$1 NLHE MTT: $$1.10 NLHE MTT: What else could I of done?

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Before I start, I'd like to ask what other plays I should of done to max value or what other plays there were. The reason I ask is for me to broaden my box when it comes to playstyle. The villian in this scenario is relatively loose, has been limping a wide spectrum of ranges; therefore I'm not particularly scared to go against him.

As you can see, I limped in SB with Td Kh. Could I of raised here against the limper? Possibly. That could've probably dragged BB in to defend, adding additional value to the pot.

Anyway here it is:



Seat 1: RoCKThAVoTE (6584 in chips)
Seat 2: Zédulino (2951 in chips)
Seat 3: miffy03 (3000 in chips)
Seat 4: OviPokerKid (2709 in chips)
Seat 5: JordAbb (3388 in chips)
Seat 6: euchamorobin (2493 in chips)
RoCKThAVoTE: posts the ante 20
Zédulino: posts the ante 20
miffy03: posts the ante 20
OviPokerKid: posts the ante 20
JordAbb: posts the ante 20
euchamorobin: posts the ante 20
JordAbb: posts small blind 40
euchamorobin: posts big blind 80
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to JordAbb [Td Kh]
RoCKThAVoTE: folds
Zédulino: folds
miffy03: calls 80
OviPokerKid: folds
JordAbb: calls 40
euchamorobin: checks
*** FLOP *** [2s 9c Ts]
JordAbb: bets 240
euchamorobin: calls 240
miffy03: calls 240
*** TURN *** [2s 9c Ts] <font color='red'>K<font face="arial">♦</font></font>
JordAbb: checks
euchamorobin: checks
miffy03: checks
*** RIVER *** [2s 9c Ts Kd] <font color='red'>7♥</font>
JordAbb: checks
euchamorobin: checks
miffy03: bets 1040
JordAbb: raises 2008 to 3048 and is all-in
euchamorobin: folds
miffy03: calls 1620 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (388) returned to JordAbb
*** SHOW DOWN ***
JordAbb: shows [Td Kh] (two pair, Kings and Tens)
miffy03: shows [Kc 3c] (a pair of Kings)
JordAbb collected 6400 from pot
miffy03 finished the tournament
 
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Maybe a bet on the turn, I don't like the straight possibility there. oither than that, good play.
 
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Maybe a bet on the turn, I don't like the straight possibility there. oither than that, good play.

My reasoning on not betting the turn was a 50/50:
- to minimise my potential stack damage
- to increase my stack potential

If that free river card came a card that could've given him his straight, I knew he was betting a straight depending on bet size - on the reads I have on him.

My initial read was he'd bluff the river if he could to steal the pot; hence why I checked. If he raised, he was "pot committed" - he was never for folding a re-raise which he was to think scare him off, after all I had no worries of him having top two pair since I had them. Didn't put any pairs on his initial range pre-flop, certainly didn't put any on his range until the river card of 7.

Maybe my justification is wrong? That's just how I thought about it.
 
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Limp pre is fine. I like leading flop here only because we have TP second kicker against a loose limper, if you had a hand like T6 here I prefer checking flop.

Definitely betting the turn with your hand unless V has shown aggro tendencies postflop. Call his turn bet so U keep his bluffs in and cap your perceived range.
 
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Limp pre is fine. I like leading flop here only because we have TP second kicker against a loose limper, if you had a hand like T6 here I prefer checking flop.

Definitely betting the turn with your hand unless V has shown aggro tendencies postflop. Call his turn bet so U keep his bluffs in and cap your perceived range.

So you think I should've betted the turn? I was a bit fearful of the straight possibility. I explained in the post above what my two options where.



Thanks for the feedback, I'll take it into account!
 
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preflop limp isnt bad necessarily, but i personally really dont like to limp from the small blind. out of position, it really helps to have the aggressive lead. also, a major leak i think for a lot of players, especially at microstakes is not attacking limpers often enough. usually people who limp do it with an insanely wide range and dont feel good defending their limp against a raise. so id raise pre to about 240 to 270

postflop, i think the line is okay. but I really dont like the bet sizing OTF. the pot is 240 on the flop, so why are you making a potsized bet? are you trying to get him to fold all the worse hands that would otherwise call? instead bet 33% to 45% so about 80 to 110 chips.

i personally dont mind turn check, we keep his range wide and we dont value own ourselves against sets. theres really not much we beat that calls a turn bet at this point so we have a better chance to make value by checking and allowing villain to bet his weak holdings.

id prefer a flat call on the river because villain shouldnt be calling off his stack here with just one pair.
 
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Cheers Brennan, that was helpful! Took it on board. Thanks.

Actually realised the full potential of posting hands rather than going over myself all the time. Cheers.
 
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U have to bet befora to know where u are
 
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