What would you do

[ramster44]

Heres a hand from sundays 10k freeroll at PDC

Blinds 50/100
youre dealt KK UTG
You raise to 1000
Folded round to button who calls
Flop comes A rag rag
Button outchips you
What do you do and why

[pastieman]

First of all I would not have raised 10xbb in such an early stage of the game, 3/5x bb as a feeler. Only 2 in the hand, on flop I'd put a feeler in, say half the pot, if he calls/raises you know he got some of the flop or possibly hit a set if he's playing small pocket pair, depending on my chip count I'd continue to bet again, possibly 100/150, if he raises I fold losing only 250/300 chips. If the game was into final stages I would be allin pre flop no matter how many are in the hand.

[ramster44]

Originally Posted by pastieman

First of all I would not have raised 10xbb in such an early stage of the game, 3/5x bb as a feeler. Only 2 in the hand, on flop I'd put a feeler in, say half the pot, if he calls/raises you know he got some of the flop or possibly hit a set if he's playing small pocket pair, depending on my chip count I'd continue to bet again, possibly 100/150, if he raises I fold losing only 250/300 chips. If the game was into final stages I would be allin pre flop no matter how many are in the hand.

If it was a buy in tourney i agree but you know what freerolls are like overbets with big hands can be +EV

[pastieman]

Well when playing in a $10k tourney I would be playing to cash in and playing my best game. I often play in a $100/$50 freeroll and that's the ones where I practice different styles of play, a little different here and there but not in a $10k game where you could win $2k +. I'm not trying to tell how to play but you must be on top form to win these games. Hope this helps. My opinion only but I'm sure there are others who play your style and would agree with you.

Of course you have to consider how your opponent has behaved all throughout the tournament,if he's notouriously a bluffer you may consider to call..In any other case, if you didn't go all in pre-flop it means you still have chips enough to go on so,I know how difficult it is, but I would fold

[oldgreywolf]

Hi, after your to big raise preflop, you should at least bet 50% of the pot as a feeler, if the BB reraise you than just fold and take your losses.

In a 10K freeroll you should play KK as aggressif as possible, just go allin if early in the tournament, you will need a lot off chips in the later stages around the bubble when the blind are mostly high, and on the finale table it becomes a crapshoot with blinds of 10K or higher.

in the aerly stages there will almost always be a donk who will call with a lower card, and a dubble up in the early stages can give you an advantage later and some respect for your stacksize that you than can use to bully a bit with medium hands.

in medium or later stage you can just limp in, if you hit the flop raise small 2/3 times BB. if you missed just call and fold if A on the table and there is a raiser.

leo

you bet the flop if he didnt hit a set or he is not holding an ace he folds

Originally Posted by ramster44

Heres a hand from sundays 10k freeroll at PDC

Blinds 50/100
youre dealt KK UTG
You raise to 1000
Folded round to button who calls
Flop comes A rag rag
Button outchips you
What do you do and why

hi ramster i would have folded u can bet you bottem doller that he had the ace which would have beaten your kings play ed that lots of times when i have folded my pocket kings and showed the other play has always show me the ace not bad play good disapline

[mad4cards]

I'm all in rammy MOOOOOOOOOOO If he has ace rag you're giving him something to think about. If he has feck all he can't bluff ya.

[arjonius]

I go back and train myself to think about what I'm going to do if an A comes before I throw in a 10x raise in the first place.