[10€ MTT] KJs in the BB

The flop is pretty dry and I would always check to the raiser and in this situation I would check/call the flop, because this is a spot you are in front of far behind and then you control the pot better.

As played I think it’s difficult to fold top pair decent kicker, but I don’t think he will 2 barrel the turn and river with less than an over pair and is folding the river most likely better if you don’t have reads on him.

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SDK1987

Thats not a clear and fast rule though, it depends on the effective stack (which in this case is indeed 15BB) and not just your stack.

That´s what I thought too ...... afterwards! Ouch!

There are only a few hands I can beat here. I called because I saw Villain at least 7 times raising from UTG before so I put him on a wide range also because my table image was very tight (well, I was just card dead!!).

But what the heck do I beat here? 99, TT, 88, 77, AK, AQ, ATs something like that but you´re absolutely right: Would Villain have played such a hand like that? NO! He bets half of the pot making sure that I pay with my jack. I bet the flop so it´s not difficult to guess that I may have the jack.

Yes, the better play would have been:

*check-call flop
*check-call turn
*fold river

It´s wrong to commit myself with a hand like this early in the tournament, especially against an unkown.

You can play as I played maybe against a maniac..?

Against a maniac you can play it like this, but then I would let him betting all the time to keep his range as wide as possible.

Yes. But against an unknown I should have found a (tight) fold.