Top-top facing pressure from cold caller in position. Diffirent lines I could have taken.
PokerStars - €0.05 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
Vecissitude (UTG): 125.2 BB
Hermesg010 (MP): 134.4 BB (VPIP: 25.34, PFR: 18.40, 3Bet Preflop: 7.05, Hands: 1,185)
DeivIlSommo (CO): 95.8 BB (VPIP: 24.77, PFR: 18.52, 3Bet Preflop: 2.63, Hands: 110)
Fenice104 (BTN): 100 BB (VPIP: 35.12, PFR: 15.64, 3Bet Preflop: 4.04, Hands: 5,283)
Giaci970 (SB): 369.8 BB (VPIP: 37.27, PFR: 20.87, 3Bet Preflop: 7.78, Hands: 896)
plato93 (BB): 100 BB (VPIP: 22.56, PFR: 13.95, 3Bet Preflop: 5.15, Hands: 1,365)
Giaci970 posts SB 0.4 BB, plato93 posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Vecissitude has K♠ A♣
Vecissitude raises to 2.4 BB, fold, DeivIlSommo calls 2.4 BB, fold, fold, fold
Flop: (6.2 BB, 2 players) 8♥ K♣ 5♣
Vecissitude bets 4.6 BB, DeivIlSommo calls 4.6 BB
Turn: (15.4 BB, 2 players) 6♦
Vecissitude checks, DeivIlSommo bets 8.6 BB, Vecissitude calls 8.6 BB
River: (32.6 BB, 2 players) 8♠
Vecissitude checks, DeivIlSommo bets 25 BB, fold
In hindsight, I should probably barrel tun, and check river to bluff catch. The Ac means he probably has a worse K or under pair and still plenty of value to be had.
Is this ever a hand that can check-raise turn, is that ever a play that can be made? When is check-raising turn a good play?
As played I really don't like the river bet. Statistically near pot is always a solid hand especially with the board paired, the only time I am ever good here is if I am playing someone aggressive and this guy has loose passive stats I just don't think he is stabbing his draws here.
Thoughts?
5 Replies
This is NL5. Rake is huge and people are underbluffing. You win by overfolding to agression and by taking people to the value town.
Hence:
1] Open-raise rather tight from UTG and make it 3bb.
2] Bet 75% OTT to get value from 2nd pairs (JJ, TT, 99), worse Kx (KQs, KJs, KTs) and FDs (QcJc, QcTc, JcTc,Tc9c, 9c8c, 8c7c) and str8draws (67s). Fold to a normal sized raise.
Villain has ~6% calling range pre from all the positions on average (24.77 - 18.52). From the CO this is going to be a bit wider, but not that much as he is against UTG. He could have something like AJs, ATs, KQs, KJs, KTs, QTs, JTs, TT, 99, 88, 77, 66, 55, T9s, 98s, 87s, 76s, 65s (this is 6.9% wide range).
3] Bet 50% OTR to get value from worse Kx or to make him hero call JJ or TT. Fold to a normal sized raise.
Ad your questions:
Yes, you should definitely barrel the turn for value. Bluff-catching the river is optional, but people are underbluffing, so I would prefer to bet to get max value. Ace of clubs in your hand removes some of his FDs, but doesn't really change anything. It is actually another reason for you to value bet the river as he will have less busted FDs he might be bluffing with. I don't understand your comment about having Ac.
Check-raising the turn might be good against aggressive maniac. If you are not against someone like that just forget about it. Imagine that villain shoves over your check-raise. Now you have life with AKo.
Your last comment is all over the place. As played it sucks because u lost your initiative on the turn. As played his sizing seems strong. I wouldn't say villain has loose passive stats here, but w/e ... without a more stats on him or a specific read(s) I think it is a fold.
Do you have more stats on him? Agression factor (AF) for example? Or Went To Shodown When Saw Flop (WTSD%)? Do you have some notes on him? How many hands he went into showdown with u have on him?
I think bet turn, but xc is fine. I would call river - villain has a lot of bluffs like missed draws and also can be value betting a worse king or even merge betting lower pairs.
Im folding turn
I would xr turn sometimes, if he re raises i think fold or think again....
Triple v reg.
