Live Cash 2-3. BB decision with 10d3d
Hey everyone,
I’d love some feedback on this hand I played in a live $2/$3 cash game. Here’s the setup:
Preflop
- I’m in the Big Blind with 10♦ 3♦ and a stack of $507 (bought in for $400).
- UTG opens to $20, and all 8 players (including myself) call.
- Normally, I fold this hand preflop, but given the large pot size and the fact that everyone called, I decided to see the flop. My thought process was that most players likely had high cards, and lower cards (like a 3) could play well. Plus, the flush draw potential added some speculative value.
- Pot: $180.
Flop: 2♣ 2♦ 3♥
- I check.
- UTG (who had been bluffing the entire session) shoves all-in for $137.
- A player in middle position (MP) calls $137.
- I hear UTG mutter “shit!” as the action folds back to me.
At this point, I decide to call $137 with my pair of 3’s (10♦ 3♦). My reasoning was that UTG could be bluffing (based on their table image), and MP might have a weak overpair. I figured I had equity with my pair, the backdoor flush draw, and outs to trips or higher pair.
Turn: 2♣ 2♦ 3♥ | 8♠
- I check.
- MP checks behind.
River: 2♣ 2♦ 3♥ | 8♠ | 3♠
- I shove my remaining $350.
- MP tanks, eventually calls, and mucks (later mentioning he had a pair of 10’s).
Key Questions:
- Was my preflop call reasonable given the pot odds and situation, or should I have folded?
- On the flop, was my $137 call justified based on my reads and equity?
- How would you evaluate my river shove after hitting the full house?
Any thoughts on my line, my odds at each decision point, and whether this was a profitable play overall would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
5 Replies
So you got really lucky after making a way too loose call preflop and a sky high punt on the flop?
I would fold preflop.
On the river, you played correctly. If you check, your opponent is likely to check as well.
On the flop, if you’re sure MP has only pairs, you don’t have enough equity to continue. But if MP can have a variety of hands—like Ace-high, KQ, etc.—then you need to continue. I would go all-in if I thought it was likely MP would fold overcards.
I guess it all comes down to how well you know your opponents.
Your call pre is really bad but your call on the flop is a massive punt.
Welcome to the forum, OP.
Please don't post results in the future. They bias advice. I'd edit them out, but you posted in the new software, and it doesn't have that function yet.
As for feedback on the hand, OmahaDonk nailed it. Both calls are really bad.
This.
We should avoid defending our BB wide simply because we're getting an insanely good price. The more opponents involved, the tighter we should defend.
The flop call is extremely optimistic and speculative. Our pair of 3's is probably no good, so we're trying to go runner runner to make the 5th nut flush, or spike one of two outs to make a boat, or possibly another three outs to make top 2P, assuming we don't lose to a better 2P or trip 2's.
