AT in the SB
2-3 NL, this is the smallest game in the room. Buyin 100-500. V is a huge station and pretty passive. Around 400 eff.
V limps utg, 3 more limps, hero makes it 25 from sb with ATss only V calls.
Flop (59) : 665hdd
Check check
Turn (59) : 9x
8 Replies
I don't hate a flop stab for 15-20. On this paired board we have the best hand sometimes and it is good to deny equity. Turn as played I probably just check, maybe check call. What better is really folding? AJo?
Check again against a station. They probably are content to check it down and if they bet you're most likely losing.
Flop is the place to try a c-bet (would be more for value,equity denial vs two overs like KT or Q9)
ATss isn’t the good combo to stab with because we block a lot of suited Tx and Ax of spades which would fold to a stab and unblock all the diamond combos. We want Vs to have the T because that’s going to be in their folding range. I guess a stab isn’t isn’t horrible but using the same logic we also unblock all the undercards.. It the 9 brings in another flush draw a turn stab gets even worse. I’m not sure if you’re familiar with solvers but if we configured a similar spot as like a 3 bet pot vs. UTG it’s a pure check
Out of position in this spot I like betting large or checking with value. Like AA with a diamond for example would be a perfect combo to triple barrel with blocking the nut advantage. Would be surprised if they had any 6x here.
With that said I still don’t think a small stab will achieve much, is the person who limp-calls 25 likely to float a flop bet for a small sizing? Probably. So I would say we would want this hand to just go to showdown.
Ugh. I hate these spots.
I'd probably check the whole way, and then maybe check raise huge on river, depending on what size he takes if he bets.
Otherwise, I probably just check fold against a calling station.
If you wanted to take a stab at this it should have been on the flop. On the turn just check and try to check it down. If you catch a T on the river then consider a bet. Even an A isn't worth much because even a station likely folds worse and will show up with better sometimes.
This is a good board for just giving up against a station. On the low paired board that likely missed you both he is going to call you down with anything but total air. AT is slightly likely to be ahead but not strong enough to build a pot because villain has a bunch of mediocre pairs in his range also.
Yeh just check it down - you're not folding better vs a station and depending how he plays we might pick off a bet on the turn/river. I would say we can bet the flop for equity denial but the hands that he would fold have very little equity against us so I don't mind keeping in KJ/KQ/etc
After this many limps and OOP I probably lean to just flatting preflop. Although our raise did isolate the guy we wanted in a playable SPR (albeit OOP), so nice result.
Against a calling station on this board, I probably just go into check/fold mode.
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I always just check down, the few times they stab with worse and I fold will be more than made up for by the times we're ahead. check calling all 1-pair hands and some A-high, not sure about this hand exactly.