KK on an ugly board with a donkey.

[euphoricism]

Dont know anything bout villain, he was on the other table and it got consolidated. His preflop limp made me think pocketpair or flushdraw. Either way, I dont see a reason to raise the flop and commit myself. He's either way ahead or way behind and I dont want him to fold.

The turn is an awful card, but he bets it insanely weak and it threw me for a loop.

Thoughts?

Absolute Poker
No Limit Holdem Tournament
Blinds: t75/t150
7 players
Converter

Stack sizes:

UTG: t2985
Hero: t2575

Pre-flop: (7 players) Hero is CO with K K
UTG calls t150 (pot was t225), 2 folds, Hero raises to t450, 3 folds, UTG calls t300 (pot was t825).

Flop: 9 5 5 (t1125, 2 players)
UTG bets t450, Hero calls t450 (pot was t1575).

Turn: A (t2025, 2 players)
UTG bets t600, Hero calls t600 (pot was t2625).

River: T (t3225, 2 players)
UTG checks, Hero checks.

Results:
Final pot: t3225

[Fortune 500]

Hero should bet stronger preflop, methinks.

I make it 600 to go.

as played? fine after the flop. I think you have to call his tiny turn bet.

[GatorJH]

Why not raise on the flop?

[euphoricism]

Why would you?

[LewsTherin7]

Maybe he is new and doesn't realize how small his turn bet is in relation to the pot size but is thinking in terms of the blinds.

[TLR]

Hero misplayed the hand on the flop.
Hero should reraise villian's bet

[euphoricism]

Why? If villain is bluffing, I'd prefer he continue to bluff. If villain only has 9x, he's not calling much in the way of a raise. If villain has 5x I'm losing my stack.

I'm really only concerned about letting an A draw out cheaply but theres only 3 of those in the deck.

[GatorJH]

I'm really only concerned about letting an A draw out cheaply but theres only 3 of those in the deck.

And only 2 after the turn

Sorry, couldn't resist

[swiggidy]

Why? If villain is bluffing, I'd prefer he continue to bluff. If villain only has 9x, he's not calling much in the way of a raise. If villain has 5x I'm losing my stack.

I'm really only concerned about letting an A draw out cheaply but theres only 3 of those in the deck.

Pot is already 1/2 your stack.

"In tournaments it's often better to pass on slightly higher +eV situations, for ones with a higher % of winning" or something like that. Take the chips and be happy now. Risking your stack for a couple hundred more chips isn't worth it.

[TLR]

Why? If villain is bluffing, I'd prefer he continue to bluff. If villain only has 9x, he's not calling much in the way of a raise. If villain has 5x I'm losing my stack.

I'm really only concerned about letting an A draw out cheaply but theres only 3 of those in the deck.

Hero has 2 pair, one of them on the board, he probably has the best hand right now, but given UTG's play he has some piece of the flop.
A9 is possible (5 outs), 2 overcards with a FD is possible, the pot is nice, hero wants to end the hand here and take the pot down