Monotone flop with the A high draw
V is 31 / 18 / 0 over 45 hands.
I feel like I played this hand too passively. Where would be the best opportunity to x/r? Or is donking the river a better plan.
Yatahay Network - $0.02 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 4 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
SB: 103.5 BB
Hero (BB): 96 BB
CO: 84.5 BB
BTN: 39.5 BB
SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has A♦ 9♣
fold, BTN raises to 3 BB, fold, Hero calls 2 BB
Flop: (6.5 BB, 2 players) 8♦ Q♦ 3♦
Hero checks, BTN bets 3.5 BB, Hero calls 3.5 BB
Turn: (13.5 BB, 2 players) 5♠
Hero checks, BTN bets 7 BB, Hero calls 7 BB
River: (27.5 BB, 2 players) 6♣
Hero checks, BTN checks
2 Replies
You can raise flop even turn is fine, esp if you have info/read he wont play nutted hands like this. Without reads calling is fine your hand has ok SDV in wide range spot.
I think you played it fine.
Villain is shortstacked/fish that I'm not sure if this would be the place for a check raise.
I don't think a flop check raise is bad, but if he calls I'd probably shut it down. You unblock a lot of his value hands by removing flush draw and gutshots and when he continues after a x/r he most likely has 0 fold equity on non diamonds given the low spr.
If the stack sizes were bigger and a more thinking opponent, xr somewhere in the tree is definitely in the conversation.
