Should I have seen this coming or was it too close to call (excuse the pun)

sinoz

sinoz	Small blind		30.00	30.00	2935.00
labrat64	Big blind		60.00	90.00	3695.00
	Your hole cards	J K
GEO68	Fold
richieroof	Call		60.00	150.00	980.00
AAMICK	Call		60.00	210.00	4882.50
bandini	Fold
sinoz	Raise		150.00	360.00	2785.00
labrat64	Fold
richieroof	Call		120.00	480.00	860.00
AAMICK	Call		120.00	600.00	4762.50
Flop
		9 9 K
sinoz	Bet		300.00	900.00	2485.00
richieroof	All-in		860.00	1760.00	0.00
AAMICK	Call		860.00	2620.00	3902.50
sinoz	Call		560.00	3180.00	1925.00
Turn
		10
sinoz	Bet		1590.00	4770.00	335.00
AAMICK	All-in		3902.50	8672.50	0.00
sinoz	All-in		335.00	9007.50	0.00
AAMICK	Unmatched bet		1977.50	7030.00	1977.50
sinoz	Show	J K
richieroof	Show	9 Q
AAMICK	Show	K Q
River
		8
richieroof	Win	Three 9s	3180.00		3180.00
AAMICK	Win	Two Pairs, Kings and 9s	3850.00

Dudeskin8

Raise more pre, 2 limper so like 270 at least.

Flop bet good, after all in and call it's shove or fold, I probz fold as smooth call looks super strong at least better than TPGK

sinoz

In Response to Re: Should I have seen this coming or was it too close to call (excuse the pun):

Raise more pre, 2 limper so like 270 at least. Flop bet good, after all in and call it's shove or fold, I probz fold as smooth call looks super strong at least better than TPGK
Posted by Dudeskin8[/QUOTE

TPGK???? Makes sense what you say about call - could have had pocket K's. Also I didnt notice at the time but I was vulnerable to the flush draw as well. Got hooked up looking at my 2 pair and trying to take short stack out. Funnily enough AAMICK had just joined table and this was first hand played and Richieroof was on 250 chips about 2 mins before. I had been generally raising 3X pre flop (taking into account position and strength of hand) but everyone kept folding and I was picking up 60 chips in blinds. Dropped back to get some action and it cost me. Not moaning about the beat though - its poker as tikay would say. Only been playing 2 months and hooked. Fascinating game and I'm sponging up as much info as poss. Seen you on 865 quite a few times! Thanks for your advice

jakally

Reasons to raise bigger in this spot :

• there are 2 limpers. Therefore the pot is bigger. It's more attractive to us to take those chips now (as opposed to having no limpers), plus a smaller raise gives the limpers a better price to call. If we normally raise 3 x BB, thena useful guide is to add on 1 x BB for any limpers in the pot.
• we are out of position. It's more difficult to win hands / get paid when we are out of position. Raising slightly morewhen we are  out of position is fine.

It's a tough spot on the flop, and is opponent dependent, but unless both have draws we aren't beating too much.

Chances of us being ahead of both is quite small.