Playing With KK
Hello,
I was in a 2-5 NLHE cash game in a certain casino the other week. Early position, I was dealt K-K. Distracted by a conversation, I called. Everyone behind me then folded to the small blind who called. Big blind on the other side checked. Flop came and brought Q-x-x rainbow. Small blind checked while big blind decided to make $15 bet. Player to my right called and so I raised around $15. Small blind then folded while big blind raised me to $60. Consequently, the player to my right then folded. For a while I stopped and then afterwards decided to put big blind all in. Something hit my mind and so I realized maybe I was wrong for putting big blind all in. There was a great possibility actually that he might have A-Q or K-Qs. Any thoughts?
In the end he really had A-Qs and so I double up as my kings were held up.
Hope to hear from you in no time.
Thank you very much.
Regards,
Chen
Chen,
You did make a mistake in not raising with your kings. However, since this did not affect the outcome, we will not focus on that. Just raise with them next time.
With the flop the way it fell, I would have put the player on A-Q or K-Q as well. You made a good move and it paid off.
