5/5 Q9s hits 2 pair QJ9 board vs 2 ppl
$5/$5
$500 effective, I just sat at this table
HJ(V1) - 30-40 year old asian. unknown
SB (V2) - A 40-50 y o Iranian player. He seems to consider himself a pro, carefully selecting tables with wealthy players, actively seeking action. He engages in typical regular behaviors but plays poorly, excessively loose preflop, and calls frequently. I've categorized him as a semi-fish.
HJ (V1) raises to $20, SB (V2) calls, and Hero with Q♠9♠ also calls.
Flop($60): Q♦J♣9♦
SB (V2) leads for $45, Hero calls, and HJ (V1) also calls.
Turn($195): 7♦
SB bets $100, Hero calls, and HJ calls.
River($395): 6♠
SB checks, Hero (with $330 remaining) - ???
8 Replies
Interesting hand.
You shouldn't be too concerned by the preflop raiser who would probably have raised the flop with a set. Most likely he's got a bit sticky with an overpair or AQ.
You should be concerned by the SB who can have KTo if he's loose preflop, QJo and loads of flushes. Of course he may well just have something like JT, in which case you won't get called by worse but have a sliver of showdown value.
I don't think you have a value bet here - too much chance that you just fold out worse or get raised when you may be able to check it down and win. At the same time turning the hand into a bluff doesn't seem wise as nobody should have a set which (apart from QJ) would be the only hands you'd target.
There's also a small chance V1 (PFR) has a straight or flush which they are slowplaying.
My preference would be to check, but you could maybe make an argument for a very small bet to target V1's overpairs
Definitely checking, probably calling a bet from HJ.
Interesting hand.
You shouldn't be too concerned by the preflop raiser who would probably have raised the flop with a set. Most likely he's got a bit sticky with an overpair or AQ.
You should be concerned by the SB who can have KTo if he's loose preflop, QJo and loads of flushes. Of course he may well just have something like JT, in which case you won't get called by worse but have a sliver of showdown value.
I don't think you have a value bet here - too much chance that you just fold out worse or
Yes, I was considering betting small, but now I feel like checking is better because he can have all the flushes in his range. There is not much reason for him to raise the turn with either a low flush or a high flush.
Check/call. We are most likely good here, but I don't see any merit in betting. Would be terrible to get raised off the best hand, and I doubt they call w/ worse.
I think it's a loose call pre at best but that's just me; it's just my style.
I'm checking back otr, it's not just straights and sets that beat us but also top two too.
Kind of a wide call pre but okayish. Problem is being in the middle. I raise flop all day. With 3 in still I check river for SD
Fold turn, check river.
PRE - I think I might 3B. HJ's open range can be pretty wide. SB probably doesn't have a very strong hand when he just completes.
FLOP - AP pre, I guess we just call and see what happens.
TURN - I think we can make an exploitable fold here, when the FDFD comes in. SB donked 3/4 pot into 2 opponents on the flop, including the PFR, and got two calls. Hard to think he's running a big, multi-street bluff into two opponents here, unless he's truly terrible.
RIVER - AP on turn, our hand is basically a bluff-catcher. We really can't rep too many very strong hands here. I think we should just check/evaluate. Hard to think HJ is going to bet with too many worse hands here. SB might be up to shenanigans, or he could be planning to check-raise.
