NL10, KQs in the SB

[Ramana]

No reads, except that villain isn't a total... Is this standart or should i have slowed down on the turn?

Paradise Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (5 handed)

Hero ($14.91)
BB ($16.12)
UTG ($2.98)
MP ($3.62)
Button ($7.40)

Preflop: Hero is SB with K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]. Hero posts a blind of $0.05.
<font color="#CC3333">UTG raises to $0.2</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Button calls $0.20, Hero (poster) calls $0.15, BB calls $0.10.

Flop: ($0.80) Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
Hero checks, BB folds, <font color="#CC3333">UTG bets $0.25</font>, Button folds, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $0.7</font>, UTG calls $0.45.

Turn: ($2.20) 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $2.2</font>, UTG calls $2.08.

River: ($6.48) 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>

Final Pot: $6.48

[Paul Thomson]

check raising the flop is bad because ti turns your hand into a bluff.

[Ramana]

Why? I don't understand why it is a bluff if I c/r.

[Paul Thomson]

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Why? I don't understand why it is a bluff if I c/r.

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What worse hands call your check-raise?

[Vern]

Read on the Btn?

I think this is a raise pre-flop, to about $0.90. I don't mind a multiway pot, but the implied odds are not there to be drawing against the pre-flop aggressor and you will be out of position for the rest of the hand. Raise it and get the BB to fold at least, likely one or both of the others.

I don't like your flop play either, he only min-raised pre-flop. I would have lead out with $0.55-$0.60 and only considered folding if he raised. As played, your check-raise is too small. He is calling $0.45 into a $1.75 pot, so almost 4:1. If he has an OESD or a part of the board with a gut shot, he is good to call. Seeing how much he would have behind after your check raise, I would have pushed on the flop check-raise (note, that is based on the play as is).

Vern

[Ramana]

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Why? I don't understand why it is a bluff if I c/r.

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What worse hands call your check-raise?

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Not many i guess. I should have led out on the flop. So the turn PSB is spew then? You're saying that I should have played c/f on the turn?

[Paul Thomson]

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Why? I don't understand why it is a bluff if I c/r.

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What worse hands call your check-raise?

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Not many i guess. I should have led out on the flop. So the turn PSB is spew then? You're saying that I should have played c/f on the turn?

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i don't playl this leve. but yeah, the turn is probably a check-fold because not only are u probably behind on the flop but the only draw just got there as well.

[Waingro]

Once it is just you and donkey shortstack left I think you are looking to felt tp2k in this spot. A cr is the best way to go about it, just make it bigger, like $1.3 or something. And obv push any turn.