KJ against a shallow stack
5/5
~$250 effective
UTG - Unknown
HJ - Passive pro
SB - Sticky, tilting opponent. Lost a big pot recently and is now playing more hands.
UTG limps, HJ calls, SB raises to $50, Hero(BB) K♦J♦ calls
Flop($110) J♥ T♥ 9♣
SB($200 left) checks, Hero - ?
I feel like I have some fundamental leaks here.
Should I ever have a calling range against a short stack? If you choose to 3-bet in this spot, which hands do you go with?
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Shouldn't call the preflop, probably 3bet or fold. I myself probably fold to such size vs such shortstack. 3betting is spewy, calling is often dominated by his ranges, folding is probably best.
Flop is either bet/fold 30 or check.
We can have a calling range against this shortstack, say he folds to your 3bet alot, you can flat. And no we're never bluffing him.
3bet/calling range probably 99+/AQ+. Or maybe even tighter. Try min3betting next time and see if he ships or folds and no we're never folding after we 3bet with such shortstack.
I don't mind a call if he's tilting. Can't 3B KJs vs such shallow stack unless he' uber tilted and spewing.
I would consider shoving the flop.
Calling pre is terrible. This should be a pure fold facing 10x with 50bb vs average V or an exploitative shove if V is opening stupid wide.
Preflop is a calling station play and an easy fold to 10x at 2 limpers, even if villain wasn't short stacked. You need to learn to fold playable hands preflop.
Bet/fold is awful on this wet flop. I would just shove the flop with TPGK and gutshot.
Kinda hard to get past the preflop call. Yes the villain is on tilt but it's a 10x raise and we're not closing the action.
50bb effective I think you can 3b ATs+, AJo+, 88+, maybe KQs as you are going to be committing to 50bb going in. I.e. take what you'd call a shove with, and trim some of that due to the possibility other players are trapping.
Flop as played I guess there's enough in the pot you don't mind a shove (you're probably 40/60 against his calling range) but checking to induce bet or call on safe turns seems good
Gross. 3bet or fold pre. I might fold w/ UTG and HJ who could be hoping SB does this. And now here we are with them still behind us on a really ugly flop for their ranges vs. ours, even with top pair / good kicker.
I probably check and see what UTG and HJ do.
You can't bet/fold the flop, because he can raise with hands like QJ or AQ which you are way ahead of and you have good equity once you put in another 30 against hands that are the favorite. Sure, you are in bad shape against KQ/JJ/TT/99.
I would be 60 or a little more and plan to generally gii on the flop or turn. I prefer that to shoving for twice pot. It does allow both players to make more mistakes.
I would not check back, as you would have tricky decisions on the turn and river. However, that is also a reasonable approach.
