Assume A or push?

[techballer]

Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Tournament
Blinds: t40/t80
6 players
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Stack sizes:
UTG: t1650
UTG+1: t3550
CO: t2860
Button: t2420
Hero: t1190
BB: t1830

Pre-flop: (6 players) Hero is SB with K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
2 folds, CO calls t80 <font color="aaaaaa">(pot was t120)</font>, Button folds, Hero calls t40 <font color="aaaaaa">(pot was t200)</font>, BB checks.

Flop: Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (t240, 3 players)
<font color="#cc0000">Hero bets t160</font>, BB folds, CO calls t160 <font color="aaaaaa">(pot was t400)</font>.

Turn: 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (t560, 2 players)
<font color="#cc0000">Hero bets t240</font>, CO calls t240 <font color="aaaaaa">(pot was t800)</font>.

River: J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (t1040, 2 players)
<font color="#cc0000">Hero is all-in t710</font>, CO calls t710 <font color="aaaaaa">(pot was t1750)</font>.
<font color="blue"> Should I have tried to keep the pot smaller from the start w/out the ace? </font>

Results:
Final pot: t2460

[TruFloridaGator]

Fold pf with K9o, you only have 1190 as it is.

Your line isn't horrible, but if you play it like this I would shove the river as well. If he has the Ah, oh well.

Usually, you should c/f here.

[jurrasstoil]

Well, this is the best outcome you can wish for with K9o. Besides flopping trips/quads or a full house.
Depending on the buyin i would stick it in or go into c/c or c/f mode. On the lower buyins (below 50$) too many people put it in with a baby flush or even toppair.

But fold K9o pf with 15bb.