Hero Call or Easy fold?

Very early into a 180-man $2.20 turbo. I thought my original raise was fine. I know it's a bit high, but I can almost guarantee at least one caller here. I'm less confident about my post-flop bet but I do have TPTK and no one has shown any signs of strength pre-flop.

I was a bit surprised when I got two callers there. That 1/2 pot bet should have scared off anyone not on a draw or a Q. That makes me think that someone also has a Queen. So my simplified thought process is someone's on a draw and someone has a Queen with a smaller kicker.

However, because of this and the fact I've got two callers, I want to keep the pot smaller here so I check. An idiot bet of 30 and a call and I raise it to 300 again. Now I want to make the pot bigger because I'm sure that I'm ahead, but on reflection, this was a horrible bet because it's not likely to get anyone off the hand.

Two calls again and the river's a scare card. If I put my opponent on a smaller Q, he could certainly have Q-10. All the draws are busted at this point. I check so I can see where I stand. By doing so, I give away control of the hand and UTG+1 takes over with the all-in.

What to do? My thought process was, if he had a smaller Queen, he'd do that because he thought he was behind. A busted draw might do that as well. The question is, if he really had the nuts, wouldn't he try to value bet? So now I'm left with a difficult decision because of MY decisions. Fold or call?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $2.00+$0.20 Tournament, 15/30 Blinds (9 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

MP2 (t1500)
MP3 (t1020)
CO (t1900)
Button (t1270)
Hero (SB) (t1480)
BB (t1220)
UTG (t1800)
UTG+1 (t1910)
MP1 (t1400)

Hero's M: 32.89

Preflop: Hero is SB with Q, A
UTG calls t30, UTG+1 calls t30, 2 folds, MP3 calls t30, 2 folds, Hero bets t150, 1 fold, UTG calls t120, UTG+1 calls t120, MP3 calls t120

Flop: (t630) Q, 3, 4 (4 players)
Hero bets t300, UTG calls t300, UTG+1 calls t300, 1 fold

Turn: (t1530) 4 (3 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets t30, UTG+1 calls t30, Hero raises to t300, UTG calls t270, UTG+1 calls t270

River: (t2430) 10 (3 players)
Hero checks, UTG checks, UTG+1 bets t1160 (All-In), Hero calls t730 (All-In), 1 fold

Total pot: t3890

Originally Posted by tuuk2

That 1/2 pot bet should have scared off anyone not on a draw or a Q.

Bet pot on flop, as played I think your beat and should fold.

bet more like 450 on the flop and shuv any non heart turn

Should of bet more on the flop to scare off any draws or make them pay if they miss on the turn than you can continue to bet on the turn a larger size bet if they arnt a donkey they should be able to fold with one card to come for their draw.

Obviously, as you say yourself, your play on the turn was bad. As played, I think you have to make the hero call. You are getting 4.3 - 1 and its by no means clear that you are beaten. He could have KQ, QJ, Q9s, Q8s, lower pocket pairs, 2 hearts, 56, A2 or even A high.

i dont know early in the sng, i might call because i would think he has a queen with a low kicker, either that or he is a donk and has a 4 and just called the first reraise cause he though he was getting pot odds and hit set on turn

I prolly would have done the same.


But anyways Gl in all your SnG's