Adventures in Weak-Tightness.. KQo hand

jordanx · #1 05-30-2005, 07:22 AM

Paradise Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $0.05 BB (10 handed) converter

UTG+2 ($9.30)
MP1 ($4.80)
MP2 ($10.35)
MP3 ($8.55)
CO ($12.60)
Button ($9.85)
SB ($28.47)
BB ($7.85)
UTG ($5.94)
Hero ($9.90)

Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]. SB posts a blind of $0.05.
1 fold, Hero raises to $0.35, UTG+2 calls $0.35, MP1 calls $0.35, 3 folds, Button calls $0.35, SB (poster) calls $0.30, 1 fold.

Flop: ($1.85) 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (5 players)
SB checks, Hero checks, UTG+2 checks, MP1 checks, Button bets $0.25, SB calls $0.25, Hero folds, UTG+2 calls $0.25, MP1 calls $0.25.
 After I folded I regretted it, small bet looks like a weak stab. When I folded, I figured w/ so many seeing the flop, a 3 is likely and didn't want to get sucked in. 
Turn: ($2.85) Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (4 players)
SB checks, UTG+2 checks, MP1 checks, Button checks.

River: ($2.85) 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (4 players)
SB bets $0.8, UTG+2 folds, MP1 folds, Button folds.

Final Pot: $3.65

Sephus · #2 05-30-2005, 08:51 AM

ive never played anything near these stakes but i think raising KQo in EP is not so good.

it's very likely the flop bettor is on a flush draw.

pk Wools · #3 05-30-2005, 10:36 AM

hey Sephus,

i agree that KQo is too weak to raise EP

is it playable in EP tho?
MP?
raise in LP?

Sephus · #4 05-30-2005, 10:51 AM

when i used to play nl25 full ring (which i guess was sorta near these stakes but the blinds were .25/.50) i'd fold it in EP limp in MP-LP and raise in LP first in or situationally. looking back over the 30,000 nl25 and nl50 full ring hands in my database (which mean pretty little i guess) KQo was a small loser and KQs was a small winner, so i didn't do much more with it than pay for my blinds.