Good all in?
Playing at a 1-3 table, bought in gor $120.. couldn't theget a hand for nothing or if i did the flop missed or scared everyone off... mostly losing cash by blinds are because flops miss and or turn hurts me. When i do win sitting at a 9 person table its only about $12 so pretty frustrated. Finally after about 2 hours i decide its time to go... i usually play semi tight, but i get king 8 of diamonds in the big blind. I have about $60 left so in the big blind I raise to 15 get 3 callers. The flop is 2 diamonds and a spade. Holding 2 diamonds I go all in about $45, what would you have done? I get 2 callers, they check to the river, I lose. The winner has a pair of 9's. Was my all in the right call, would a bigger all on of worked?
From the information given, it's hard to know if your all in was a good one.
But, there is a much bigger issue with how you played the hand: why did you raise preflop to $15? That commits 1/4 of your stack with a mediocre hand that you have to play out of position. You are basically hoping to either take down the limps, or get heads up, but if you don't get heads up, then you are in serious trouble -- and given that there were at least 3 limpers, you are not likely to get heads up.
Furthermore, if you get a couple of callers, then not only are going to get called by hands like A-9 on a flop of 9 ♦ 6 ♦ 2 ♠ but you are also going to get called by any draws if you flop top pair on a draw heavy flop, even if you shove. For instance, in this case, you got 3 callers, which means there was $60 in the pot pre-flop. You only have $45 left, so if the flop were K ♣ 8 ♥ 7 ♠ , then someone with a 9-10 is getting the right price to call your shove because it will cost them $45 to win $105. Similarly if the had 2 hearts then the a person with a heart draw is getting the right price to call you. In other words, that $15 pre-flop bet means that unless you are heads up, then you don't have enough to price out draws or to force out vulnerable made hands when you shove post flop.
So, in the big blind with your stack, checking is the right play. Honestly, I think with a hand as weak as K8 suited, it's best to check after at least 3 limpers even with a much bigger stack -- there is just no reason to bloat a pot out of position with that hand.
Dave
I would have checked the bb. Since you got 2 diamonds, you could have bet 1/3 of the pot to see if you got any resistance. If there were two callers you'd assume one has top pair. By shoving $45, the player with the 9's got a good price to call. to give more advice , I'd need to know what the flop and turn were.
@Dap Poker Couldn't agree more. Well put
I agree with above, why did you raise $15 with K8. You said," time to go" so I am assuming you got bored and thought this is the best hand I have seen all day. So in the case, I'd think I'd just shove as well after your preflop raise.
However, to eliminate this problem in the future, if your only going to buy in for $120, then you should play 1/2 instead. Or better yet play 1/2 and buy in for at least $200. If you had more money say, $500 or $300 at 1/3 would you have raised $15 BB with K8 and shoved all in with $300 more?
from the information you have given, I would have stood up, cashed in my chips and called it a day. never play on tilt.
good luck!