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Can i fold my settrips here?

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can Can i fold my set here?

the hand: Click http://www.boomplayer.com/en/poker-hands/Boom/21363651_931E355A62here to see the hand in Stars Boom Hand Player.

inIn the early stagestages (Level 3, 25/50/A6) of a turbo full-ring tournament, iI have 1,082 in my stack and get dealt J♥️T♥️J♥T♥ in the CO. getsAction is folded to me, i 3-bet and I raise to 2.5x (125), villain (who has me covered with over 1,600 in his stack) calls onfrom the SB and we go heads up to the flop.

theThe flop comes K♦️J♣️J♠️K⋄J♣J♠, so i'mI'm pretty happy and after the villain checks i, I c-bet 50%half pot (177 into 354) and get called. atAt this point iI think he's either slow-playing something like AAAA, KKKK, AKAK, or any JackJ, or he's trying to catch me with a weak pair / draw like AQAQ, QQQQ, QTQT, TTTT. iI rule out bluffs because he called pre-flop out of position.

theThe turn card is 6♣️6♣ and he check-raisesminraises my 35% (250 into 708) bet. iI don't think he has any draws at this point, so i'm pretty scared of a JackJ with better kicker and KK, iKK. I even think maaybe he got herethere with 6666 somehow. but to

To be honest though, iI don't think he gives me credit for a JackJ, so iI think it's plausible he's got AAAA, AKAK, KQKQ, and even some weaker hands like KTKT, JTJT or J9sJ9s. iI can't really calculate what percentage of hands iI beat, but the price is about 35%, so i'mI'm thinking iI have to call, so I do.

theThe river is a 4♦️,the 4⋄ - he shoves (he has me covered and iI have 274 behind) and I can't really fold holding 14% of the pot.

heHe turns A♦️J♦️A⋄J⋄ and takes the pot, kicking me out of the tournament.

K♦️J♣️J♠️6♣️4♦️K⋄J♣J♠6♣4⋄

H: J♥️T♥️ VJ♥T♥ V: A♦️J♦️A⋄J⋄

now, isIs this just a bad beat or did iI make a mistakeany mistakes here? should iShould I have checked the turn keeping the pot small? could iCould I really fold after the recheck-raise on the turn? wasWas my read poor, i.e. could iI have narrowed his range to only hands that beat me? wasWas there a way to scare him into thinking iI was holding KK? isIs there any lesson to take from this?

can i fold my set here?

the hand: http://www.boomplayer.com/en/poker-hands/Boom/21363651_931E355A62

in the early stage of a full-ring tournament, i get dealt J♥️T♥️ in CO. gets folded to me, i 3-bet, villain calls on SB and we go heads up to the flop.

the flop comes K♦️J♣️J♠️, so i'm pretty happy and after the villain checks i c-bet 50% and get called. at this point i think he's either slow-playing something like AA, KK, AK, or any Jack, or he's trying to catch me with a weak pair / draw like AQ, QQ, QT, TT. i rule out bluffs because he called pre-flop out of position.

the turn card is 6♣️ and he check-raises my 35% bet. i don't think he has any draws at this point, so i'm pretty scared of a Jack with better kicker and KK, i even think maaybe he got here with 66 somehow. but to be honest, i don't think he gives me credit for a Jack, so i think it's plausible he's got AA, AK, KQ, and even some weaker hands like KT, JT or J9s. i can't really calculate what percentage of hands i beat, but the price is about 35%, so i'm thinking i have to call.

the river is a 4♦️, he shoves and i can't really fold holding 14% of the pot.

he turns A♦️J♦️ and takes the pot, kicking me out of the tournament.

K♦️J♣️J♠️6♣️4♦️

H: J♥️T♥️ V: A♦️J♦️

now, is this just bad beat or did i make a mistake here? should i have checked the turn keeping the pot small? could i really fold after the re-raise on the turn? was my read poor, i.e. could i have narrowed his range to only hands that beat me? was there a way to scare him into thinking i was holding KK? is there any lesson to take from this?

Can i fold my set here?

Click here to see the hand in Stars Boom Hand Player.

In the early stages (Level 3, 25/50/A6) of a turbo full-ring tournament, I have 1,082 in my stack and get dealt J♥T♥ in the CO. Action is folded to me and I raise to 2.5x (125), villain (who has me covered with over 1,600 in his stack) calls from the SB and we go heads up to the flop.

The flop comes K⋄J♣J♠, so I'm pretty happy and after villain checks, I c-bet half pot (177 into 354) and get called. At this point I think he's either slow-playing something like AA, KK, AK, or any J, or he's trying to catch me with a weak pair / draw like AQ, QQ, QT, TT. I rule out bluffs because he called pre-flop out of position.

The turn card is 6♣ and he check-minraises my 35% (250 into 708) bet. I don't think he has any draws at this point, so i'm pretty scared of a J with better kicker and KK. I even think maaybe he got there with 66 somehow.

To be honest though, I don't think he gives me credit for a J, so I think it's plausible he's got AA, AK, KQ, and even some weaker hands like KT, JT or J9s. I can't really calculate what percentage of hands I beat, but the price is about 35%, so I'm thinking I have to call, so I do.

The river is the 4⋄ - he shoves (he has me covered and I have 274 behind) and I can't really fold holding 14% of the pot.

He turns A⋄J⋄ and takes the pot, kicking me out of the tournament.

K⋄J♣J♠6♣4⋄

H: J♥T♥ V: A⋄J⋄

Is this just a bad beat or did I make any mistakes here? Should I have checked the turn keeping the pot small? Could I really fold after the check-raise on the turn? Was my read poor, i.e. could I have narrowed his range to only hands that beat me? Was there a way to scare him into thinking I was holding KK? Is there any lesson to take from this?

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can i fold my set here?

the hand: http://www.boomplayer.com/en/poker-hands/Boom/21363651_931E355A62

in the early stage of a full-ring tournament, i get dealt J♥️T♥️ in CO. gets folded to me, i 3-bet, villain calls on SB and we go heads up to the flop.

the flop comes K♦️J♣️J♠️, so i'm pretty happy and after the villain checks i c-bet 50% and get called. at this point i think he's either slow-playing something like AA, KK, AK, or any Jack, or he's trying to catch me with a weak pair / draw like AQ, QQ, QT, TT. i rule out bluffs because he called pre-flop out of position.

the turn card is 6♣️ and he check-raises my 35% bet. i don't think he has any draws at this point, so i'm pretty scared of a Jack with better kicker and KK, i even think maaybe he got here with 66 somehow. but to be honest, i don't think he gives me credit for a Jack, so i think it's plausible he's got AA, AK, KQ, and even some weaker hands like KT, JT or J9s. i can't really calculate what percentage of hands i beat, but the price is about 35%, so i'm thinking i have to call.

the river is a 4♦️, he shoves and i can't really fold holding 14% of the pot.

he turns A♦️J♦️ and takes the pot, kicking me out of the tournament.

K♦️J♣️J♠️6♣️4♦️

H: J♥️T♥️ V: A♦️J♦️

now, is this just bad beat or did i make a mistake here? should i have checked the turn keeping the pot small? could i really fold after the re-raise on the turn? was my read poor, i.e. could i have narrowed his range to only hands that beat me? was there a way to scare him into thinking i was holding KK? is there any lesson to take from this?