Playing Overcards

[runyan99]

What is the best way to play overcards in NL Hold 'em tournament situations? Sometimes I feel I am giving these hands away too easily.

Here are two examples.

In a live game, I hold A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]. I limp in (I should have raised), and my opponent checks the big blind.

Flop comes 10[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]

I check. Opponent bets. I call.

Turn card is a blank. I check. Opponent bets. I raise three times his bet as a bluff. Opponent calls.

River is a blank. I check. Opponent bets. I fold.

I played this one a little too passively, I know. After my opponent called my raise, I put him on a 9 or a 10. He later told me he had nothing. My ace was good.

Second situation:

I hold A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]. I raise preflop. Opponent calls.

Flop comes 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]

I check. Opponent bets. I fold.

Since he called the preflop raise, I put him on wired pair.

Am I folding these hands too easily? How far do you go with overcards when you miss the flop?