NL100 KQ top pair

[twang]

I like it. Hero hasn't exactly shown a lot of strength: both the pf-raise and the flop bet was on the small side and the turn bet on the flush card was a bit probe-ish. I can imagine even passive players trying to pick up the pot if we check the river and that would leave us with a tricky decision. I think a blocker (maybe a slightly smaller one) is perfectly fine here.

[DWarrior]

Again, is it just me here? I bet $7/$8 here on the flop.

[jii]

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Again, is it just me here? I bet $7/$8 here on the flop.

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It's not you. $6 bet screams "I'm weak!"...

[Mr. Sakuraba]

Two things i dont like.

1.KQs is not a hand i want to be raising utg.
2.The flop bet is too small. Make it at least 8.

[pho75]

I don't like the preflop raise or the flop cbet, but the rest seems fine. I might have made a value/blocking bet on the river, something like $15.

The reason I don't like the preflop raise is to keep you out of this exact situation. KQs is not strong enough to play OOP. A calling station like CO is going to call you with a variety of hands and you will only hit the flop about %35 of the time. Most of the time you will be OOP, without a hand, facing a calling station.

This brings me to my second point. I don't like that cbet at all. You are trying to bluff a classic calling station. Never do that. Actually this is a perfect spot NOT to cbet. SB has already checked and CO is not going to bluff you. If he does bet, you can safely fold, knowing he has a better hand.

[DWarrior]

I'm borderline nit 18/14, and I open raise KQ from any position :\

[Dan Bitel]

RAISING KQs UTG 6MAX IS PRETTY DAMN STANDARD Y'ALL

[DWarrior]

Also, wouldn't we have a similar problem with AQ in this spot?

[vulturesrow]

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RAISING KQs UTG 6MAX IS PRETTY DAMN STANDARD Y'ALL

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[pho75]

What kind of an edge do you think you have when you raise KQ UTG?