Inevitable commitment ?

[Raven]

Party Poker Pot-Limit Hold'em, 2$ Hero (9 handed) converter

UTG+1 ($202.1)
MP1 ($381.25)
MP2 ($198)
MP3 ($199.8)
CO ($200)
Button ($137.8)
SB ($263)
Hero ($255.1)
UTG ($344.5)

Preflop: Hero is BB with K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]. CO posts a blind of $2. SB posts a blind of $1.
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, UTG+1 calls $2, MP1 calls $2, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">CO (poster) raises to $5</font>, Button calls $5, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $20</font>, UTG+1 calls $18, MP1 folds, CO calls $15, Button calls $15.

Flop: ($83) 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $80</font>, UTG+1 calls $80, CO calls $80, Button folds.

Turn: ($323) 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $125</font>.

Im fairly new to the table, the first raiser was loose and the other player was very average looking but did not seem stupid.

Can I play it any other way ?

PS: Some people there with supernatural abilities will be able to divine the result.

[jtr]

I would have raised more preflop. Make it $27 for a real pot-sized raise.

On the flop, your position is awful into a field that's larger than you expected. You likely have the best hand right now but that could change rapidly. I don't check-raise much but this is one occasion where I'd think about it. If I did bet out, I would consider a 2/3 pot bet as opponents will likely fold to that if they were going to fold to a pot bet.

I don't see the point of the turn bet. The hand has just become incredibly uncomfortable for you and you remain out of position, of course. I would check-fold to any significant bet here.

[Raven]

Can I really fold a 320 $ pot with only 100 $ remaining in my opponent stacks ?

[jtr]

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Can I really fold a 320 $ pot with only 100 $ remaining in my opponent stacks ?

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Well, put it this way: if you personally can't bring yourself to do that, you should push on the flop.

[MarkL444]

bad position and big field makes me wanna raise this a little more pf, as someone mentioned. like 25 or something. once again, on the turn im firing with a little bit more than that. HU i think 80 is good on the turn, but with 3 opponents i think i fire 100. given the way you played it, im totally lost on the turn.