Was I correct to go All-In?

sudic · #1 06-27-2005, 08:05 AM

I'm recently trying to learn NL.

How's my play here?

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (6 max, 6 handed) converter

Hero ($20.2)
BB ($14)
UTG ($23.75)
MP ($17)
CO ($19.78)
Button ($19.96)

Preflop: Hero is SB with K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]. Hero posts a blind of $0.1.
UTG raises to $0.5, 3 folds, Hero (poster) calls $0.40, BB calls $0.25.

Flop: ($1.50) J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (3 players)
Hero bets $1, BB folds, UTG raises to $2, Hero calls $1.

Turn: ($5.50) Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets $5, UTG calls $5.

River: ($15.50) 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)

Final Pot: $15.50

Results in white below: 
Hero has Ks Qd (three of a kind, queens).
UTG has Js Qc (full house, queens full of jacks).
Outcome: UTG wins $15.50.

djoyce003 · #2 06-27-2005, 08:43 AM

I think part of the action is missing, did you push the river?

Macquarie · #3 06-27-2005, 08:44 AM

Looks like your hand history is missing the river action. I guess you went all in, and he called.

Terrible flop for you, the vast majority of UTG raising hands are ahead of you here. I might have check-folded the flop. Perhaps that is weak. I'd check call the river. A lot of hands are beating you here, and not many losing hands are going to call a bet.

sudic · #4 06-27-2005, 09:11 AM

Yes!

I went all in on the River.

Nathan183 · #5 06-27-2005, 09:19 AM

Look at it this way, there are two reasons to go all in:
a) to get a call from a weaker hand
b) to get a stronger hand to fold

I doubt he's calling without at least a Q, and his kicker would have to be 9 or worse for you to win. This is unlikely given the action.

I also doubt he's folding a better hand. AQ will almost certainly call, as will any full house and straight.