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Old 08-12-2012, 02:06 AM   #1
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$30 HTs. 3 hands.

All 3 are readless situations.

First hand is a tough spot in 3bet pot (well imo at least).

Flatting vs shoving here? I feel like we are doing really bad vs his calling range and we don't have that much FE.
On turn, most of his 3b value hands crush us but I couldn't bring myself to fold. I feel like we still have the odds to call though given that he's not shutting down with most of his "air" range anyway (AQ+, some bluff hands, FD, splitting with KJ)

    Poker Stars, $29.37 Buy-in (10/20 blinds) No Limit Hold'em Tournament, 2 Players
    Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite. View Hand #13713242

    BB: 390 (19.5 bb)
    Hero (SB): 610 (30.5 bb)

    Preflop: Hero is SB with J K
    Hero raises to 40, BB raises to 100, Hero calls 60

    Flop: (200) T 9 9 (2 players)
    BB bets 80, Hero calls 80

    Turn: (360) J (2 players)
    BB bets 210 and is all-in, Hero calls 210

    River: (780) 2 (2 players, 1 is all-in)



    2nd and 3rd hands are common spots where I want to make sure I do the optimal line readless.
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    I made a similar thread before with FD instead. On a board like this, c/shoving it was going to be best with most of them (lower cards and such). What about OESD? You don't have as much equity when called, but you deny other draws the chance to realize their equity.

      Poker Stars, $29.37 Buy-in (10/20 blinds) No Limit Hold'em Tournament, 2 Players
      Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite. View Hand #13713252

      SB: 500 (25 bb)
      Hero (BB): 500 (25 bb)

      Preflop: Hero is BB with 9 8
      SB raises to 40, Hero calls 20

      Flop: (80) Q T 7 (2 players)
      Hero checks, SB bets 40, Hero raises to 460 and is all-in



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      My reasoning for c/shoving here is that a lot of turn cards kill the action and there are a bunch of bottom/mid pair + additional equity combos that are going to call a shove pretty often. If there was a possible FD, I think I'd rather make it 120-130 since there are more draws that will shove over. Same thing if cbet was t40?

        Poker Stars, $29.37 Buy-in (10/20 blinds) No Limit Hold'em Tournament, 2 Players
        Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite. View Hand #13713262

        SB: 500 (25 bb)
        Hero (BB): 500 (25 bb)

        Preflop: Hero is BB with 7 Q
        SB raises to 40, Hero calls 20

        Flop: (80) 7 4 5 (2 players)
        Hero checks, SB bets 48, Hero raises to 460 and is all-in, SB folds


        Last edited by Torg0th; 08-12-2012 at 02:15 AM. Reason: Added some thoughts.
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        Old 08-12-2012, 02:12 AM   #2
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        Re: $30 HTs. 3 hands.

        1. First hand is ok imo. You have 2 overs + gut shot so can float here. Flop doesn't hit readless 3bet range imo. Turn easy call.
        2. Personally I think cr nai as the board is pretty wet so you'll get called a lot of the time. Maybe 110-120 sizing and fold to jam?
        3. I don't like the shove, just cr nai. If the board was drier I would say flat and let villain barrel off intending to call down a lot of boards.
        Thoughts?
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        Old 08-12-2012, 02:38 AM   #3
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        Re: $30 HTs. 3 hands.

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        Originally Posted by Torg0th View Post
        All 3 are readless situations.

        First hand is a tough spot in 3bet pot (well imo at least).

