Top pair, good kicker. Villian raises my 3/4 pot bet.

[Dr. Moreau]

I flop top pair, with a king kicker. I made a decide bet, and the Villain raised.

The pot now has t2050 in it, it cost me t615 to call. Should I call?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t50 (9 handed) internettexasholdem.com

Hero (t2515)
MP1 (t1140)
MP2 (t990)
MP3 (t2795)
CO (Villain) (t1165)
Button (t1475)
SB (t3455)
BB (t1585)
UTG (t1810)

Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t150</font>, MP1 calls t150, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, CO (Villain) calls t150, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, BB calls t100.

Flop: (t625) 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t400</font>, MP1 folds, <font color="#CC3333">Villain raises to t1015</font>, BB folds, Hero ????.

[illini43]

Yeah, call, you are getting good odds.

He is pushing with worse queens, flush draws, and maybe a straight draw (JT), all of which you are ahead of or 50-50 with.

Given the pot and your almost 3.5:1 odds, I think this is an easy call.

[patchdiaz]

With no more money going into the pot I would call this. Villain could have a FD or even a straight draw and those are pretty good pot odds.

[Sam T.]

[Censored] I hate this position. (And to quote Woodguy, "Dats a position raise!")

Actually, have a look at the villain's stack - that's a push and an easy call, I think.

If the stacks were deeper, I have a question for the "Call" folks. What's your line when the turn comes the proverbial two of purple horseshoes? Or (even worse) spades?

[HamJam]

getting better than 3:1 definitely call, he can have the nut FD, a straight+flush draw, even QJ or also KQ. 99, 44, and AQ are also possible but considering all his hands it is an easy call.

[Dr. Moreau]

As Sam pointed out, I was in a bad position. I think in hindsight I should not have played KQo in UTG+1.

As it turns out, he had trip 9s. I tried replaying this hand in my head, and I do not know how I could have gotten away from it all. If I checked the flop, maybe I could have controlled the pot a little more.. but I doubt it.

Thanks for the input.

[nath]

no, you can't control the pot here, be happy to get in with a strong hand vs. a short stack

[JCool]

[ QUOTE ]
I should not have played KQo in UTG+1.

[/ QUOTE ]

Bingo. Having said that though, if you do decide to play, you have to be willing to get it in w/ top pair against a shorty on a drawish board.

[Dr. Moreau]

I will not play KQo UTG+1.
I will not play KQo UTG+1.
I will not play KQo UTG+1.
I will not play KQo UTG+1.
I will not play KQo UTG+1.

Thanks all [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]