Tough Turn Spot
I still struggle in 2% of spots. Game is 1/2 Big O. I have 400 and villain has 1,000.
I have As3c6sJd4h in middle position. I call and Big Blind who is hyper aggressive makes it $11 and I am only who calls.
Flop is 4s5sQc.
Villain checks and I pot for $26 with nut flush draw and second nut draw low. Villain calls.
Turn is Qd and villain leads out for $76.
I fold. Right play? My thinking he has Aces or a Queen or A2 so am I behind on low. I don’t know. I tend to play conservatively and not pay to draw to non-nuts. Only card that guaranteed half of pot was a 2 and there’s a good chance he had a deuce.
Rabbit hunted and River was a 3 spades.
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Hmm, why do you think it's a tough spot? For me the correct play is obvious. Think what you can have and what you do have. How high are you in your range? How are you doing against the hand he is representing? That being said I think villain's line is horrible, one that should not exist, no matter what he has.
You don't give the full pre-flop action but I would not have a limping range. You don't want the blinds to be there for free. You want HU pots where you have a huge range advantage (i.e. you raise, BB calls). To me it looks like you are playing a very big game for your skill level.
Hmm, why do you think it's a tough spot? For me the correct play is obvious. Think what you can have and what you do have. How high are you in your range? How are you doing against the hand he is representing? That being said I think villain's line is horrible, one that should not exist, no matter what he has.You don't give the full pre-flop action but I would not have a limpin
Kindly explain how you would play pre-flop, flop and turn.
Raise pre (pot obv), even if someone has limped before you. It's a good hand.
You flop decent and I'd cbet the hand. 66% would be my standard sizing, but you can make a case for bigger sizing since you are deep.
I refuse to spoon feed you how to react on the turn when he pots out of nowhere. Just ask yourself are you at the top of the range?
Spoiler
No, because you can have many boats and many trips. He either improved on the turn or bluffs totally randomly in a spot where you have enough strong hands to continue with. So obvious fold.
Raise pre (pot obv), even if someone has limped before you. It's a good hand.You flop decent and I'd cbet the hand. 66% would be my standard sizing, but you can make a case for bigger sizing since you are deep.I refuse to spoon feed you how to react on the turn when he pots out of nowhere. Just ask yourself are you at the top of the range?
Good advice. Tough game with aggressive players who are good at applying pressure.
Yeah but what he does here applies zero pressure, it just forces you to play correctly. When you don't have it he does deny your equity, yes. When you do have it he is donating money with this pressure.
