[MICRO] Should I have gone all in here?
PokerStars - $0.02 NL - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
MP: 62 BB (VPIP: 23.33, PFR: 13.33, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 32)
MP+1: 100 BB (VPIP: 33.33, PFR: 8.33, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 12)
CO: 141 BB (VPIP: 37.88, PFR: 3.03, 3Bet Preflop: 3.33, Hands: 70)
BTN: 92 BB (VPIP: 7.79, PFR: 5.19, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 77)
SB: 96 BB (VPIP: 29.41, PFR: 5.88, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 17)
BB: 171.5 BB (VPIP: 30.99, PFR: 14.08, 3Bet Preflop: 4.76, Hands: 73)
UTG: 64.5 BB (VPIP: 11.18, PFR: 8.28, 3Bet Preflop: 1.56, Hands: 172)
Hero (UTG+1): 152.5 BB
SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 7♣ 6♣
fold, Hero raises to 3 BB, MP calls 3 BB, MP+1 calls 3 BB, fold, fold, fold, BB calls 2 BB
Flop: (12.5 BB, 4 players) K♥ K♣ 5♥
BB checks, Hero checks, MP checks, MP+1 checks
Turn: (12.5 BB, 4 players) 4♠
BB bets 3.5 BB, Hero calls 3.5 BB, fold, MP+1 calls 3.5 BB
River: (23 BB, 3 players) 3♦
BB bets 6.5 BB, Hero raises to 24 BB, fold, BB calls 17.5 BB
Hero shows 7♣ 6♣ (Straight, Seven High)
(Pre 67%, Flop 52%, Turn 73%)
BB mucks 6♥ 2♥ (Straight, Six High)
(Pre 33%, Flop 48%, Turn 27%)
Hero wins 67.5 BB
My thoughts (after the hand) are that the nuts are Kings but it is unlikely he has that given the action. I have the second nuts and I'm thinking on the river that I should probably have gone all it as its likely he as A2 and he would probably call with that, what would you have done and why?
4 Replies
You don't have second nuts. K5 suited, K4 suited, K3 suited, 55, 44, 33 are definitively in BB range. The first 3 should not be, they are bad preflop calls, but loose passive players will have them sometimes. Hey !, they have 62 suited even.
If you go all in you get call mostly by a full house I imagine. You played the hand well in my opinion. Except preflop, opening 76s for 3BB in this position when there are so many loose passive players behind you who will cold call crap is probably not ideal.
Preflop police here, fold pre.
Besides that, i wonder if we can/should raise turn. I dont think if you go all in on the river you get called by worse a lot (if ever)
Right ofcourse also full houses missed that, still fairly new to poker. Yeah I can see 33-55 being in their range and would probably mostly be called by full houses so no bueno going all in. How come its bad opening 76s with people who are likely to call with bad cards, I would think that means more possible value if i hit something?
Is the reason that I should fold preflop that I'm early position and if someone raises I have to fold and I will be out of position?
Thanks for the replies.
More people behind you = more chances that someone else has a good hand. If you get raised, you're in a tough spot, and even if you get called, you are still not loving it. Besides that, some hands are just not worth it playing mathematically, especially considering the rake. You arent gonna hit it often enough, and when you do, you might still not get their stack. While you get "board coverage" aka you arent completely dead on boards like in your post, i think we can safely simplify it to folding pre unless we are on the button (bigger chance to steal, guaranteed to play IP if called) or at least CO.
