2 $55 bubble hands with KQ

[Austiger]

Hand 1:

Villain is somewhat LAG, but solid, raising lots PF. I'm pretty sure I should bet this flop, planning to fold to a c/r. I was trying to induce a bluff on the turn, but do I fold the river?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t1600 (8 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

UTG (t29623)
UTG+1 (t24344)
MP1 (t23375)
Hero (t47607)
CO (t19115)
Button (t36597)
SB (t21620)
BB (t59496)

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t4400</font>, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, BB calls t2800.

Flop: (t7725) K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
BB checks, Hero checks.

Turn: (t7725) J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">BB bets t8000</font>, Hero calls t8000.

River: (t23725) 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">BB bets t11200</font>, Hero calls t11200.

Final Pot: t46125

Results in white below: <font color="#FFFFFF">
BB has 8d 7d (two pair, eights and sevens).
Hero has Qs Ks (one pair, kings).
Outcome: BB wins t46125. </font>

Hand 2:

A couple of hands later I'm dealt KK in the BB and lose to JJ all in PF leaving me crippled and in the SB. WTF do I have to call this, one from the money?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t2000 (8 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

MP2 (t26148)
CO (t43538)
Button (t23700)
Hero (t2663)
BB (t18640)
UTG (t39922)
UTG+1 (t20345)
MP1 (t86821)

Preflop: Hero is SB with Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
<font color="#CC3333">UTG raises to t7000</font>, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">CO raises to t43438</font>, Button folds

Hero? I have about 1.5K left after posting the SB. I'm calling to win about 10.5K, against one or two opponents with premium hands. I am definitely the bubble boy if I lose. If you insta-call this, what is your range for calling?

[MikeGansey]

I don't think you can do much with the KQ other than that, you just want to limit the amount of chips that you lose during this hand. I mean the really only other hand you could put him on is a set because you think he would re raise with AK or something like that. He also could have a Pocket Pair 9s-Qs.

[Larude]

Hand 1: I think the BB could be calling here with a wide range of hands though probably not hands like KJ or KT because he knows they could be dominated versus your range, more likely small pairs, middlepairs, speculative hands or what he thinks trapping hands like AA and QQ. He might also call with AQs or AJs. With AK-JJ-TT I think he is reraising, because he is OOP and you could be 'slightly' stealing with a ragged ace; although calling with such a stack is by no mean illogical. I would defenitly bet that flop and let no scare cards come off and to find out where I am, besides, it may let him think if he has a big hand that you bet again on the turn and just check to you there where you can check behind. If he checkraises me i might just call because he is aggressive but fold to any further action. If he bets on the turn I call and fold to big river bets. As played with that overbetcall from you on the turn he has to put you on a K, AA or a less likely a set, you probably would have bet out the middle pairs or AQ, AJ, AT, trash. If he is a decent player as he seems he is just valuebetting the river and you can lay it down after the overbetcall, really because him having a worser K (KJ hit two pair by the way) or being a bluffo here is unlikely. I put villain on aces, a set or two pair, without seeing the results.

[Austiger]

What about the 2nd hand? Call?

[Austiger]

Bump. Hand 2?