Dear 2+2 Community

I've just been busted in a tournament. I'm in BB. Blinds are 500/1000.

Cut-off raised to 6000. SB calls. I flat with QQs. I think about re-raising. But, with two already in the pot, I decide not to inflate the pot any further.

I am looking to avoid A or K flopping. The thought of someone holding AA/KK goes through my mind, but I decide to continue.

Flop is 2-6-9. A very safe flop for me. SB checks. I check. CO bets 10,000. SB calls. I flat.

Turn is 8. Another safe flop for me. SB checks. I check. CO bets 20,000. SB calls. I only have 40,000 behind at this stage. So, I shove.

CO calls. SB calls. SB shows T5. He called off his entire stack with a gut-shot. CO shows KKs. River is another 9. I'm busto.

Was it possible for me to construct that CO or SB may have had AA/KK and fold? Or was it just a cooler?

Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

I can't count how many mistakes did you make in this hand.


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Not happy about 6xBB open, but 3-bet / get it in preflop into button raise and SB call. Postflop is probably OK. Fine to stack off QQ vs KK in late position.

i would have 3-bet pre. Forget about trying to hope flop doesnt have A or K.

you dont say how much you have behind, so no clue if you're deep or somewhat shortstacked or whatever. if short, or average-below average, i'm perfectly content to jam pre.

obviously a cooler if you play it out.

Raise Pre. AA and KK are such a small part of his range. Even tight players are opening at least 15pct from CO, and a more typical range might be 20 to 30pct.

As played shove flop to the cbet.

Make note of SB and make sure you play against him again, and ISO raise him when you can, and bet for value post flop.

Also include previous tendencies of villains in your write up.