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06-21-2017 , 01:13 AM
I am not sure about this situation.
Haven't see him playing a lot, and have just 40hands from him.
Is it possible they bet for value with possibly set K ?
The turn is is too expensive or is the flop already too expensive?

Poker Stars, $6.82 Buy-in (150/300 blinds, 40 ante) No Limit Hold'em Tournament, 9 Players
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SB: 4,901 (16.3 bb)
BB: 10,853 (36.2 bb)
UTG+1: 13,803 (46 bb)
UTG+2: 8,714 (29 bb)
MP1: 19,967 (66.6 bb)
MP2: 32,917 (109.7 bb)
MP3: 24,947 (83.2 bb)
CO: 6,770 (22.6 bb)
Hero (BTN): 9,420 (31.4 bb)

Preflop: Hero is BTN with J A
UTG+1 raises to 705, 5 folds, Hero calls 705, SB folds, BB calls 405

Flop: (2,625) K 8 4 (3 players)
BB checks, UTG+1 bets 1,575, Hero calls 1,575, BB folds

Turn: (5,775) 3 (2 players)
UTG+1 bets 2,599, Hero folds
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06-21-2017 , 06:53 AM
Seems fine to me as played. Only other play is to shove on the flop, which will be called by AK or KK, but not QQ or less.


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06-21-2017 , 10:22 AM
He fired a CB into 2 villains and them fired a 2nd bullet after you x/called with BB behind you, so you have to give him credit for a value hand there.

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06-21-2017 , 11:53 AM
Hmmmm tough one i think now you've only called the flop you cant call the turn as its very likely villain has got a strong hand.

I think i like shoving the flop more so you can either take the pot down with a draw or, if called, get to realise the full equity in your hand by seeing all 5 cards.
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06-21-2017 , 02:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Afteryastack
Hmmmm tough one i think now you've only called the flop you cant call the turn as its very likely villain has got a strong hand.

I think i like shoving the flop more so you can either take the pot down with a draw or, if called, get to realise the full equity in your hand by seeing all 5 cards.
I'm torn about shoving in this spot because it will look like a draw, which increases the chances villain will call and you're a 40% underdog to a range of QQ-AA/AK/KQ.

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06-21-2017 , 02:57 PM
I like seeing the turn card with some implied odds of getting extra paid off if you hit. But if you miss the turn, you must beware being priced into calling again. Very little implied odds make a cash call on the turn into a tournament fold on the turn. In my opinion.


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06-21-2017 , 03:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Darth_Maul
I'm torn about shoving in this spot because it will look like a draw, which increases the chances villain will call and you're a 40% underdog to a range of QQ-AA/AK/KQ.

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Agreed that flop shove screams draw. Even better, flop check shove all in is "I have nut flush draw". But, if the point in the tourney was right, sometimes its cards up poker. The question is, are you up against AA, KK, AK, or QQ. Seriously behind the top of villain range here.


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06-21-2017 , 04:21 PM
Villain can be reasonably certain you and BB do not have AA, AK, or KK, so can be comfortable playing 88, KQ and maybe even some combos of KJ this way, in addition to AA, KK, AK. Then add in some semi-bluffs like QQ-99, A8s, A4s and Kx.

So villain has
  • 3 combos of AA, 3 of KK, 9 of AK and 3 of 88 (18 combos total) where you have at most 9 outs
  • 12 combos of KQ and 3 each of A8s and A4s, and maybe 4 each of KJ and Kx, plus maybe 2 of QQ-JJ (28 combos total) where you have 12 outs,
  • maybe 2 combos of TT-99 where you have 15 outs, and
  • perhaps a couple of combos of air
for 50 total combos.

So your equity is no more than 9/46 * 18/50 + 12/46 * 22/50 + 15/46 * 2/50 + 2/50 = 23.8%. Pot isn't offering close to 3:1 and he won't bet most of the time you hit, so as played, fold turn.

The question is what to do OTF. I don't think you have enough fold equity against his range to shove, and you aren't getting direct odds to call. I'm not certain C > F here.
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06-21-2017 , 04:37 PM
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Originally Posted by DoTheMath
Villain can be reasonably certain you and BB do not have AA, AK, or KK, so can be comfortable playing 88, KQ and maybe even some combos of KJ this way, in addition to AA, KK, AK. Then add in some semi-bluffs like QQ-99, A8s, A4s and Kx.



