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Old 04-01-2011, 10:19 AM   #1
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1/2 Stars

1/2 Stars

A lil lost in this hand. Villain's stats are: 20/18/55. 3bet%: 7%. Street betting %'s: 83/57/43. First cold-caller is 31/3/39. I raised flop to shut him out.

Thinking back, I think checking back turn or river is better? Most certainly bet/folding the turn I think.

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    Preflop: Hero is CO with A 3
    MP folds, Hero raises, BTN folds, SB calls, BB 3-bets, Hero calls, SB calls

    Flop: (9 SB) 9 2 3 (3 players)
    SB checks, BB bets, Hero raises, SB folds, BB calls

    Turn: (6.5 BB) K (2 players)
    BB checks, Hero bets, BB calls

    River: (8.5 BB) 4 (2 players)
    BB checks, Hero bets, BB calls

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    Old 04-01-2011, 10:25 AM   #2
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    Re: 1/2 Stars

    Checking the river is probably a good choice. What better hand folds?
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    Old 04-01-2011, 11:17 AM   #3
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    Re: 1/2 Stars

    i hope the river isn't a VB, because he literally should have no worse hands in his range
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    Old 04-01-2011, 12:12 PM   #4
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    Re: 1/2 Stars

    asmitty - I was optimistically hoping to get value from AQ/AJ. Do you think bet turn check river or check turn and reeval river is better?
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    Old 04-01-2011, 12:50 PM   #5
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    Re: 1/2 Stars

    Seems like a tight 3b stat. Does he even 3b AQ, AJ oop? I like how you played up to river. I check river.
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    Old 04-01-2011, 12:55 PM   #6
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    Flop raise is good. Your hand needs protection.

    At these stakes turn b/f is good since most villains doesnt semibluff enough to make a calldown profitable. You should bet since he could be drawing to a flush.

    River bet is very thin. If you bet depending on villain some may fold better hands, some may call with a worse hand. But both of them target a very small range. I prefer checkbacking.
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    Old 04-01-2011, 01:07 PM   #7
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    b/f turn, check behind river as played
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    Old 04-04-2011, 05:48 PM   #8
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    You should bet since he could be drawing to a flush.
    The only pure flush draws, i.e. without any pair he has is probably AQ or AJ with a diamond. The rest is better hands that don't fold and worse hands that fold, imo.

    I like a turn and river check unimproved.
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    Old 04-04-2011, 05:58 PM   #9
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    I like calling the flop bet against this guy, he's not really got all that many combos in his range and it seems like on the turn he checks all his unpaired high card hands and continues only with pairs.
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    Old 04-04-2011, 06:04 PM   #10
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    The only pure flush draws, i.e. without any pair he has is probably AQ or AJ with a diamond. The rest is better hands that don't fold and worse hands that fold, imo.

    I like a turn and river check unimproved.
    He is not going to fold any fd.

    Also, If he calls with worse hands it is good. If he folds worse hands with 6-outers, it is still good.
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    Old 04-04-2011, 06:15 PM   #11
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    He is not going to fold any fd.

    Also, If he calls with worse hands it is good. If he folds worse hands with 6-outers, it is still good.
    I think you misunderstood. Of course, no flush draw is going to fold.
    But if you leave out all the flush draws (which are a small part of his range, imo), villain is not going to do what we want him to do with his remaining range (he won't fold better hands and will fold worse hands).
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    Old 04-04-2011, 10:04 PM   #12
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    b/f turn, check behind river as played
    this.

    I'm not sure I am down with the flop raise but eh... not terribad
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    Old 04-06-2011, 05:30 AM   #13
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    Re: 1/2 Stars

    I don't like the flop raise.
    Betting the turn is fine.
    I don't like the river bet.

    Last edited by DiamondDave; 04-06-2011 at 05:31 AM. Reason: completeness
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    Old 05-11-2011, 12:58 AM   #14
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    Re: 1/2 Stars

    Don't raise A3 from the CO - fold.

    Why bet the turn - were you not raising the flop for a free-card?

    When he bet the flop, what did you think he had?

    If I did play this hand, I'd raise the flop, check the turn and fold if he bet.
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    Old 05-11-2011, 01:04 AM   #15
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    If I did play this hand, I'd raise the flop, check the turn and fold if he bet.
    this is why you can't beat the game
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