5.50s PS - QQ, it seems right?

ItalianFX · #1 04-11-2006, 10:37 PM

This is the very first hand of a SNG on Pokerstars. I just wanted to check my lines and see if I could have done anything different. Obviously, I don't have any reads.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t20 (9 handed) converter

Button (t1500)
SB (t1500)
BB (t1500)
UTG (t1500)
UTG+1 (t1500)
MP1 (t1500)
MP2 (t1500)
MP3 (t1500)
Hero (t1500)

Preflop: Hero is CO with Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
1 fold, UTG+1 calls t20, 1 fold, MP2 calls t20, 1 fold, Hero raises to t60, Button calls t60, 2 folds, UTG+1 calls t40, MP2 folds.

Flop: (t230) J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (3 players)
UTG+1 bets t20, Hero raises to t175, Button folds, UTG+1 calls t155.

Turn: (t580) 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
UTG+1 checks, Hero bets t300, UTG+1 calls t300.

River: (t1180) K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
UTG+1 bets t965 (All-In), Hero calls t965 (All-In).

Final Pot: t3110

splashpot · #2 04-11-2006, 10:40 PM

Raise to at least 100 pf. Raise to at least 250 on the flop. Bet at least 3/4 the pot on the turn.

ItalianFX · #3 04-11-2006, 10:42 PM

I was thinking to myself that I should just go all-in. Maybe I should have just pushed the turn?

tytygoodnuts · #4 04-11-2006, 10:43 PM

Hi there-
Preflop I would raise at least to 100. 60 is too small of a raise.
Once again on the flop I don't think you raised enough. I would bet the pot.
On the turn I am betting at least 2/3s of the pot.
The river is a hard decision, but I am leaning towards a fold.

splashpot · #5 04-11-2006, 10:44 PM

With the pot at only 580, going all in is overkill. But if you had made bigger raises earlier, the pot would be bigger. So it depends.

caretaker1 · #6 04-11-2006, 10:45 PM

Raise more preflop, at least to 100. Flop looks fine. With two possible flush draws and two potential overs lurking push the turn.

ItalianFX · #7 04-11-2006, 10:46 PM

Something was just telling me that this guy didn't have a hand and was being a donk, but that river all-in totally ruined it. Very first hand of the SNG too.

Is QQ always 5xBB or just this early in Level 1?

splashpot · #8 04-11-2006, 10:47 PM

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Is QQ always 5xBB or just this early in Level 1?

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The more limpers, the bigger the raise should be.

ItalianFX · #9 04-11-2006, 10:49 PM

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Is QQ always 5xBB or just this early in Level 1?

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The more limpers, the bigger the raise should be.

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standard 3x plus 2 more for the 2 limpers?

flyangler · #10 04-11-2006, 10:50 PM

:grunching:
first thing I see is you should have raised more preflop. With the 2 limpers in front of you, a bigger opening bet is advised.
I likely would have played it the same way until the river, where the call is probably not the best play. K,x beats you now, and I could put him on AA pretty easily with his preflop limp UTG+1 followed by the calling along after your flop reraise.
I think KK is very possible as well, him putting you on JJ perhaps.
Just my 2¢