stress of limped pots.

craigcu12

Sharksbite	Small blind		1500.00	1500.00	26431.75
craigcu12	Big blind		3000.00	4500.00	29684.50
	Your hole cards	K 3
danilegend	Call		3000.00	7500.00	280383.75
Sharksbite	Fold
craigcu12	Check
Flop
		10 Q 4
craigcu12	Check
danilegend	Bet		3000.00	10500.00	277383.75
craigcu12	Raise		6000.00	16500.00	23684.50
danilegend	All-in		277383.75	293883.75	0.00
craigcu12	All-in		23684.50	317568.25	0.00
danilegend	Unmatched bet		250699.25	66869.00	250699.25
craigcu12	Show	K 3
danilegend	Show	Q K
Turn
		4
River
		8
danilegend	Win	Two Pairs, Queens and 4s	66869.00		317568.25

HUMPTY1966	Small blind		10.00	10.00	2650.00
craigcu12	Big blind		20.00	30.00	1715.00
	Your hole cards	3 4
no1gruff08	Call		20.00	50.00	1892.50
devil_tear	Fold
BACKFOOT	Fold
mario0	Call		20.00	70.00	1827.50
HUMPTY1966	Call		10.00	80.00	2640.00
craigcu12	Check
Flop
		J 5 6
HUMPTY1966	Check
craigcu12	Check
no1gruff08	Check
mario0	Check
Turn
		7
HUMPTY1966	Check
craigcu12	Bet		60.00	140.00	1655.00
no1gruff08	Fold
mario0	Raise		210.00	350.00	1617.50
HUMPTY1966	Fold
craigcu12	Call		150.00	500.00	1505.00
River
		3
craigcu12	Check
mario0	All-in		1617.50	2117.50	0.00
craigcu12	Fold
mario0	Muck
mario0	Win		500.00		500.00
mario0	Return		1617.50	0.00	211

craigcu12	Small blind		15.00	15.00	1905.00
TQ_	Big blind		30.00	45.00	3190.00
	Your hole cards	Q 5
allindan18	Fold
lloyd1963	Call		30.00	75.00	1970.00
POKEOFFU	Fold
Bunker180	Call		30.00	105.00	3530.00
craigcu12	Call		15.00	120.00	1890.00
TQ_	Check
Flop
		Q 5 8
craigcu12	Check
TQ_	Check
lloyd1963	Bet		120.00	240.00	1850.00
Bunker180	Fold
craigcu12	Raise		330.00	570.00	1560.00
TQ_	Fold
lloyd1963	Raise		420.00	990.00	1430.00
craigcu12	Call		210.00	1200.00	1350.00
Turn
		7
craigcu12	Check
lloyd1963	All-in		1430.00	2630.00	0.00
craigcu12	All-in		1350.00	3980.00	0.00
lloyd1963	Unmatched bet		80.00	3900.00	80.00
craigcu12	Show	Q 5
lloyd1963	Show	K Q
River
		8
lloyd1963	Win	Two Pairs, Queens and 8s	3900.00		3980.00

craigcu12

Q. in the early stages of MTT when a pot has been limped should i just take the Ch/C route on flop and turn?

CraigSG1

Hand 1: I tend to play limp pots more cautious as usually they are hands you didn't intend to play so in this situation I would be happy to draw as cheap as I can and call. Your getting a nice price so take it. After he jams I'm inclined to sigh fold as again it wasn't a hand we wanted to play and we have gone from happily folding to playing a hand allin on a draw. 

Hand 2: is a tough one and don't fault the fold but without reads I think we have to call. It's early so there are plenty of weaker players who will over value sets and 2 pair here. Yes I wouldn't be surprised to find a better straight but definately worse hands out there ( and the odd bluff). 

Hand 3: played fine IMO. All though I will often lead here to stop draws getting cheap turn and leaving us in no mans land if a bad turn comes. Also this can often induce a raise from a draw or a good top pair that will view us with a weaker range than we have. 

Nuggy962

Hi Fella

You a far more experienced player than me - but this is what I would do.

Hand one - I think I fold to his shove here - seems like you got a decent stack - wasnt going to play hand - i fold here

Hand two - I actually call - maybe I see the nut straight - but I think I call and just unlucky if loose here - that flop looks like it hits a lot of limped pocket pairs and happy to give that a go

Hand 3 - same as you - I will stick it all in there!