.

The rest of the hand looks okay..

[the_main]

I play a lot of hands like this in the early stages as well. But I suppose the real question here is why is he pushing this turn? I really don't see someone who just made thier flush wanting to bet you off this hand. Which I think leaves you with the assumtion a Q is in his hand. Possibly with an A or K kicker of clubs. I don't see anything wrong with the hand except for the fact you got rivered [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img].