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You know you're only behind KK, K5 and KQ, don't you? And KK is unlikely because he didn't 3bet pre-flop (and while we're at it don't minraise ever pre-flop, especially not with a monster), K5 is unlikely because it's a crappy hand, and KQis unlikely because you hold two queens.
How you should have played this hand. Raise to $0.50 pre-flop. Let's assume Trifiro does hold a king, it doesn't really matter what his kicker is, and he calls you.
On the flop, which will be $1.15 (depending on whether the BB comes along - let's assume he doesn't, which would be a good thing btw, because top pair type hands you want isolation vs one opponent, another benefit of raising properly pre-flop), you find yourself with the 2nd nuts, but there is an annoying flush draw. Bet properly - you might take it down, you might get a bad call from a flush draw, or - best case scenario - you might get a call from Kx.
So you bet $0.90, and the villain calls. Fantastic - he either has Kx, a flush draw, 55 or is donking along with some hand you're miles ahead of. The turn is actually the perfect card for you. Kx now thinks he has the nuts, and you are now protected against a rivered flush because you have a full house. Yes, you are behind KQ, K5 and KK, but these are very unlikely holdings. You want his stack here, and if he has a king, you're getting it.
The pot is $3, and villain has $6 behind (you cover him). If he has a king, it almost doesn't matter what you do here AS LONG AS YOU BET. But let's value bet - $2 say. If he has only a flush draw, he might be tempted to call or even push, though his implied odds aren't great (and with the board paired, it would be a big mistake - but he might not realise this); if he has a king, he's definitely calling or raising.
On the river, you put him all in. The only card you fear is the case king, but assuming he doesn't one-out you, you're gold. Of course, there is the chance that he'll have raised you on the flop or the turn (as he did in the real hand), in which case you're all in anyway.
So, to conclude. Very occasionally - maybe 10% of the time - you will lose this pot to KK, KQ or K5. The rest of the time, you stack the villain. This is one of the single best scenarios imaginable in poker. And you folded. Please tell us it was a mistake, and you didn't realise you had a full house on the turn, and you were only seeing KKK vs QQQ. Because mistakes are fine, we all make them. But if you think this was the right play, you're very, very wrong.
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When to fold QQQ?
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Originally Posted by biondino