So villain has
  • 3 combos of AA, 3 of KK, 9 of AK and 3 of 88 (18 combos total) where you have at most 9 outs
  • 12 combos of KQ and 3 each of A8s and A4s, and maybe 4 each of KJ and Kx, plus maybe 2 of QQ-JJ (28 combos total) where you have 12 outs,
  • maybe 2 combos of TT-99 where you have 15 outs, and
  • perhaps a couple of combos of air
for 50 total combos.



So your equity is no more than 9/46 * 18/50 + 12/46 * 22/50 + 15/46 * 2/50 + 2/50 = 23.8%. Pot isn't offering close to 3:1 and he won't bet most of the time you hit, so as played, fold turn.



The question is what to do OTF. I don't think you have enough fold equity against his range to shove, and you aren't getting direct odds to call. I'm not certain C > F here.


Needing direct immediate odds to call a flop bet is a pretty nitty way to play poker. And if he does hit, it is unreasonable to assume that villain will just give up and fold. For hero to call the flop bet, the villain only needs to have QQ or better combos in range and its break even, and even in UTG+1 should have some AQs and JJ stuff in there as well.


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06-21-2017 , 04:50 PM
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Originally Posted by DoTheMath
Villain can be reasonably certain you and BB do not have AA, AK, or KK, so can be comfortable playing 88, KQ and maybe even some combos of KJ this way, in addition to AA, KK, AK. Then add in some semi-bluffs like QQ-99, A8s, A4s and Kx.

So villain has
  • 3 combos of AA, 3 of KK, 9 of AK and 3 of 88 (18 combos total) where you have at most 9 outs
  • 12 combos of KQ and 3 each of A8s and A4s, and maybe 4 each of KJ and Kx, plus maybe 2 of QQ-JJ (28 combos total) where you have 12 outs,
  • maybe 2 combos of TT-99 where you have 15 outs, and
  • perhaps a couple of combos of air
for 50 total combos.

So your equity is no more than 9/46 * 18/50 + 12/46 * 22/50 + 15/46 * 2/50 + 2/50 = 23.8%. Pot isn't offering close to 3:1 and he won't bet most of the time you hit, so as played, fold turn.

The question is what to do OTF. I don't think you have enough fold equity against his range to shove, and you aren't getting direct odds to call. I'm not certain C > F here.
Hang on - this is a less than half-pot bet - pot odds are better than 3-1 - I make it we need 23.7% equity to call, so it's very close and we have to factor in some implied odds - so i don't think a call on the turn is bad.

I think the range is weaker for a cbet so folding the flop looks like a mistake.
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06-21-2017 , 10:03 PM
Its a tourney, either shove flop or call flop and fold turn. Villain wins cuz position.


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06-22-2017 , 03:00 PM
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Originally Posted by robert_utk
Needing direct immediate odds to call a flop bet is a pretty nitty way to play poker.
Yeah but we're talking about whether to call a turn bet, not a flop bet. You can tell by the 46 denominator not being a 47.
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06-22-2017 , 03:07 PM
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Originally Posted by oldgoat
Hang on - this is a less than half-pot bet - pot odds are better than 3-1 - I make it we need 23.7% equity to call, so it's very close and we have to factor in some implied odds - so i don't think a call on the turn is bad.

I think the range is weaker for a cbet so folding the flop looks like a mistake.
Ouch! I calculate equity but totally foul up pot odds. My impetus for calculating the equity was because I realized that the bet was less than 1/2 pot, then I forgot that fact when evaluating the decision!

So yeah, it looks like we have odds to call.

If you think villain's range is wider than what I gave, what else would you include?
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06-22-2017 , 03:09 PM
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Originally Posted by DoTheMath
The question is what to do OTF. I don't think you have enough fold equity against his range to shove, and you aren't getting direct odds to call. I'm not certain C > F here.


Guess I should put more specific quotes into my replies. You said OTF here, and the flop is either a shove or a call in any universe of winning poker.


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06-23-2017 , 03:27 AM
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Originally Posted by DoTheMath

If you think villain's range is wider than what I gave, what else would you include?
I meant the range for a cbet on the flop - many players are betting most of their ranges on this flop and we have better implied odds so I think folding the flop is a mistake - turn could be either a call or a fold. From your calculation the direct pot odds are very close I think it's pretty close as to whether we have implied odds or reverse implied odds.
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