Big pair against two overs

jusander · #1 12-27-2005, 07:22 AM

I've now dropped out of tournaments with hands like these. Is this the best way to play? In these both hands I was pretty sure it was AK or like.

These are both from stars $20 freezouts. About 80 left, 27 get money.

Hand #1

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t150 (9 handed) converter

Hero (t5425)
Button (t4435)
SB (t1270)
BB (t1440)
UTG (t6615)
UTG+1 (t6755)
MP1 (t1160)
MP2 (t1795)
MP3 (t2245)

Preflop: Hero is CO with J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
4 folds, MP3 raises to t600, Hero raises to t5425, 1 fold, SB calls t1195 (All-In), 1 fold, MP3 calls t1645 (All-In).

Flop: (t9090) 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (3 players, 2 all-in)

Turn: (t9090) 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (3 players, 2 all-in)

River: (t9090) 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (3 players, 2 all-in)

Final Pot: t9090

Hand #2

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t200 (8 handed) converter

CO (t13170)
Hero (t4030)
SB (t722)
BB (t6600)
UTG (t16545)
UTG+1 (t1700)
MP1 (t3265)
MP2 (t4075)

Preflop: Hero is Button with Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
UTG raises to t600, 4 folds, Hero raises to t4005, SB calls t597 (All-In), 1 fold, UTG calls t3405.

Flop: (t8757) Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (3 players, 1 all-in)

Turn: (t8757) K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (3 players, 1 all-in)

River: (t8757) J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (3 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: t8757