4/180 remember \"dark tunnel\" from HOH?
 

Spots like this cost me sooo much, and any advice is appreciated.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (9 handed) internettexasholdem.com

Hero (t3840)
UTG (t1590)
UTG+1 (t700)
MP1 (t2845)
MP2 (t1905)
MP3 (t1310)
CO (t1875)
Button (t1325)
SB (t1470)

Preflop: Hero is BB with A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, MP1 calls t30, MP2 calls t30, <font color="#666666">4 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t135</font>, MP1 calls t105, MP2 calls t105.

Flop: (t420) 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
Hero checks, MP1 checks, MP2 checks.

Turn: (t420) 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t300</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP1 raises to t600</font>, MP2 folds, Hero folds.

Final Pot: t1320

Re: 4/180 remember \"dark tunnel\" from HOH?
 

either bet the flop which I think sucks or check the turn you can't do 1 and not the other with this board texture and turn card.

Re: 4/180 remember \"dark tunnel\" from HOH?
 

Okay, thanks for responding. I understand how the betting the flop is bad, but after they checked I thought this would be a good turn to bet. It wouldn't help anybody and I could get called by a flush draw or A7 or something. Do I pretty much never bet the turn here unless I make a pair? and what amount is good?

Re: 4/180 remember \"dark tunnel\" from HOH?
 

I don't really think there's much wrong with your line.
A check here 3way out of position is somewhat weak but I don't see 2 folds here on this flop.

If they both check behind then I'd bet out if the 2 hits aswell and fold to this retarded minraise

Re: 4/180 remember \"dark tunnel\" from HOH?
 

i would check preflop rather than building a big pot with AQ OOP at level one. if you do decide to raise, you have to go bigger, imo, to nullify the fact that you are OOP... so, with two limpers... make it 210ish or more.

Re: 4/180 remember \"dark tunnel\" from HOH?
 

you are playing your hand w your cards face up after checking the flop. you could check call the turn you may be ahead. but its the implied bets on the river that suck. can you really call w aq the great ones know when its good. im not. this is most likely a set/air bc what other hands check and give a freebee on flop?

Re: 4/180 remember \"dark tunnel\" from HOH?
 

Check pre, the way to build a stack early in these is to get paid off after you hit. There's no reason to rob the limpers of 60 chips...

Re: 4/180 remember \"dark tunnel\" from HOH?
 

I would make it 150 preflop and c/f that flop