2/5/10 Advice on play in 4 bet pot
2/5/10, 1k effective, 4am Saturday night, 5-handed.
V1 (3k+): Only spot on the table, young asian rec player. Has shown up with some big hands this session and is up a few buy ins. Slightly loose pre.
V2: (1.5k): Aggro asian reg. Hasn't 3 bet much but opens really wide and likes to barrel heaps. Recently seat changed to V1's left so that he can play against him in position.
Hero: (1.2k) Young TAG image. Haven't played many pots. Perceived as tight
OTTG:
UTG live straddle 10, V1 opens 35 from the CO, v2 3 bets to 105 from the button and i cold 4 bet from the SB with AxQ♦ to 300. I think it's a good spot to 4 bet bluff with blockers and my image. Folds around to V1 who calls and V2 who tank folds.
A reasonable v1 range to me seemed like 1010-qq, ak. Perhaps some 99, kk, aqs.
Flop ($715): 10♦J♦4♥. I check, v1 checks behind. SPR is really awkward and i don't think he's folding to a cbet on this board so i decided to check.
Turn ($715): Jx. I bet $175 with the intention of jamming most rivers, v1 calls. If i bet small on turn and jam brick rivers i feel like i can get the most fold equity. Maybe i can just jam here?
River ($1065): Qx. I have about 700 behind. Against my assigned range, V1 has a pretty strong hand. I check, he checks behind
Spoiler
and wins with AKo.
Really curious about how the hand was played, any advice on how best to play it and if my logic and thinking was correct. Thanks!
4 Replies
PRE - I don't like the cold 4B with AQo from the SB. Think I'd rather just fold at this stack depth, and wait for a better spot.
FLOP - I think we have to c-bet flop after 4B'ing pre. But we can go really small, like $150-$200. Our cold 4B is repping TT+/AKs that either make sets, or are over-pairs to the board, or are just AK. I'm expecting AK without the Ad to mostly fold.
TURN - This is the problem with cold 4B'ing pre with AQo. I don't love it, but if you're repping over-pairs and sets, you have to keep barreling, and big. Again, I'm expecting AK to fold, unless it's AKdd.
RIVER - if V hasn't folded yet, he's not folding now, so I'd be giving up.
I'd probably just jam the flop as played. Opponent might even fold AK face up.
Not necessarily the most optimal line, but solver probably isn't 4! pre anyway, and maximizing fold equity is often best in these type of live lineups anyway. If we trust our read we aren't worried about running into qq+ and have decent equity even when Hero is called.
I'd probably just jam the flop as played. Opponent might even fold AK face up.
Not necessarily the most optimal line, but solver probably isn't 4! pre anyway, and maximizing fold equity is often best in these type of live lineups anyway. If we trust our read we aren't worried about running into qq+ and have decent equity even when Hero is called.
I like the jam cause it gets through better hands a lot, but don’t agree we have decent equity when called.
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