10NL Confusing Hand - Fixing Leaks (Passivity & Over-folding to 3-bets)
Hi,
What’s your play? I would appreciate your feedback.
Thanks
PokerStars - $0.10 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
BTN: 149.6 BB (VPIP: 20.00, PFR: 20.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 5)
SB: 100 BB (VPIP: 22.22, PFR: 22.22, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 9)
BB: 97 BB (VPIP: 16.67, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 6)
UTG: 104.2 BB (VPIP: 7.89, PFR: 5.26, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 40)
MP: 132.7 BB (VPIP: 25.00, PFR: 25.00, 3Bet Preflop: 25.00, Hands: 8)
Hero (CO): 110.6 BB
SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has K♠ Q♥
fold, fold, Hero raises to 2.5 BB, fold, fold, BB raises to 10 BB, Hero calls 7.5 BB
Flop: (20.5 BB, 2 players) 9♥ T♣ J♣
BB bets 5.9 BB, Hero raises to 18 BB, BB calls 12.1 BB
Turn: (56.5 BB, 2 players) 8♣
BB checks, Hero checks
River: (56.5 BB, 2 players) A♠
BB bets 69 BB and is all-in
Thought #1 :
* I should have folded preflop to the 3-bet.
* As played, I should have bet the turn (1/2 pot) for value vs sets maybe or flush draws (AxQc).
* If I bet the turn and got raised, I should have called.
Thought #2 :
* I played the hand 100% correctly.
* The preflop call was good (Im working on my "over-fold" leak).
* The flop raise was good (Im working on my "passivity" leak).
* The turn check was correct (pot control)
3 Replies
Preflop charts are freely available, KQo is a mix fold/call/4bet (mostly fold) with microstakes rake. Against opponents who do not 3bet bluff as much as they should from BB I would fold and make my life easier.
It can never be too bad raising flop when we have the nuts, however I imagine we raise more often when we have a club.
You can bet 1/3pot on the turn and get value from a *lot* of hands they can have : sets, AQ, flush draws. If they raise you all-in I'm not too sure though.
You need to make it way bigger on the flop. Villain isn't going to fold his sets, 2-pairs, Qx or flush draws. Hell he might even call with his overpairs and AK if he's really loose. There is 26bb in the pot so I think you can go to 30bb.
On the river I think you have to call. Villain might think their Qx is good, even after the third flush card hit, after the turn checked through. Sure, they'll show up with a flush here frequently but you don't need to win that often to make it a +EV call.
I would recommend trying to never have the 'I played this 100% correctly' thought. It's lethal. Even solver outputs are deeply imperfect solutions based on minimal approximated data.
River is rarely a bluff or worse value, so we're either chopping or getting wrecked. Slightly overfolding is fine/probably > call, but we shouldn't be here, that's the main lesson. It's high variance at best.
