Pocket Kings $10 NL

[PhilPaine]

I tried to use the hand converter but I was unable to produce the converted hands. I hope I have made it readable enough.

$ 10 USD NL Texas Hold'em - Sunday, April 15, 08:13:01 ET 2007
Table Table 126068 (Real Money)
Seat 3 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 2: bruslai ( $ 21.42 USD )
Seat 3: Bingbong_NL ( $ 3.80 USD )
Seat 7: Lizzy_2000 ( $ 5.30 USD )
Seat 9: magicmillar ( $ 6.80 USD )
Seat 10: NewSelection ( $ 7.65 USD )
Seat 5: Hero ( $ 10.40 USD )
Seat 6: habesha111 ( $ 9.75 USD )
Seat 4: sellar555 ( $ 3.60 USD )
Seat 8: xyxyTiltyxyx ( $ 3.85 USD )
Seat 1: Floch76 ( $ 9.40 USD )
sellar555 posts small blind [$ 0.05 USD].
Hero posts big blind [$ 0.10 USD].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Hero [ Ks Kd ]
habesha111 folds
Lizzy_2000 calls [$ 0.10 USD]
xyxyTiltyxyx folds
magicmillar folds
NewSelection calls [$ 0.10 USD]
Floch76 folds
bruslai folds
Bingbong_NL folds
sellar555 calls [$ 0.05 USD]
Hero raises [$ 0.40 USD]
Lizzy_2000 calls [$ 0.40 USD]
NewSelection calls [$ 0.40 USD]
sellar555 folds
Pot: $1.60
** Dealing Flop ** [ 3c, 8c, Qd ]
Hero bets [$ 1 USD]
Lizzy_2000 calls [$ 1 USD]
NewSelection folds
Pot: $3.60
** Dealing Turn ** [ Tc ]
Hero...

I only had three hands on villian before this, so no real reads.

[Miffed22001]

at these stakes, c/c a decent sized bet on turn (nothing big) then making ablocking bet on any non club river for about 1/3 to 1/2 pot folding to ANY raise. As opp limped UTG, Qx is definetly in his range but also so is two clubs Axclubs in particular.

[snowboard_31]

Ive faced this situation several times at 20NL, and what I will frequently do is make a pot sized bet on the turn, representing the Ac or Kc, and if he calls im expecting he will call down on river and will frequently check the river card, and I will fold to any raise. Calling is obviously the wrong way to go on the turn or river, so I like taking the lead and betting, and then folding to any playback.
I think the flop raise is decent, if anything it could have been a bit larger.

Thats just my two cents on how I would have played it but ill admit im stumped when this happens as well.

[Miffed22001]

potting the turn is bad, betting the turn isnt horrible but not so hot when we are oop. lets get into good habits early.

[PhilPaine]

Thank you for those responses.
I have an additional question on this hand.
On the turn I checked and villian bet all-in, $3.80. Do I call, if not what is the largest amount I call?

[Miffed22001]

normally id say against any short stack donk, you felt any tp/overpair type hand, id take that as a rule too.
However, i just get the feeling in this hand donk would have raised all in on flop with tp as they normally do.
As played (with stack sizes making so much difference) i call the push.