$Freeroll NLHE MTT: Why doesn't my kicker win this hand?

[theANMATOR]

Hey fellas - pretty easy one for you today. I can't figure why I didn't win this hand with a better kicker than the opponent. See attached image.

Thanks for the learnin!

 

[fundiver199]

Because you can only use 5 cards to make a hand, and in NLH they can come from either the board or your hole cards. You both had 99AKQ, and your J kicker did not play.

 

[theANMATOR]

I'm an idiot!

Because you can only use 5 cards to make a hand, and in NLH they can come from either the board or your hole cards. You both had 99AKQ, and your J kicker did not play.

A lot of times I feel like I've only been playing this game for about 15 minutes.

Compared to a lot of you all, my 15 minute estimate is probably accurate. Thanks fundiver.

 

[fundiver199]

No need to feel stupid, we have all been there

 

[mara2259]

In this situation, you generally should be happy with the fact that everything ended with a section of sweat. You have a pair of 99 and there are three overcards and options on the board on the board. I think you should not risk the whole stack with just a holey straight draw. Your opponent also acted not in the best way, but in this case he is a chip leader and his stack in comparison with yours allows him to do this.

 

[Amdho]

The 9 take the place of 8 and you have same game. Your jack is under Q or K or A and you have pair of 99.

 

[fundiver199]

I think you should not risk the whole stack with just a holey straight draw.

Just guessing here, but presumably stacks were short, Hero open jammed UTG, and then Villain called in BB, because he was closing action and getting a good price. Or because he is bad and cant fold

 

[theANMATOR]

Just guessing here, but presumably stacks were short, Hero open jammed UTG, and then Villain called in BB, because he was closing action and getting a good price. Or because he is bad and cant fold

In this situation, you generally should be happy with the fact that everything ended with a section of sweat. You have a pair of 99 and there are three overcards and options on the board on the board. I think you should not risk the whole stack with just a holey straight draw. Your opponent also acted not in the best way, but in this case he is a chip leader and his stack in comparison with yours allows him to do this.

Kinda - big stack was bullying, opening 6x every hand - because he can with that stack. Blinds were high - I think I had 2-4 blinds, and this was the hand. LOL. Everything went in pre and I'd seen big stack show down junk - just as he had in this hand.
I can't remember how preflop went, it looks like I was utg, but I think possibly I was bb and Zorba had just arrived at table, with a sitout hand.
With 2-4 bb - any two suited, any moderate connectors, any rag and any two brodway cards are acceptable shoves.