PokerStars Game #40627985314: Tournament #247204304, $4.00+$0.40 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2010/03/03 18:52:12 CT [2010/03/03 19:52:12 ET]
Table '247204304 11' 8-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: CptnSpalding (2810 in chips)
Seat 2: rickyboy2010 (2645 in chips)
Seat 3: BBird40 (2965 in chips)
Seat 4: Leste (2830 in chips)
Seat 5: Ruzil1 (3760 in chips)
Seat 6: NauSquaglia (3130 in chips)
Seat 7: mjbuckeroo (3000 in chips)
Seat 8: BBBOOOUUUMMM (2750 in chips)
Leste: posts small blind 15
Ruzil1: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to BBird40 [Qd Js]
NauSquaglia: folds
mjbuckeroo: calls 30
BBBOOOUUUMMM: folds
CptnSpalding: folds
rickyboy2010: calls 30
BBird40: calls 30
Leste: folds
Ruzil1: raises 90 to 120
mjbuckeroo: calls 90
rickyboy2010: calls 90
BBird40: calls 90
*** FLOP *** [9d Qc Jh]
Ruzil1: bets 120
mjbuckeroo: calls 120
rickyboy2010: calls 120
BBird40: raises 710 to 830
Ruzil1: raises 2810 to 3640 and is all-in

Could I have played this better? What would you do differently?
What hand range do you put this guy on? What particular hand do you think he has?

Poker Stars $4.00+$0.40 No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t15/t30 Blinds - 8 players
The Official 2+2 Hand Converter Powered By DeucesCracked.com

MP2: t2810 M = 62.44
CO: t2645 M = 58.78
Hero (BTN): t2965 M = 65.89
SB: t2830 M = 62.89
BB: t3760 M = 83.56
UTG: t3130 M = 69.56
UTG+1: t3000 M = 66.67
MP1: t2750 M = 61.11

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BTN with Q J
1 fold, UTG+1 calls t30, 2 folds, CO calls t30, Hero calls t30, 1 fold, BB raises to t120, UTG+1 calls t90, CO calls t90, Hero calls t90

Flop: (t495) 9 Q J (4 players)
BB bets t120, UTG+1 calls t120, CO calls t120, Hero raises to t830, BB raises to t3640 all in

Fold pre. Both times. Against his raising range from the BB you have to get it in. IF he has QQ or JJ its a cooler. K10 should not be in his range and 99 is unlikely.

Its not a both time affair...I fudged up the first post

Very easy ship here.

So JAM-ing is the best move here?

With close to 100BB, pre is fine on the BTN - you need to call the raise with all the money that goes into the pot afterwards. Definitely getting it in on that flop

Yeah your top 2 suggest the case jj/qq are highly unlikely.
99, aq, kq, aa, kk, plus random tens (incl tt) could
well be in villians range, easy shove... Sorry you were
coolered / sucked out on (why I suspect you posted the hand)

If you're not looking to get it in when you flop top 2 with this hand fold pre. You've got outs against anything he has that is actually ahed of you except for the two case queens!

Don't fold this pre. You're getting great pot odds.

Post, just ship it. If you get beat, sucks to be you. (I usually apply this to myself when my great hands get beaten) He's got AA, KK, KQ, TT more often than he has QQ, JJ, or 99 because you've already accounted for two queens, two jacks, and one nine. This is a $4, so I don't rule out KT, but again, if he's got that, just sucks to be you.

fold pre

Bunch of nits itt. Are u all folding QJ on the button this deep/early? Am i the only one raising most of the times?
That said i probably sigh call here. Not because i'm afraid of being behind or anything but because i HATE draws in PS.

Both folding and playing the way OP did pre flop are both fine with me this deep/early in a MTT.

It is a scary board, I don't think he has KT or 99. TT is a real possible, JJ and QQ are less likely but still poss. I think you are ahead though most of the time and he is likely to be holding AA KK or AQ. I call.

i like your line if you called his flop shove. too many hands he can bet for value and you have crushed + some draws + we are priced in even if a dog to his range

He's got like set or less possibly straight... and he played it smart,.. willing to take risk of being outdrawn on turn in which case he might stick to cautious ways of keeping pot control especially if he's a smallballer, but if a blank falls on the turn he'll be getting it in anyway. And I think it's really set in his hand, cuz you won't expect KT in anyone's hand after the pre-raise so all 3 other guys are like drawing at best.. and with QQ/JJ, he's not really worried about anyone else having any other set.

And one can only assume that, because of his all-in reraise on the flop into 3 players. He's not kidding...and most probably, he has you beat.

Unless he's a moron and has KK/AA... but I wouldn't really recommend viewing your opponents as morons rather than skillful players... regardless of stakes you playing.
And for ten idiots you knock out of a tournament, you'll meet one skilled player who will knock you out...

He has QQ/JJ there like never. The check/raise on a drawy board always indicates some1 drawing or having drawn to me,independent of player skill. That said i still get it in probably.

More like he has never not have it there. And drawing is just one of several things check-raise may indicate....not like it always does.

fold pre the first time

when I imagine hell it often includes playing QJ off in a multiway readless pot early

if you reaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaly want to play QJ off on the button raise it up

if you do misclick and limp fold to the raise pre