[Micro] NL2, 6-max, what to do on the river?
Pacific Poker - $0.02 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
CO: 69.5 BB (VPIP: 100.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 1)
BTN: 56 BB (VPIP: 35.23, PFR: 2.27, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 88)
Hero (SB): 104 BB
BB: 55 BB (VPIP: 38.55, PFR: 7.23, 3Bet Preflop: 4.17, Hands: 86)
UTG: 86.5 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 1)
Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB, UTG posts penalty blind 1.5 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 3 BB) Hero has K♦ T♠
UTG checks, CO calls 1 BB, fold, Hero raises to 5 BB, fold, fold, CO calls 4 BB
Flop: (12.5 BB, 2 players) 8♥ 4♠ K♥
Hero bets 7 BB, CO calls 7 BB
Turn: (26.5 BB, 2 players) A♦
Hero bets 14 BB, CO calls 14 BB
River: (54.5 BB, 2 players) 4♦
Hero checks, CO bets 43.5 BB and is all-in, Hero ??
I am curious what you would have done here.
5 Replies
Preflop raise is big, why raise 5BB?
No data for the player but the limp-call from CO is fish move.
Flop bet is fine, I would check turn. River check is fine, I fold this river easy and move on. We have second pair with a **** kicker.
Sure it could be a busted flush draw bluffing, but without more player information I am never making this call.
The problem is the turn, what do you expect this bet will achieve? Your hand just went from "pretty strong" to "bluffcatcher". It's maybe a good idea to bet small, they might keep calling an 8 or a 4.
Preflop raise is big, why raise 5BB?
Missclick.
The problem is the turn, what do you expect this bet will achieve? Your hand just went from "pretty strong" to "bluffcatcher". It's maybe a good idea to bet small, they might keep calling an 8 or a 4.
I wanted to extract value from flush draws and lower pairs. On the other hand, A♥ x♥ just sucked out on me. It was a thin bet.
Here is how the hand went:
Pacific Poker - $0.02 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
CO: 69.5 BB (VPIP: 100.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 1)
BTN: 56 BB (VPIP: 35.23, PFR: 2.27, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 88)
Hero (SB): 104 BB
BB: 55 BB (VPIP: 38.55, PFR: 7.23, 3Bet Preflop: 4.17, Hands: 86)
UTG: 86.5 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 1)
Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB, UTG posts penalty blind 1.5 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 3 BB) Hero has K♦ T♠
UTG checks, CO calls 1 BB, fold, Hero raises to 5 BB, fold, fold, CO calls 4 BB
Flop: (12.5 BB, 2 players) 8♥ 4♠ K♥
Hero bets 7 BB, CO calls 7 BB
Turn: (26.5 BB, 2 players) A♦
Hero bets 14 BB, CO calls 14 BB
River: (54.5 BB, 2 players) 4♦
Hero checks, CO bets 43.5 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 43.5 BB
CO shows 9♦ 8♣ (Two Pair, Eights and Fours)
(Pre 36%, Flop 18%, Turn 11%)
Hero shows K♦ T♠ (Two Pair, Kings and Fours)
(Pre 64%, Flop 82%, Turn 89%)
Hero wins 132.5 BB
Hi,
Glad you won the pot, but this hand is a good reminder to avoid results-oriented thinking. It's usually better to focus on ranges and EV rather than a specific weird play by one opponent.
About your turn reasoning: - Flush draws: True, but keep in mind that many FDs calling the flop will contain an Ace. - Lower pairs: I wouldn't expect a typical player to call a half-pot bet with just an 8 on an A-K board.
River is a fold for me. Calling 43.5 BB with a weak bluffcatcher and winning because he turned 98 into a bluff is definitely the exception, not the rule.
Hi,
It's usually better to focus on ranges and EV rather than a specific weird play by one opponent. About your turn reasoning: - Flush draws: True, but keep in mind that many FDs calling the flop will contain an Ace. - Lower pairs: I wouldn't expect a typical player to call a half-pot bet with just an 8 on an A-K board.
I agree. I still cannot make all these reasoning in the time interval I have to make a move, but I am moving towards it.
