$3 Short against tons of limpers

dafrk3in · #1 06-20-2007, 06:45 PM

What do you guys think of these hands? I'm pretty low in both examples. Should I be waiting for spots where I have the opportunity to open, or should I try to take advantage of the dead money in the pot?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t200 (5 handed) internettexasholdem.com

Hero (t965)
BB (t5145)
UTG (t2790)
MP (t3860)
Button (t2240)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
1 fold, MP calls t200, Button calls t200, Hero raises to t940, 1 fold, MP calls t740, Button calls t740.

Flop: (t2920) K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (3 players)
MP checks, Button checks.

Turn: (t2920) 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (3 players)
MP checks, Button checks.

River: (t2920) 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (3 players)
MP checks, Button checks.

Final Pot: t2920

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t200 (7 handed) internettexasholdem.com

Button (t1800)
Hero (t1160)
BB (t795)
UTG (t2275)
MP1 (t4135)
MP2 (t1915)
CO (t2920)

Preflop: Hero is SB with Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
1 fold, MP1 calls t200, MP2 calls t200, 1 fold, Button calls t200, Hero raises to t1135, 1 fold, MP1 calls t935, MP2 folds, Button folds.

Flop: (t2820) J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)

Turn: (t2820) 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)

River: (t2820) T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)

Final Pot: t2820