AKQ9
1-2 PLO with a 5 bring in. V in co seems like a good euro. He is basically the only one 3b pre. 1K eff
Hero in utg with AKQ9ds with KQhh
Pre: Hero opens 15, V in co calls, Btn and both blinds call. 5 ways.
Flop (75) : Kx5h4h
Checks around
Turn (75) : Kx
2 checks, hero 40, only V calls
River (155) : Jhhh
Hero checks V 75
5 Replies
I tend to bet the flop mw with the K and strong hearts but recognize that holding the KQ reduces worse hearts that can call making checking more frequent. I bet turn as well but smaller and mw makes that moreso but you're prolly exploiting well in a good pool so ok. I like river kc and expect to lose a lot but win often enough vs more competent bettors using B50 repping not boats. Maybe your bigger turn sizing does us dirty and tips toward fold.
Turn: like Munga said, I'd bet smaller
River: My question to OP is are blocking bets a thing in the games you play? My first take on reading thread was to maybe bet the river small, I mean real small like 1/5 pot to 1/3 pot instead of check and likely face a larger bet from Villain.
Your hand is strong enough to bet the flop. You can and should bet around half pot here 5 ways.
Turn is super polar card and I like a small bet to continue here. Ur repping a tight range of nuts or nothing and don’t have to bet big. Inherently betting on this turn is polar by itself.
River same. You bet small with ur boats and flushes or check. I like a bet specifically as you have hearts and block a K for a boat. Facing a raise on the river we just have to decide if the villain is capable of value betting the nut flush in this line. If yes call if not fold.
As played tho we have a very easy call with almost no decision in theory. To fold would be a massive exploit assuming villain has no bluffs and only has boats or NF.
Gotta bet the flop. So much equity to deny and charge. People don't have sets of 4s or 5s as often as they have high cards which means we're either ahead right now or very live and likely to get paid off when we hit higher 2p.
5 ways there's going to be a few live gutshots. Kill those live gutshots by betting.
Call river. Guess you're behind, but he could be turning hands into bluffs here.
I think flop check is fine, we don't want to face xr.. Turn sizing is ehh, we really don't want a half-pot sizing vs this many players, so either smaller or larger would be better. I would err on larger sizing against hands we dominate (worse Kx, and worse draws, including combos)
