SB Cbet pot vs 5 limp call in a 1/2 game
Story
Game is NL 1-2 in a casino where minimum buy-in is $50 and maximum is $250
SB is the latest arrival at the table and I have never seen him before. He has played about 20 hands. He arrived at the table with $500, but has only put $50 in front of him. In those 20 hands, he pushed twice preflop. The first time, he stole the pot and showed an Ace. The second time, his pocket 6 got 3-bet all-in by pocket Aces (around $40), and he called. After this second hand, he decided to buy in for the maximum of $250.
BB can raise / 3 Bet with any preflop hand for large amounts and has been making big bluffs throughout the evening. BB currently has a stack of $500. He raise 1/3 of his hand preflop.
The rest of the table seem quite soft. UTG, UTG+1, and UTG+2 have around $50 each, while the others have between $200 and $250. One player with $200 is a goldfish. He lost 9 showdown out of 10 in the last 20 hands and already rebuyed.
Hero is in dealer position with $250. I arrived at the table at the same time as SB (about 20 hands ago).
The hands
3 people limp before me, I have AJo and instead of raising the pot as I would normally do, I decide to just call because
- 1. I have position
- 2. the last time I raised, all 5 limpers called my $15 raise.
- 3. SB and BB are crazy preflop but are probably the most skilled players at the table.
So I usually have the worst seat at the table and as soon as someone busts, I will change seats.
SB decided to raise to 10, BB called and all limper called as well.
Flop : $55 (6 players)
A74 (2 hearth, i don't have any heart)
SB asks for the number of players before saying I bet $60 for 6 players (pot bet)
Both of us had $250 before the hand, what do you do?
8 Replies
I don't mind the limp, although I probably raise, but once SB raises, this is the perfect opportunity to 3bet! As played, assuming everyone else folded, I probably just shove.
For clarification, though, you say you've never seen SB, give a couple of bad hands over 20 hands, then say he's one of the most skilled players? How can you know that -- or are the other players that bad?
AJo plays better with the betting lead. I like Javas idea of limp raising. Probably just ship it given the 50 in there already.
As played I call flop intending to call off most turns.
Limp back-raising from the BTN is pretty spicy, but if we think either the SB or BB is going to raise for us, especially if the limpers are going to call, I like javanewt's idea of limp-3B'ing here.
Before knowing what to do on the flop, what did the other players do after SB c-bet?
If the action folded to us, I might just flat call. If anyone called, I'm raising.
I don't think this really indicates anything. Most good players don't talk shop at the table.
Tbh the raise preflop seems rather inconsequential. I think calling or shoving are both fine. You can't fold this flop.
Thank you All. you're probably all better than me.
Initially I was considering flat calling, but after 30 seconds of thinking I decided to fold. Thinking that he might have AA, AK, AQ, or a set and was playing the comedy with his $60 bet for 6 people. It was a very nits move from my part since I had an Ace.
Then he revealed pocket 3s.
Thank you All. you're probably all better than me.
Initially I was considering flat calling, but after 30 seconds of thinking I decided to fold. Thinking that he might have AA, AK, AQ, or a set and was playing the comedy with his $60 bet for 6 people. It was a very nits move from my part since I had an Ace.
Then he revealed pocket 3s.
As a general rule, when our hand is under-repped, as it was here, we need to call more.
V betting any pair here, especially a low pair, on a flop that would seem to favor his range, is pretty standard. The lower his pair, the more protection he needs.
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