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[Closed] 90 $3 MTT. Bottom 2 pair

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Full Tilt Poker, NL Hold'em Tournament, $3 + $0.30 KO Sit & Go, 30/60 Blinds, 8 Players
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SB: 2,830
Hero (BB): 3,025
UTG: 6,795
UTG+1: 2,830
MP1: 3,040
MP2: 3,565
CO: 7,435
BTN: 2,360

Pre-Flop: (90) 3♥ 2♣ dealt to Hero (BB)
2 folds, MP1 calls 60, MP2 folds, CO calls 60, BTN calls 60, SB calls 30, Hero checks

Flop: (300) J♦ 3♣ 2♠ (5 Players)
SB checks, Hero bets 300, MP1 folds, CO calls 300, 2 folds

Turn: (900) 9♥ (2 Players)
Hero bets 480, CO calls 480

River: (1,860) 8♥ (2 Players)
Hero checks, CO checks

Results: 1,860 Pot

My think was as follows:
I had just been moved to the table on the previous hand so did not know any of the players.

Preflop
In the BB with trash so I was folding to any action in front.

Flop
hit bottom 2 pair out of position, figured I was ahead at this point so made a pot size raise to narrow the field.

Turn
Heads up and out of position. 9 comes and J9 is within the range i put the CO on. Ranges i had in mind were J9 - KJ (thought if he had AJ he would of popped it up a bit preflop), pp 66 - 99's (again thought he would raised preflop with tens or higher). So i made a half pot size bet so hopefully take the pot down here or easy fold if he came over the top.

River.
8 didn't think this help him unless he was holding 88 and couldn't put them down after 2 raises. Completely bottled it and checked the river.

What ranges do you put the CO on and what amounts should i be betting on the turn/river.


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in these early stages of low buy in tourneys... dont think to much about handranges on the flop.
he can easily call you with A3, A4, A2,45, pocket 5, pocket 6, KJ, J6
so the call on the flop has a wide wide WIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIDE range.

i like your flop bet.
potsize is really good here with bottom two.

on the turn i would bet a bit more. like 2/3 of the pot. you still have a fold if he comes over the top but you get more value out of Jx or any crappy hand :)
so bet out 600

as played, we can`t put him on a real hand. still he could have called you with Jx, 45, A3, A4, (would be silly WE know but does he know?). althoug the Jx hands or 45 make the most sence.

a nice blockbet say like 500 would be great.
if he comes over the top just fold. but he might still call you with Jx so you might get more value and its not more expensive then check/calling.
so a blocking bet around 500 seemes the best to me.