NL2 - Top pair facing raise
NL2 - Top pair facing raise

NL2 - Top pair facing raise

PokerStars - $0.02 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

CO: 51.5 BB
BTN: 98.5 BB
SB: 17.5 BB
BB: 133.5 BB
UTG: 111 BB
Hero (MP): 134.5 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has A J

fold, Hero raises to 3 BB, CO calls 3 BB, fold, fold, fold

Flop: (7.5 BB, 2 players) 2 K T
Hero bets 4 BB, CO calls 4 BB

Turn: (15.5 BB, 2 players) A
Hero bets 10 BB, CO raises to 44.5 BB and is all-in, Hero ???

Whats the play here?

16 February 2026 at 03:23 AM
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I would fold, I doubt you are good here 40%+ of the time.


If I had JJ or JT here, I would view the A on the turn as a great card to bluff. But that only works if I'm value betting when I hit it too. I'd lead this turn. I play on ClubWPTGold where a jam here would get snapped off by KQ, so that's what I would do. Your mileage may vary.


Fold. The only thing you beat is a bluff and the average 2nl villain isn't bluff-jamming their stack on a board like this very often.

My guess is that they turned 2-pair and are paranoid about being drawn out on on the river so are jamming now.


I prefer check on the flop

Turn is an easy fold I think at 2nl


I don't see the point of betting 1/2 pot on the flop.


Generally yeah but not folding this short.

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by boulgakov m

I don't see the point of betting 1/2 pot on the flop.

To get villian to fold 33-99 (which is a large part of his range if he is a TAG).
Vs. a lot of villians we can bet any turn card except K or T, for 75% and they will fold Tx, JJ.

Really interested in your line here.


If I was the villain, one reason I would go all in on that turn is if I am worried about being beaten by the river. So the villain had probably hit a two pair on the turn and most likely didn't want that river hand to come.


by avro_504 m

I prefer check on the flop

Why?

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