first live tournament did i play this hand wrong?

[davesneddon]

Hi all, been playing home poker games for about 6 months now and played in my first proper live tournament a few weeks back and wondered what you thought of this hand that I busted out on.

The blinds were 100/200 and I was sitting on about 2500. I was in middle position. Everyone folds to me, I have QQ with one of them being a diamond.

I raise to 700, everyone folds but the BB calls.

The flop comes K 9 7 all diamonds. The BB goes all in. I'm pretty sure he has a king but I only had 1800 left so I called evern though I knew I was beat at that time, hoping to hit a diamond for a flush.

He did have a king, I didnt hit my flush and I was out. Also found it v hard to lay those Queens down even tho there was an overcard.

Any thoughts?

Also can you recommend a good, reasonably simple book to start learning the game properly? I hear Harrington is worth it.

Thanks in advance

[U2ForNow]

Laying down big hands takes a while. QQ should be an easy fold here.

[JustBeginning]

With only 8 rounds of blinds left, I'm all-in pre-flop.

As played it should be an easy fold. Hold'em is not a 2-card game. Big hands pre-flop don't have to win the pot.

[Poker Q]

The best saying for this is 'never get married to your hole cards'.

If you have two aces and there is a possibility that some could beat you with a flush or straight or anything better you got to fold, better to be able to fright another hand then be out. So my point is dont be scare to fold, thats were most noobs trip up.

[edfurlong]

You just got some really dumb responses. Without any other information I'd say you played it fine.

[Fiksdal]

Post this in the Multi Table Tournaments forum, and you will get much better advice.

[runout_mick]

[ QUOTE ]
Laying down big hands takes a while. QQ should be an easy fold here.

[/ QUOTE ]

Way no.

You played the hand absolutely fine.

He's pushing way more hands here that you beat than you are behind. Even when you ARE behind, the only hand you're in real trouble against is AK if the A is a diamond.

Hope this helps.

Edit: Harrington is definitely worth it (vols 1+2), but the best resource for learning MTTs is the MTT forum here on 2+2.

[Pscam10]

I think you played this hand fine.

[DeuceSeven]

I think you played it fine. Personally I push with QQ preflop. If this is a live tournament you'd be surprised at the worse hands that will call an all in preflop mainly any pair, Ax. Given your stack size I push for exactly this reason with only one over and a flush draw I can't fold this flop in a tourney.

If villain wants to call a raise with K-rag then make him pay by pushing all in.

[smw1992]

I'm all-in preflop. May him pay to see it.