Hi all,
I encountered the following situation in the Full Tilt free-roll lately, and I think I played this hand rather poorly post-flop. Your advice is welcome!
Full Tilt $150 Freeroll - 2000/4000 NL - Ante 500 - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 3: http://www.pokertracker.com
SB: 94,214 (23.55BB)
BB: 111,562 (27.89BB)
UTG: 86,718 (21.68BB)
UTG+1: 152,267 (38.06BB)
MP: 54,225 (13.56BB)
MP+1: 96,544 (24.14BB)
LP: 31,840 (7.96BB)
CO: 91,567 (22.89BB)
Hero (BTN): 49,533 (12.38BB)
Pre Flop: (10,500) Hero has Q
A
UTG fold, UTG+1 fold, MP fold, MP+1 fold, LP fold, CO fold, Hero raises to 12,000.00, SB fold, BB calls 8,000.00
Flop: (30,500, 2 players) 5
2
8
BB bets 4,000, Hero raises to 12,000, BB raises to 20,000, Hero fold
BB wins 54,500.00
1) I think I was right to attack pre-flop see that everyone folded before me. I raised 3BB, which I know is high at this level of blinds, but I did not want the blinds to suck out.
2) I was surprised by the initial bet from BB. BB was a rather loose aggressive player and I suspected a bluff, so I 3-bet. Was it the right move, knowing that I totally missed the flop but had overcards?
3) When BB 4-bet me, then I started to freak out. A lot of money was in the pot, but I started to think that the guy had followed me with a pocket pair and had it the flop. After 4 hours of play, I was 30 places from the money and wanted to keep a chance to make it. So I decided to fold. Was it the right move, or should have I go all-in knowing that a half of my stack was already in the pot?
Finally, I totally lost my momentum after this hand, and ended 15 places from the money anyway...