What do you do?

boxcardboxcard
in Brags, Beats & Variance
I'm playing in a freeroll on Paradise.Top 300 get seats in tournament on Sunday. 3810 players. Blinds 10/20. I have 1460 in chips. We have played a total of 2 hands before this.

I am the button. 3 limpers to me with QQ. I raise to 120. UTG and person to my right call.
Flop is T75 rainbow. UTG bets 100. other folds. This player has been playing loose so far(remember only two hands played to this point), so I put him on at best AK. I raise to 500, hoping to take it down right there. He comes over the top all-in and has me covered. I think for a bit, still convinced I am ahead, and call. He shows JJ. Turn is a J, and I'm out in 3544th. Without considering the result, did I risk too much too early?

Comments

  • SirWattsSirWatts
    Nope. Especially not in a freeroll.
  • mragmooremragmoore
    When UTG bet 100 I would simply call.

    I would treat it as a first date - I'm trying to feel him up a bit and figure him out.
  • STR82ACESTR82ACE
    I think I would have called as well. Still early in the tournament, not sure if I would have had a read on anybody just after 2 hands. Still, it was a freeroll, might have taken a chance. Guess it would have depended on how I thought my odds were on making it all the way to the top 300.

    Just a bad beat really. You had him on the flop, just he made his trip on the turn.
  • TigerscottTigerscott
    hmm Got married to a big pair and out drawn on third hand of a freeroll..

    love your 120bet PF ( What types of hands call here? TT-AA and big face cards mostly suited and/or connected..)
    Hate your push on flop ( His 100 bet seems weak I'd prolly raise him 200 and fold to a push..) ( you'd still have a big enough stack to come back on a fold. Your idea is to survive in high entry tournies like this.. Let the maniacs run wild and pick off people with MADE hands.. no need to gamble)

    turn bad luck :o( ( but better to loose early then 4 hours later just out of cash)
  • ScoobyDScoobyD
    Let the maniacs run wild and pick off people with MADE hands.. no need to gamble)

    Huh? Am I missing something? He got his money in with far the best hand. You can't live in fear of 2 outers... People overvalue top pair all the time in stupid freerolls. The other guy got lucky, plain and simple, don't 2nd guess your play just because the result was bad... At least the buyin wasn't too steep! :)
  • sweetjimmisweetjimmi
    Boxcar, I think you played it fine. I think you can rule out just about every hand that has you beat. I doubt that AA and KK are possible considering the play preflop and sets or two pair seem pretty unlikely considering the lead out bet (most players slow play big hands and play fast with nothing). I would have guessed top pair...I am very surprised to see JJ though. He played it to lose a big pot...and sucked out on you. It happens...you got all your money in when you were a huge favorite nothing to be too upset about.
  • ConfusedONEConfusedONE
    boxcard wrote:
    He comes over the top all-in and has me covered. I think for a bit, still convinced I am ahead, and call. He shows JJ. Turn is a J, and I'm out in 3544th.

    i say SHOOT HIM :wink:
  • TigerscottTigerscott
    ScoobyD wrote:
    Huh? Am I missing something? He got his money in with far the best hand. You can't live in fear of 2 outers... People overvalue top pair all the time in stupid freerolls.


    Isn't top pair and an Over pair virtually the same thing?

    all I meant was no point Gambling on an over pair when you got time to pick a better hand to push your chips in with.. I mean it's possible QQ isn't even the best hand.. It's probley ahead by the way the guy played but it's the 3rd hand in the tournament.. Ya never know.
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