Gord

Hi
I was recently playing a hand on a pokerstars tournament and was wondering if I could or should have played it differently.

PokerStars Game #768684447: Tournament #2949714, Hold'em No Limit - Level IV
(50/100) - 2004/10/14 - 01:23:17 (ET)
Table '2949714 16' Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: 4oak808 (5055 in chips)
Seat 2: Mooshoo (1985 in chips)
Seat 3: ruby2727 (3375 in chips)
Seat 4: Antonius44 (3624 in chips)
Seat 5: JLmagic2 (25965 in chips)
Seat 6: ericfish (12260 in chips)
Seat 7: opie7 (9060 in chips)
Seat 8: trackcgb (546 in chips)
Seat 9: Lady Karthos (6460 in chips)
trackcgb: posts small blind 50
Lady Karthos: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Mooshoo [Kd Kc]
4oak808: calls 100
Mooshoo: raises 500 to 600
ruby2727: folds
Antonius44: folds
JLmagic2: folds
ericfish: calls 600
opie7: calls 600
trackcgb: calls 496 and is all-in
Lady Karthos: folds
4oak808: folds
*** FLOP *** [Td Kh 4d]
Mooshoo: bets 1385 and is all-in
ericfish: folds
opie7: calls 1385
*** TURN *** [Td Kh 4d] [Js]
*** RIVER *** [Td Kh 4d Js] [3d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Mooshoo: shows [Kd Kc] (three of a kind, Kings)
opie7: shows [6d 5d] (a flush, Ten high)
opie7 collected 2932 from side pot
trackcgb: shows [8s Ks] (a pair of Kings)
opie7 collected 2384 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 5316 Main pot 2384. Side pot 2932. | Rake 0
Board [Td Kh 4d Js 3d]
Seat 1: 4oak808 folded before Flop
Seat 2: Mooshoo showed [Kd Kc] and lost with three of a kind, Kings
Seat 3: ruby2727 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Antonius44 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: JLmagic2 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: ericfish folded on the Flop
Seat 7: opie7 (button) showed [6d 5d] and won (5316) with a flush, Ten high
Seat 8: trackcgb (small blind) showed [8s Ks] and lost with a pair of Kings
Seat 9: Lady Karthos (big blind) folded before Flop

Should I have raised more before the flop with the K/K to drive out callers?
The table was fairly loose so maybe 600 is not a big enough raise?
Also once the board shows 2 diamonds and i have top set would it make sense to check the flop? I don't wanna give a free card for those drawing which is why i bet however, my 1300 all-in bet into a 2300ish pot probably won't scare away someone with a flush draw. Had i check/called the flop and moved in on the turn the flush draw might have folded?
Just wondering if i could have played the hand better...
Any comments appreciated

Tilter

Nothing else you coudl do. Had to bet pot to take out a draw just incase. Sucks the flush called you, but thats poker!

ralphthemouse

i wouldve played it the same way, especially considering your smaller chip stack. once the king hits on the flop im thinking that i want the draws to call so they can double/triple me up, as most of the time ill be good.

with that stack in relation to some of the others, im looking to either double/triple up or go home

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