        Flatting vs shoving here? I feel like we are doing really bad vs his calling range and we don't have that much FE.
        On turn, most of his 3b value hands crush us but I couldn't bring myself to fold. I feel like we still have the odds to call though given that he's not shutting down with most of his "air" range anyway (AQ+, some bluff hands, FD, splitting with KJ)

          Poker Stars, $29.37 Buy-in (10/20 blinds) No Limit Hold'em Tournament, 2 Players
          Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite. View Hand #13713242

          BB: 390 (19.5 bb)
          Hero (SB): 610 (30.5 bb)

          Preflop: Hero is SB with J K
          Hero raises to 40, BB raises to 100, Hero calls 60

          Flop: (200) T 9 9 (2 players)
          BB bets 80, Hero calls 80

          Turn: (360) J (2 players)
          BB bets 210 and is all-in, Hero calls 210

          River: (780) 2 (2 players, 1 is all-in)



          2nd and 3rd hands are common spots where I want to make sure I do the optimal line readless.
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          I made a similar thread before with FD instead. On a board like this, c/shoving it was going to be best with most of them (lower cards and such). What about OESD? You don't have as much equity when called, but you deny other draws the chance to realize their equity.

            Poker Stars, $29.37 Buy-in (10/20 blinds) No Limit Hold'em Tournament, 2 Players
            Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite. View Hand #13713252

            SB: 500 (25 bb)
            Hero (BB): 500 (25 bb)

            Preflop: Hero is BB with 9 8
            SB raises to 40, Hero calls 20

            Flop: (80) Q T 7 (2 players)
            Hero checks, SB bets 40, Hero raises to 460 and is all-in



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            My reasoning for c/shoving here is that a lot of turn cards kill the action and there are a bunch of bottom/mid pair + additional equity combos that are going to call a shove pretty often. If there was a possible FD, I think I'd rather make it 120-130 since there are more draws that will shove over. Same thing if cbet was t40?

              Poker Stars, $29.37 Buy-in (10/20 blinds) No Limit Hold'em Tournament, 2 Players
              Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite. View Hand #13713262

              SB: 500 (25 bb)
              Hero (BB): 500 (25 bb)

              Preflop: Hero is BB with 7 Q
              SB raises to 40, Hero calls 20

              Flop: (80) 7 4 5 (2 players)
              Hero checks, SB bets 48, Hero raises to 460 and is all-in, SB folds

              Hand 1: Readless jamming flop will be fine, you'll get enough folds against randoms to make it ok. If you're flatting, it's not to fold when you hit top pair on the turn.

              Hand 2: I don't like this at all, major spew and far from optimal, especially readless. I'd like it a lot better if you had a read like villain raises 80% from button and cbets 100%, but even still a non AI c/r will achieve the same effect for less chips. When we raise we're trying to fold out the air portion of his cbet range, with a little equity for backup when called.

              Also, with flush draw, you have a TON more equity when villain calls your jam. With a bare OESD on a flush draw board, you are just toast against villain's calling range.

              Another factor to consider readless is that a lot of villains will check this flop texture back with air, so on average I'd say you're up against a stronger range when villain does bet.

              Hand 3: Undecided here. On one hand, jamming looks weaker and, like you said, gets all the chips in against villain's pair +draw hands. However, by c/r to 130-140, you give villain the chance to spew over your raise and also to flat hands that should fold or jam.

              In practice I raise non all in readless, but not sure which play is optimal.
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              Old 08-12-2012, 04:33 AM   #4
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              Re: $30 HTs. 3 hands.

              I agree with what zachaser said about hand 1 and 2 but hand 3 I'd prefer a crnai bet to about 120-130. The reasoning for this is that we most likely have the best hand with top pair good kicker. The flop is somewhat wet but nothing I'd be too worried about.
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              Old 08-12-2012, 07:19 AM   #5
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              Re: $30 HTs. 3 hands.

              1st hand i guess it's close between flatting and raising, i see some fold equity here but you have that on alot of turns, too.

              2nd hand i don't think you have enough equity when called to ck/jam here, just c/c

              3rd hand i think ck/jamming is cool, all his 6x hands are in a tough spot because they have so much equity.
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              Old 08-13-2012, 12:17 AM   #6
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              Re: $30 HTs. 3 hands.

              1) Raise/call shove, it can be more annoying for him than just jamming
              2) C/c, don't think you have enough FE vs. a normal betting range on this flop no matter whether you jam or just c/r
              3) C/jam
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