KQo UTG. How's my line?

JKDStudent · #1 06-06-2005, 12:48 PM

I was pretty new to the table, so no reads.

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Preflop: Hero is UTG with K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]. MP2 posts a blind of $1.
Hero calls, 2 folds, MP2 (poster) checks, MP3 raises, 2 folds, SB calls, BB calls, Hero calls, MP2 calls.

Flop: (10 SB) J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (5 players)
SB checks, BB checks, Hero bets, MP2 folds, MP3 calls, SB calls, BB folds.

Turn: (6.50 BB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (3 players)
SB checks, Hero bets, MP3 calls, SB calls.

River: (9.50 BB) K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (3 players)
SB checks, Hero bets, MP3 calls, SB folds.

Final Pot: 11.50 BB

My main question is if I played this too straight-forward. Should I have attempted a checkraise on the flop? Turn? The single bet really isn't protecting my hand in that pot, but if I leave it up to the pre-flop raiser to bet out, there are two people trapped between us so raising doesn't protect me at all against them. Checkraise the turn? But I also don't want this to get checked through. Just not sure what my best line here is.

shadow29 · #2 06-06-2005, 12:55 PM

I raise this pf every time.

You don't need to "protect" your hand, you're betting for value here. A flop c/r is fine though. Either way, I don't think that it makes that much difference.

gopnik · #3 06-06-2005, 01:01 PM

raise preflop, the rest is fine. Don't get fancy for no reason.

aK13 · #4 06-06-2005, 01:05 PM

Raise preflop. No need to get fancy with the check/raise...just bet.

sungod · #5 06-06-2005, 01:07 PM

I like it except that I would raise this preflop.

Grail · #6 06-06-2005, 01:14 PM

Everyone saying to raise KQo UTG PF. Even with horrible position?

What about in the blinds, still raise KQo PF?

-G

shadow29 · #7 06-06-2005, 01:17 PM

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Everyone saying to raise KQo UTG PF. Even with horrible position?

What about in the blinds, still raise KQo PF?

-G

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The strength of KQo makes up for the equity deficit inherent in bad position.

From the blinds, it's personal preference, I think. Also depends on the limpers.

AmarilloJim1 · #8 06-06-2005, 01:19 PM

I would raise pre-flop with this. nh

JKDStudent · #9 06-06-2005, 01:25 PM

Raise pf, eh? I suppose I'm still stuck in the mindset of the Crypto crazy tight games where if you raise KQo UTG, you're either getting the blinds, or getting called/raised by something that has you dominated.

Villain doesn't show 99, MHIG. This same villain limp re-raised 99 UTG awhile later. When I had KK in the BB. That was a nice hand.

crumpentunt · #10 06-06-2005, 02:59 PM

With the relative position of the pf raiser, protecting your hand here would be near impossible. Just bet out and hope for the best, and the hand plays itself.