Thoughts on huge first hand of tourney!
Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 43
six handed table opening hand (other players haven't sat yet as tourney just started ; ten player table).
10,000 chips each @ 25/50 blinds (level 1).
Hero, UTG+1 AdQd
villain - C/O - AsKc
Hero opens to 150, villain 3bets to 500. Hero calls.
Flop - Ks Jd 10d (hero flops nuts and nut flush draw).
Hero Checks, Villain bets 500, Hero raises to 1250 (thought about calling but thought raise might look weaker too and a lot of 3bet hands will call raise with this board), villain calls.
Turn - Qs (puts possible two flush draws on board).
Hero bets 1800 , Villain shoves balance (8250 chips). Hero inst calls. What is optimal play for villain (call or shove with nuts on turn with two flush draws on board?). Villain can allow Hero to bluff if he doesn't have nuts if he just calls , but allows Hero to shove river if board boats up or flush draw hits.
Thoughts on turn shove by Villain? Optimal and just got coolered with free roll by Hero? Do you like the raise by Hero on the flop? Sometimes i would slow play and call and other times i like to raise (i think either is correct). Thoughts?
River not part of the discussion but a 4d hit which allowed Hero to stack the villain on opening hand of $365 WSOP circuit event.
thanks in advance!
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 5,963
c/r to 1800
slowplay is terribad here
your play is fine and his turn play is kinda dumb, should just let your bluffs keep bluffing, but it's kind of w/e given you have v few bluffs and will often give up otr with the ones you do have
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 6,071
I would c/r flop to 1,500. Not raising would be awful. It allows villain to pot control with sets on turn (assuming you are looking to c/r there). Also bad turn cards can kill your action.
Turn bet by villain is pretty bad. He blocks one flush draw but as RWE notes, he eliminates your bluffs. You can't really have a set or two pair and lead out...
Nh, wp.