Trying to Value bet with K high flush, but playing scared
Sorry, this is in the wrong spot, I accidentally hit reply instead of post. I'd delete if I could.
I've had quite a bad April, not winning showdowns and playing scared
How would you play this hand?
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NL Holdem 0.02(BB)
SB ($2.18) [VPIP: 31.8% | PFR: 19.8% | AGG: 34.3% | Hands: 1623]
BB ($3.95) [VPIP: 24.7% | PFR: 19.7% | AGG: 24.9% | Flop Agg: 26.2% | Turn Agg: 24.4% | River Agg: 25.4% | 3Bet: 10.3% | 4Bet: 10.5% | Cold Call: 10.5% | Hands: 8310]
HJ ($2.22) [VPIP: 26.8% | PFR: 21.5% | AGG: 47.7% | Hands: 13505]
CO ($2.59) [VPIP: 15.6% | PFR: 12.9% | AGG: 30.5% | Hands: 23889]
HERO ($2) [VPIP: 18% | PFR: 12.2% | AGG: 33.5% | Flop Agg: 40.5% | Turn Agg: 30.1% | River Agg: 28.7% | 3Bet: 4.4% | 4Bet: 7.5% | Hands: 12366]
Dealt to Hero: 8♣ K♣
HJ Folds, CO Folds, HERO Raises To $0.05, SB Folds, BB Calls $0.03
Hero SPR on Flop: [17.73 effective]
Flop ($0.11): Q♣ 2♣ 7♣
BB Checks, HERO Bets $0.03 (Rem. Stack: $1.92), BB Calls $0.03 (Rem. Stack: $3.87)
Turn ($0.17): Q♣ 2♣ 7♣ 9♥
BB Checks, HERO Bets $0.08 (Rem. Stack: $1.84), BB Calls $0.08 (Rem. Stack: $3.79)
River ($0.33): Q♣ 2♣ 7♣ 9♥ 8♠
BB Bets $0.23 (Rem. Stack: $3.56), HERO Raises To $1 (Rem. Stack: $0.84), BB Raises To $3.79 (allin), HERO Calls $0.84 (allin)
[SPOILER]
BB shows: T♣ A♣
BB wins: $3.86
[/SPOILER]
5 Replies
Bet larger flop/turn/river.... jam all-in vs donk instead of raiding non-allin.
Also look up better preflop charts your way too tight 18/12/4
Unlucky.
I can only really play on Coinpoker and people are very tight except when calling 3bets. People call about 60% of 3bets
I've had a terrible run with AK, AKs especially if I hit an A or K on the flop.
Like I said, I'm playing scared.
Then first big hand of May
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NL Holdem 0.05(BB)
BB ($7.35) [VPIP: 21.2% | PFR: 11.1% | AGG: 20.1% | Hands: 904]
UTG ($5.30) [VPIP: 23.2% | PFR: 17.9% | AGG: 30.1% | Flop Agg: 20.7% | Turn Agg: 40.9% | River Agg: 46.7% | 3Bet: 13.1% | 4Bet: 28.6% | Fold to 4Bet: 100% | Hands: 168]
UTG_1 ($8.05) [VPIP: 60.5% | PFR: 16.3% | AGG: 38.1% | Hands: 43]
MP ($5.39) [VPIP: 30.6% | PFR: 19.6% | AGG: 38.4% | Hands: 4195]
CO ($7.49) [VPIP: 29.9% | PFR: 18.4% | AGG: 25.2% | Hands: 1825]
HERO ($5) [VPIP: 18% | PFR: 12.1% | AGG: 33.5% | Flop Agg: 40.6% | Turn Agg: 30.1% | River Agg: 28.6% | 3Bet: 4.4% | Fold to 3Bet: 64% | 4Bet: 7.5% | Hands: 12432]
SB ($5.94) [VPIP: 54.5% | PFR: 14.7% | AGG: 28.8% | Hands: 487]
Dealt to Hero: A♥ A♣
UTG Raises To $0.12, UTG_1 Calls $0.12, MP Folds, CO Folds, HERO Raises To $0.45, SB Folds, BB Folds, UTG Raises To $1.27, UTG_1 Calls $1.15, HERO Raises To $5 (allin), UTG Raises To $5.30 (allin), UTG_1 Folds
Flop ($11.64): Q♣ Q♠ J♥
Turn ($11.64): Q♣ Q♠ J♥ T♠
River ($11.64): Q♣ Q♠ J♥ T♠ 4♠
Spoiler
UTG shows: K♦ A♦
UTG wins: $11.04
First hand:
You can bet bigger OTF on these boards with your good range because this board hits BB range pretty well. OTT its same story, hits range of BB pretty well so you can go big here aswell. OTR I would be smiling if he donks at me with while I hold the second nut hand. Unlucky for you he had the nuts.
I know the feeling of playing scared... It sucks. But you can get rid of it ofcourse. If you focus on your bluffs or on the small pots that you win (will be more then allin spots) You will get your confident back.
Second hand:
It sucks I understand but You should be happy Preflop when you see the hands! The outcome doesn't matter, you lose some and you will win most of them (in this case).
If you need some help, You can always contact me. Poker is to fun and its a waste of time to be scared! Try to enjoy the game again..
GL!
I would always bet small on the flop as I believe this is the correct theoretical play but reading the other posters yes, why not betting big when we flopped a flush ? Our opponents likely won't notice.
In any case, I would overbet river.
Coolers and bad luck will happen, but you still need to work on your game. When I have a bad run and lose, say, 10 buy-ins in 3 sessions, I can always find 2 buy-ins where I tilted or just was not the smartest. Working such that next time I lose only the 8 buy-ins poker is super interesting and hard.
Second nut flush vs nut flush & AA < AK you can't do anything.
