Jonathan Little Flops Trips, But the Board Runs Out Poorly

Jonathan LittleThis hand comes from a $5,000 Main Event I played recently. It's early in the tournament, with the blinds 100/200 with a 25 ante.

A tight-aggressive player opened from under the gun to 550, a 50-year-old guy in middle position called, then it folded to me in the cutoff where I had and called. The big blind called as well, so there were four of us in the hand when the flop came , giving me trip queens.

It folded around to me, and in the video below I talk about what each of the players checking before me probably says about their hands. With just over 2,500 in the pot, I bet 1,500, and only the 50-year-old guy in middle position called. Again, I talk about what his call might…