$27 KQ early

[kbar13]

Did I play this ok?

PokerStars Tournament, Big Blind is t20 (9 handed) Converter on pregopoker.com

UTG (t2200)
UTG+1 (t1500)
MP1 (t700)
MP2 (t1480)
MP3 (t1470)
CO (t1520)
Hero (t1470)
SB (t1480)
BB (t1680)

Preflop: Hero is in Button with Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
UTG calls t20, <font color="gray">UTG+1 folds</font>, MP1 calls t20, <font color="gray">MP2 folds</font>, <font color="gray">MP3 folds</font>, <font color="gray">CO folds</font>, Hero calls t20, SB calls t10, BB checks

Flop: (t100) Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (5 players)
<font color="red">SB bets t80</font>, <font color="gray">BB folds</font>, UTG calls t80, MP1 calls t80, <font color="red">Hero raises to t300</font>, <font color="red">SB raises to t1460 (All-in)</font>, <font color="gray">UTG folds</font>, MP1 calls t600 (All-in), <font color="gray">Hero folds</font> </font>

[Jay Riall]

Eugh, that much action is not nice for KQ here. I think I just flat-call and try to get a cheap showdown. KQ won't be good here very often.

[peek-a-boo]

See this thread:

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showfl...e=0#Post6933482

Durron's raise advice is much more applicable to your hand here.

t70-80 to go, shut out the blinds, play your position accordingly, in a much smaller field.

[Jay Riall]

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See this thread:

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showfl...e=0#Post6933482

Durron's raise advice is much more applicable to your hand here.

t70-80 to go, shut out the blinds, play your position accordingly, in a much smaller field.

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I'm not sure this would be applicable to the lower buyins?

[peek-a-boo]

Bah, more so perhaps [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

Three, four limpers, I'd muck just as often as limp. But as hero is finding out here (and in the other), attempting to make a move with TP in such a large field is a daunting task.

Two limpers here is a wonderful place to play your certain TPTK against those that will pay you off with lessor.

Letting the blinds in reduces your hand strength considerably.

[infinite_loop]

There are no draws on board. Maybe raise a little less.

As far as your fold goes, without a read on SB I think that's a fold.

[peek-a-boo]

Ps. Having limped PF, folding behind this interest in this flop is standard. Without the two cold-callers, unopened, sure...take your stab.

[redsoxsalty]

i hate playing KQ in the early levels. if i do play it (which is rare), it's only from lp, and i always raise pf to t80 or t100.

your fold, in this case, is fine given action.