Limp-reraise AQ to get heads-up versus Short-Stack Maniac, but someone missed the mem
Blinds $1-$2 with optional $4 straddle. 5-handed, 3 in the morning. Game is $2-$100 spread-limit.
Villain in Straddle has rebought about five times for a $100 chip (pulled from his pocket) each time, after losing his initial $200 buy-in in a cooler. He’s been making huge preflop raises in almost every limped pot. He starts this hand with $170.
THE HAND: I’m in the BB, Villain is straddling for $4. UTG/CO limps for $4. Button folds. SB calls the extra $3. I call the extra $2. Villain in Straddle raises to $24. UTG cold-calls. SB folds. I reraise to $124. Straddle calls. And…V in UTG calls too (he started hand with $250, I cover.)
FLOP: Kd9c3h (pot: $380, 3-handed, one with only $45 behind).
These ranges are so wide. Do I bet $100 with all of my holdings, or check?
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Yes bet. It's a great flop for your range.
I mean the SPR is less than 0.2 and the other player all you can do is bet a quarter pot which will commit him
WTF does UTG range look like? He had a chance to ISO the lag tilt-monkey and passed. Then cold calls a 5x 3-bet.
Blinds $1-$2 with optional $4 straddle. 5-handed, 3 in the morning. Game is $2-$100 spread-limit.
Villain in Straddle has rebought about five times for a $100 chip (pulled from his pocket) each time, after losing his initial $200 buy-in in a cooler. He’s been making huge preflop raises in almost every limped pot. He starts this hand with $170.
THE HAND: I’m in the BB, Villain is straddling for $4. UTG/CO limps for $4. Button folds. SB calls the extra $3. I call the extra $2. Villain i
RESULT: Had no clue what to do here so I settled on playing like a fish and checking. Everyone else followed suit and the three of us checked it the whole way down. Board ran out K93K9. Maniac says “your Ace is good” and mucks, while UTG flips over A2s to chop and make me feel like a real idiot for letting him take $190 that I could’ve won by simply begging $100 on the flop or Turn.
I went home an orbit later because this hand is the one that convinced me I was playing with scared money, just trying to lock up a win.
RESULT: Had no clue what to do here so I settled on playing like a fish and checking. Everyone else followed suit and the three of us checked it the whole way down. Board ran out K93K9. Maniac says “your Ace is good” and mucks, while UTG flips over A2s to chop and make me feel like a real idiot for letting him take $190 that I could’ve won by simply begging $100 on the flop or Turn.
I went home an orbit later because this hand is the one that convinced me I was playing with scared money, just try
I think you are being results oriented. We are heads up in essentially a dry side pot. You could bet small like $80 and pray neither opponent has a K or UTG won't get sticky with a hand like TT. Honestly I would stay in this game and make a sharp mental note that UTG is terrible putting half his stack in with A2.
I think check is fine cause maniac is gonna shove a lot and we get to see utg react first.
Checking down is ok but delayed cbet may be better. You’re uncapped and utg isn’t.
I think check is fine cause maniac is gonna shove a lot and we get to see utg react first.
That’s what I was hoping would happen!
Checking down is ok but delayed cbet may be better. You’re uncapped and utg isn’t.
That occurred to me too—I could check AK on the flop while UTG never can—but. Chickened out.
