Quest for Understanding Hand #1 KK

Tilt-a-Whirl · #1 06-13-2004, 04:48 AM

Not sure where some of these hands may take me, as I am pulling them somewhat at random. I will try to post winners and losers so a complete look at my play can seen.

Hand #1

Party Poker 2/4 Hold'em (9 handed)

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, MP1 folds, Hero raises, MP3 folds, CO folds, Button calls, SB calls, BB calls.

Flop: (8 SB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (4 players)
SB bets, BB folds, Hero calls, Button calls.

Turn: (5.50 BB) 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (3 players)
SB bets, Hero raises, Button folds, SB calls.

River: (9.50 BB) A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
SB bets, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 11.50 BB
Main Pot: 11.50 BB, between Hero and SB. > Pot won by SB (11.50 BB).

Results in white below: 
Hero shows Kh Kd (one pair, kings).
SB shows Ac 7h (two pair, aces and sevens).
Outcome: SB wins 11.50 BB.

Chris Daddy Cool · #2 06-13-2004, 04:58 AM

I probably raise this on the flop to knock out the button. If I was the button in this hand however, waiting to raise the turn is fine.

Turn good. River, not much you can do there. On my good days, I'd fold, on my bad days call.

Tilt-a-Whirl · #3 06-13-2004, 05:09 AM

I cant imagine why I didnt raise on the flop. He bet into me on a rag flop, after I raised preflop, and that threw me somewhat. The lack of a raise may have cost me this hand. But ptobably not as this looks like someone who would have called his pair all the way.

Chris Daddy Cool · #4 06-13-2004, 05:19 AM

[ QUOTE ]
The lack of a raise may have cost me this hand.

[/ QUOTE ]

Just a little nitpicking, but you're going to lose this hand no matter what. No sane player is going to fold TPTK for one more small bet on the flop. Should you have raised the flop? Yes, but thats not what cost you the pot.

The Dude · #5 06-13-2004, 06:04 AM

I would raise this flop, hoping to knock out anyone w/ a gutshot and to be 3-bet by a 6 1-pair hands. If I am 3-bet, my plan is usually to just call then raise the turn, assuming the straight doesn't make it.

On the river, I am barely ever folding. There are plenty of players who will take a shot at pots when an overcard comes on later streets. If an A comes on the turn and he bets into you, folding has more merit there beause it is more expensive to call down.