Pocket 10s Mid Position?

[blakheart 3]

Is this even close to ok??Limp behind preflop? check flop?I hate middle pairs.PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t20 (9 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)Button (t1790)SB (t1470)BB (t900)UTG (t2100)UTG+1 (t1250)MP1 (t1560)Hero (t1580)MP3 (t1520)CO (t1400)Preflop: Hero is MP2 with T, T. 2 folds, MP1 calls t20, Hero raises to t100, 3 folds, SB calls t90, 1 fold, MP1 folds.Flop: (t240) 7, K, A(2 players)SB checks, Hero bets t150, SB calls t150.Turn: (t540) 2(2 players)SB checks, Hero checks.River: (t540) K(2 players)SB bets t320, Hero folds.Final Pot: t860

[Footballguru 0]

i woulda played exact same way i beleive, which is not Neccasarily a good thing lolbut when he calls the flop there are no real draws out there, only gutshot to broadway. he prob has a weak ace, and you got "unlucky" on the flop

[nomad_monad 0]

If I had a read that the opponent was weak-tight I would fire another bullet on the turn. But it's really early so I'm sure you don't have one (a read that is). So it seems fine to me. Preflop raise is fine as well.

[Rocketwadster 0]

Situations like this are rapid chip-bleeders if you keep firing at the pot with your underpair. Your opponent definately had something to call that flop, and that something is usually better than your pocket tens. Sure, he may have had a Q J or something similar hoping to make a straight, and if so, all the power to him for making you fold the best hand on the river. Well played IMO.

[cubbybri 0]

Unless you had some sort of insight on your opponent, you played it well.gl

[DrZebra 0]

Unless you had some sort of insight on your opponent, you played it well.gl

raise bigger preflop and drop the continuation bet.

[krup24 0]

raise bigger preflop and drop the continuation bet.

no and noOP you played it very well

[DrZebra 0]

no and noOP you played it very well

I think the choice is marginal. Let's agree to disagree.

[blakheart 3]

raise bigger preflop and drop the continuation bet.

Please explain?I try not to play a lot of 2 card poker, especially early in a MTT. I prefer to see a flop and play from there. A bigger raise here preflop start to commit me to the hand. If I follow your advice and bet more say $200? and that flops and I check- I save $50 but I allow every bluff to take the pot away from me. Is that better?

[krup24 0]

Please explain?I try not to play a lot of 2 card poker, especially early in a MTT. I prefer to see a flop and play from there. A bigger raise here preflop start to commit me to the hand. If I follow your advice and bet more say $200? and that flops and I check- I save $50 but I allow every bluff to take the pot away from me. Is that better?

your right its very early, blinds are very low and I don't think he is referring to losing more chipsyour line is perfect

[DrZebra 0]

Please explain?I try not to play a lot of 2 card poker, especially early in a MTT. I prefer to see a flop and play from there. A bigger raise here preflop start to commit me to the hand. If I follow your advice and bet more say $200? and that flops and I check- I save $50 but I allow every bluff to take the pot away from me. Is that better?

There's obviously more than one way to play it. I hate mid pocket pairs early, so I try to take it down preflop. There's not much that calls that doesn't have A or K, but if he does have a smaller pp then he's probably checking it down, and if he has the balls to bet out on a flop like that, let him have your 200 because when you check with your set of aces next time and he's feeling ballsy, he's out.

[shpaget 0]

I probably play it the same way, but don't automatically assume an ace in the SB...a King is likely too, and could be played the same way (though I think a c/r with the king is probably better)...he could have a king and not believe your continuation bet, but would believe it if you bet the turn too.But that's the only likely reason to bet the turn, to make a King (or weakly played JJ, QQ) fold.

[nutzbuster 7]

Early in an MTT, without a good read on anyone yet, and out of position, I would only 3 bet pre flop.I would then insta-check the flop, especially if with an Ace or a King out there, see what he does and go from there.