Hand analysis: Early in a $30 MTT

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This hand came up early in a $30 MTT. I did not have any sort of read on villain. It was only about 15 hands in. Do you like the flop and turn bets? Should I have bet out 200 on the river? Do I fold to river bet as I only have about 650 left?

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t15 (10 handed) converter

MP3 (t820)
CO (t845)
Button (t1740)
SB (t1135)
BB (t495)
UTG (t1220)
UTG+1 (t970)
Hero (t895)
MP1 (t905)
MP2 (t975)

Preflop: Hero is UTG+2 with K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, Hero calls t15, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP2 calls t15, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, CO calls t15, Button calls t15, SB completes, BB checks.

Flop: (t87.50) 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(6 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t75</font>, MP2 folds, CO folds, Button calls t75, SB folds, BB folds.

Turn: (t237.50) J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t150</font>, Button calls t150.

River: (t537.50) T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">Button bets t500</font>.

[Sluss]

I think your flop and turn bets are fine. Smells like a busted flush draw, but J10 might play this way as well.

A blocking bet on the river of about 250 would have made this easier. I think you know the right play you just have to think of it in the heat of the action. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[pischa]

Tough choice. I think your check on the river screams busted draw and villain could be taking advantage of it. I do not think he has a 10, as he then probably would have raised you on the flop with top-pair. Slowplaying a two pair is also too dangerous with a flushdraw on the board.

I am thinking he has an ace-high flushdraw, like A5-A6.

After your check it is hard for you to call, so yes, you probably should have bet on the river.

[AJ_Rider]

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A blocking bet on the river of about 250 would have made this easier.

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Hear hear, I second (or third) that motion.