ako early play - anyone wanna give me some feedback?

[hedgeyerbets]

Is this foolish?
Don't like to bet after being checked to, as like to be really really cautious this early in a tourney, even if I've opened. First post ever, so take it easy on me [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

***** Hand History for Game 1994953088 *****
NL Hold'em $10 Buy-in + $1 Entry Fee Trny:11890042 Level:1 Blinds(10/15) - Tuesday, May 03, 21:08:48 EDT 2005
Table Table 11629 (Real Money)
Seat 6 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 2: Margaritivil ( $800 )
Seat 6: HARDCOR79 ( $800 )
Seat 3: hedgeyerbets ( $800 )
Seat 10: Gambaholics ( $800 )
Seat 5: fredman12345 ( $800 )
Seat 4: southpoll ( $800 )
Seat 9: Hayman1 ( $800 )
Seat 7: Roy_E_Munson ( $800 )
Seat 1: gudemanjd ( $800 )
Seat 8: ABPAAM ( $800 )
Trny:11890042 Level:1
Blinds(10/15)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to hedgeyerbets [ Ah Kc ]
Hayman1 folds.
Gambaholics folds.
gudemanjd calls [15].
>You have options at Table 11537 Table!.
Margaritivil calls [15].
hedgeyerbets raises [90].
southpoll folds.
fredman12345 folds.
HARDCOR79 folds.
Roy_E_Munson folds.
ABPAAM folds.
gudemanjd calls [75].
Margaritivil folds.
** Dealing Flop ** [ 7d, 3c, 7c ]
gudemanjd checks.
hedgeyerbets checks.
** Dealing Turn ** [ Jc ]
gudemanjd is all-In [710]
hedgeyerbets folds.
gudemanjd does not show cards.
gudemanjd wins 930 chips

[Matt Walker]

Welcome to the forum. I think if you are heads up on the flop and he checked to you, you can saftley throw out a 2/3 of the pot bet in the hopes of taking it down right there.

[hedgeyerbets]

Thanks. btw i realize this isn't all that interesting of a hand, but I had just registered and had just played the hand and.... also looking for any excuse not to work on my finals [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

[lastchance]

Paired boards are great to bet at. Your opponent very likely doesn't have anything, unless he has a PP. I think it's good to throw 2/3 pot here even at the crap low levels.

[hedgeyerbets]

I had no read at that point of course, but was for some reason fearing a pp. I guess I'm just too hyperconservative at the early parts of tournies. Will have to think about this. Also worry that i'll be reraised all in if i bet, as people at the 10+1s seem to enjoy doing this even with junk.

[lastchance]

This leak isn't a big one. Trust me. Weak-tight pussyness for L1 and L2 is the way to go.

[BradleyT]

If you bet half of the pot on the flop how often does it need to be successful to show a profit?

If you bet three quarters of the pot on the flop how often does it need to be successful to show a profit?

Once you figure that out, do you think a half pot or a three quarter bot is usually better for this purpose and why?