tough spot for me
Yatahay Network - $0.02 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
Hero (CO): 124.5 BB
BTN: 154.5 BB
SB: 125.5 BB
BB: 244.5 BB
UTG: 141 BB
SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 7♣ T♣
fold, Hero raises to 2 BB, fold, SB calls 1.5 BB, fold
Flop: (5 BB, 2 players) 3♠ 6♦ T♥
SB checks, Hero checks
Turn: (5 BB, 2 players) J♦
SB bets 3 BB, Hero calls 3 BB
River: (11 BB, 2 players) A♣
SB bets 10 BB
Hero?
5 Replies
If you are having difficulty in these spots, I would recommend playing a wide CBet Flop.
This way you will reduce the number of difficult spots and accordingly reduce the number of mistakes.
nl2 opponents don't check/raise the flop so often to create problems for our range bets.
As played - fold on the river.
At NL2 I would always go for value betting top pair OTF, with very few exceptions. Your opponents love to call and you should let them.
You might also avoid spots like this by playing a tighter preflop range. Opening T7s from the CO might be solver approved in some instances, but it is not really necessary in a 2NL game. Opens like this derive much of their EV from taking pots down PF with the open raise. That will not happen at a 2NL table as often as it will at a higher stakes game. You have too many passive calling stations to make this work at 2NL. When called, much of your profit again comes from fold equity. You won’t often make the best hand with T7s, so your best play is usually to cbet and try to pick up the pot otf. Again, loose passive opponents make this less likely to work. Just fold hands like these PF and wait for better spots, IMO
You might also avoid spots like this by playing a tighter preflop range. Opening T7s from the CO might be solver approved in some instances, but it is not really necessary in a 2NL game. Opens like this derive much of their EV from taking pots down PF with the open raise. That will not happen at a 2NL table as often as it will at a higher stakes game. You have too many passive calling stations to make this work at 2NL. When called, much of your profit again comes from fold equity. You won’t ofte
Totally depends on opponent.
Majority of micro stakes aren’t 3betting wide enough, defending BB enough or check raising enough post. They are also over folding to cbets
Preflop is fine, we want to play as many pots in position as possible vs the NL2 pool.
A small bet on the flop denies equity to villains overcards and will also get calls from worse.
We can fold river because we have enough Ax combos that get to the river.
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