Did I totally misplay these?

[PktAcesSoWht]

5.50 MTT

Was I totally stupid to call this bet? I knew that the only card that beat me was the Ace. In hindsight I think I was dumb and should have given up whatever I had in the pot, because at best I was going to halve the pot or lose even more. I also did not take to heart, no pun intended, that he called my two-third pot bet on flop. I think that his is probably one of my biggest mistakes, not taking into account the call on the continuation/probe bet.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t50 (9 handed) converter

Hero (t1715)
MP2 (t1435)
MP3 (t955)
CO (t2980)
Button (t1550)
SB (t1700)
BB (t1335)
UTG (t1170)
UTG+1 (t650)

Preflop: Hero is MP1 with K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
UTG calls t50, UTG+1 calls t50, Hero calls t50, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP3 calls t50, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, SB completes, BB checks.

Flop: (t300) 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(6 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, UTG checks, UTG+1 checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t200</font>, MP3 folds, SB folds, BB folds, UTG calls t200, UTG+1 folds.

Turn: (t700) T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
UTG checks, Hero checks.

River: (t700) K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">UTG bets t900</font>, Hero calls t900.

Final Pot: t2500

UTG has Ah 4c (flush, ace high).
Hero has Kd Qc (flush, king high).
Outcome: UTG wins t2500.



Is this the right move to make? I thought it was at the time and still do, but maybe I am missing something.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t50 (9 handed) converter

Hero (t815)
Button (t1260)
SB (t855)
BB (t2780)
UTG (t1450)
UTG+1 (t975)
MP1 (t1635)
MP2 (t3720)
MP3 (t4805)

Preflop: Hero is CO with Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">4 folds</font>, MP3 calls t50, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t815</font>, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, MP3 calls t765.

Flop: (t1705) J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>

Turn: (t1705) 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>

River: (t1705) K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>

Final Pot: t1705

Villian had ATo

[stantheman]

Hand #1 - I'm sot sure I see what you're calling with on the river here. Your call puts you almost into &lt;10BB desperation mode, you're getting less that 2:1 from the pot, and any single heart &gt;6 beats you. UTG's flop call on a monotone board tells you he has a hand, probably including a heart. I would fold here 100% of the time.

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In hindsight I think I was dumb and should have given up whatever I had in the pot

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Don't think this way. Those chips are no longer yours, make your decisions based on the odds the pot is laying you, not on how much you personally have invested to that point.


Hand #2 - I think a smaller flop raise (T200 or so) would accomplish the same goal here, but you pushed, he called and outdrew you. It happens.