(109) Mid-game play, QQ gets c/r\'ed on a K-high flop
 

Full Tilt Poker $100+9 No-Limit Hold'em Tourney
Big Blind is t100 (8 handed)

UTG (t1350)
UTG+1 (t2450)
MP1 (t1295)
MP2 (t2560)
Hero (t1650)
Button (t1520)
SB (t1400)
BB (t1275)

Preflop: Hero is BB with Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
<font color="#666666">4 folds</font>, <font color="red">Hero raises to t300</font>, <font color="#666666">Button folds</font>, SB calls t250, <font color="#666666">BB folds</font>.

Flop: <font color="blue">(t700)</font> K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]
SB checks, <font color="red">Hero bets t300</font>, <font color="red">SB raises to t800</font>, <font color="#666666">Hero folds</font>.

I have no specific reads on SB other than he isn't completely terrible. His play has seemed slightly loose-passive, maybe 25/5 up to this point. Where did this go wrong?

Re: (109) Mid-game play, QQ gets c/r\'ed on a K-high flop
 

You could raise more preflop, but other than that, if villain still calls, I don't know what else you can do. I think the fold is the correct way to go.

Re: (109) Mid-game play, QQ gets c/r\'ed on a K-high flop
 

This is how I play it. The only place I could see playing it differently is to do 250 instead of 300 pre. This will save a few chips there and make your cbet a little cheaper.

Re: (109) Mid-game play, QQ gets c/r\'ed on a K-high flop
 

lol

Yugoslav

Re: (109) Mid-game play, QQ gets c/r\'ed on a K-high flop
 

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This is how I play it. The only place I could see playing it differently is to do 250 instead of 300 pre. This will save a few chips there and make your cbet a little cheaper.

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when you raise for value with monster hands typically raising less &lt; raising more

Re: (109) Mid-game play, QQ gets c/r\'ed on a K-high flop
 

the king really sucks and this board is super dry, unless we have a read that he can do this with air (theres no semi bluff here) than id probably just give it up now.

Re: (109) Mid-game play, QQ gets c/r\'ed on a K-high flop
 

I think you played it perfect. Maybe 350-400 instead to discourage the loose blind player from calling with mediocre hands, but that's about it. Good sized cbet, good fold. Nh.

Re: (109) Mid-game play, QQ gets c/r\'ed on a K-high flop
 

I'd probably check the flop. I'd rather check then push and I'm never big on bet/folding as you all know. You might be too short to finesse but I think I'd take my chances here. You are gonna get pot stuck if you decide to call the turn but the chance that he has a king shold be low enough to make it work.

Actually I'd just go all-in PF but that's another story

Re: (109) Mid-game play, QQ gets c/r\'ed on a K-high flop
 

who plays slow sngs?

Re: (109) Mid-game play, QQ gets c/r\'ed on a K-high flop
 

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who plays slow sngs?

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I don't. I didn't play this hand. It's my opinion that it was played poorly in at least two places, possibly three.