What Am I Doing Wrong? Is It Just Being Unlucky?

[choongi 0]

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (6 handed) - Party-Poker Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.comHero (BB) ($20.37)Button ($25)SB ($7.07)CO ($25.87)UTG ($25.19)MP ($19.61)Preflop: Hero is BB with 2, KUTG bets $1, 4 folds, Hero calls $0.75Flop: ($2.10) 9, 8, J(2 players)Hero bets $3, UTG raises to $24.19 (All-In), Hero calls $16.37 (All-In)Turn: ($40.84) Q(2 players, 2 all-in)River: ($40.84) 9(2 players, 2 all-in)Total pot: $40.84I just don't see myself folding whatever happens. I am almost certain I have him beat.Not too sure about his style, relatively tight I guess, suggestions?

[Solar 0]

Fold preflop. Always Always Always fold this preflop facing a raise. K2 is a rubbish hand even when suited and you are out of position. With that out of the way, always get it in on this flop. You are way ahead on average.

[Dictius 0]

Agree with Solar

[Zach6668 513]

I fold this preflop in heads up play, fwiw. That means you should instamegasupersnap fold it in 6-max.

[choongi 0]

So you reckon the poker gods are punishing me for playing a shit hand?I never put him on the higher flush...He turns over JJ, board pairs on the river. 22% on the turn... sigh.I can almost guarantee if it were me with the JJ in that spot I would have lost, gah :(I've come up in similar situations quite a few times, where I flop the nut straight against top set and it goes to a showdown, where I lose. I've had a look at the odds, I'm pretty favourite. There's not much you can do right?

[gobears 0]

So you reckon the poker gods are punishing me for playing a shit hand?I never put him on the higher flush...He turns over JJ, board pairs on the river. 22% on the turn... sigh.I can almost guarantee if it were me with the JJ in that spot I would have lost, gah :(I've come up in similar situations quite a few times, where I flop the nut straight against top set and it goes to a showdown, where I lose. I've had a look at the odds, I'm pretty favourite. There's not much you can do right?

It's just a bad beat after all the money goes in. Nothing you can do.And like everyone else has said, fold preflop.

[Solar 0]

Theres nothing you can do about luck. This situation is not the reason why you should have folded pre. It is when you hit a king, and you are out kicked, or miss and pretty much have to fold on the flop, that you lose money.

[Dictius 0]

Playing K2 is like playing a 1 card hand really, when are you ever really pleased to hit a pair of 2's?