20+2 on 180 man on stars (of course i got bad beat again, so im out, but im going to win one of them eventually)

early in tourny, small blinds(whatever they start at), you havnt played a hand, i had 3k
how do you play this hand. you have in LP
4 people limp, you limp (speculative hand for a cheap flop and good pot odds, yes?)

flop is

top pair with decent flush draw. how do you play this hand when its checked to you? how about when somone bets the pot or around there?
does your play change when your M is lower? say you have 1200 chips, blinds of 25/50 (disregard proper preflop play for a minute)
does your play change in a ring game?

there are arguments for checking and for betting here, lets see what pfo has to say.

Im playing this one aggressively. The only hand you have to fear here is KQ (maybe AQ but you figure someone would raise with that) and even then you aren't drawing dead.

i agree with you both!

reasons for betting
-late position, take a free card on the turn if you need to perhaps
-you have top pair, nobody raised preflop so it is pretty unlikley you are outkicked, the only feasable hand i can think of to beat you is a set, and there are only 2 sets, one of which still isnt that feasable. (22 is folded by some people utg)
-even if you are beat, you have a flush draw
-bet here, you might be up against a higher flush, you do not want to get stacked if a diamond falls on the turn. plus you need to protect against any other hand, its top pair for christ sake!

reasons for a check
-there are no reasons you should check this hand. your FD might not be good so who knows if the turn is a death card, you have top pair and must protect it against 5 other limpers, etc, etc, etc. bet!

So, I bet about the pot for sheer value, to perhaps give myself a free card on the turn, to protect against a higher flush draw(betting the pot SHOULD get the job done)

there are so many ways to get paid off with this hand, im definantly betting in early stages of a tournament, imo its a GREAT hand to push with a low m in a tournament, and ill bet in a cash game as well!

unfourtunately i dont think this will get as many respones as my SNG strategy thread, ill try again and attempt to make it tricky as soon as i come across something.

I hate flopping TPWK with a flush draw, I would rather flop middle pair. your kicker problems make you a fresh money dog.

I may bet, I may check call, I may check raise allin, depends on the table and my mood.

why dont you tell me King - and ignore the action.

i bet/raise this 100% of the time.
if my M is low, i may go all in depending on stack size.