QQ on Undercard flop.

[LordBP]

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

Button (t985)
Hero (t785)
BB (t800)
UTG (t705)
UTG+1 (t705)
UTG+2 (t800)
MP1 (t800)
MP2 (t800)
MP3 (t1035)
CO (t585)

Preflop: Hero is SB with Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
UTG calls t15, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, UTG+2 calls t15, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP2 calls t15, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t125</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, UTG folds, UTG+2 calls t110, MP2 folds.

Flop: (~t300) T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero pushes (Not sure why? Comments please) UTG+2 Calls

Turn: (t~1700) 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>

River: (t~1700) 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>

Final Pot: t~1700

Results in White:

<font color="white"> Hero Shows QQ
Villian shows 44 for trip 4s and takes the pot. </font>

This is a PP $11. I have trouble acting first on hands similar to this. Should I be betting pot or 1/2 pot or what?

Thanks.

[yid3655]

You lose your stack here no matter what here, the only way you arnt is if you both play your hands too cautiously. I dont think the way you played it is that bad @ the $11's especially

[1C5]

Don't worry, I go broke here also.

I would have bet 250-300 and called the push probably.

[prepotency]

[ QUOTE ]
Hero is SB with Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
UTG calls t15, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, UTG+2 calls t15, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP2 calls t15, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t125</font>

[/ QUOTE ]

Wow that's a big raise. It's even worse that the 44 is calling you. Someone that is calling that big of a pre-flop raise is probably going to be even money, or favored against your hand (assume that we're not playing against retards like the caller here). Since it's this early in the game, I wouldn't raise so much, but after this flop I'd be cautious. If it were me, I would be scared of KK or AA but I might get taken for my stack here also. Pushing is interesting given this flop and your holdings but remember that it's early in the tournament and you won't be hurt that bad if you lose this hand on the flop.