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08-05-2017 , 04:49 PM
Ya'll are so great!
I think I played this well, do you agree? Thank you for any response!

5NL 9max ignition
Hero stack 5
Villain stack 5.12 44/33 (9hands) obviously no real read

Hero in BB dealt A Q

F, F, Villain opens .17, Fx5, Hero calls .12
FLOP A K T pot.36
Hero X, Villain .10, Hero .40, Villain C
TURN 5 pot1.16
Hero .70, Villain C
RIVER Q
Hero 1.28, Villain AI 3.85, Hero call

Questions:
1) Do you like my line before the R Call?
2) Do you like my sizing?
3) Do you like my river call as a bluff catch?

After review:
OTF I am behind to 47 combos and ahead of 30 combos that probably call my XR. If you include J9, Q9, (should we?) I am ahead of 58 combos

After my XR is called, I feel I am ahead and almost bet pot OTT, but I do really want a call. Maybe I was being greedy, and I am still behind to a lot of combos that may have been poorly played. I LOVE the Q blocker here, but it didn't hold up. So am I on the right track?

Tell me what you think. And thank you!
cheers
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08-05-2017 , 05:44 PM
EDIT
i forgot to count KQs and KQo in the combos I am ahead of that continue after my XR
39 combos or 67 including J9, Q9
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08-05-2017 , 09:25 PM
I don't like the checkraise on the flop but most of all what is happening on the river.
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08-05-2017 , 10:24 PM
What position is villain in? As you'v flatted pre villains range otf is 100% of his opening range [any of the possible two pairs, sets, straight]. He's also betting a wet board and will have two pair+ otf often enough to render the flop checkraise a big mis step.
I don't think there's many bluffs in villain's range otr as you'v shown aggression throughout the hand and even a brain dead opponent will recognise the possibility of a straight.
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08-05-2017 , 11:00 PM
Pre is fine. Check call the flop, check fold river as played.
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08-06-2017 , 10:41 AM
Thank you all for the responses!

I guess I figured my XR would let me know better where I was in the hand. 18 combos (AT,KT,TT) I think have to re-raise me, and since he just called, and then flatted my bet OTT, I have to assume I am ahead. 23 combos can play slow and 39-67 combos are behind. And I guess I put a lot of weight on my Q blocker.
I realize now this is not ABC poker. I think I was excited about this hand because I WAS ahead. Villain showed JTo and stacked me. But I need to be less results oriented and play ranges better. Just because Villain played poorly doesn't mean I played well.
I think I need to be more disciplined and XF this river at least 66% of the time.
I did see Villain as a loose fish, but I didn't have a good enough read to play so far outside ABC.
River was horrible, and I only called because I needed to know what he played. (Ive been doing a lot of that as I learn) Theres no way he is bluffing.

Thank you all for your help and I'm interested in what you think of using a XR to see where you stand in a super wet board like this.
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08-06-2017 , 11:54 AM
betting "to know where you are" is not a reason to bet
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08-06-2017 , 02:05 PM
Oh, I gave my thoughts on this hand in the other thread you mentioned it. To repost...

With the AQ, I like the call pre, but then I would just check-call down most runouts. I don't think check-raising and then barreling is a great idea. I hate the river bet especially. You made two pairs, but there are four Broadways on the board.
You have AQ on AKT5Q. Any jack beats you, along with AA, KK, TT, and AK. I don't think you should be betting anything except maybe AJ/KJ, as it's likely he will check back any made hand that isn't a straight, so you need to try and get value when you have the nuts.
I actually hate making two pairs in that spot, because the most obvious hand you're beating on the flop and turn (AJ) sucked out. Villain isn't going to call down with A9 or A8 on that board, is he?

When villain raises, he should pretty much always have the nuts. It's not a great spot for him to raise as a bluff, because it should be obvious to him that you're repping the nuts and won't be folding. It's also hard to think of many combos he could be bluffing with if he bet-called flop and called turn. To have total air on this board, he'd need something like 98ss, which shouldn't be in pre-flop range, let alone the range that sees the turn. Calling the shove would generally be a huge mistake, because you almost always lose.

The biggest issue I've seen in your posts is what is called "level 1 thinking". You appear to be looking at your hands and thinking "I haz two pairs. That iz good hand. I bet."
You have to think about your opponent's range, and what you're trying to achieve with your bets. You can't just barrel away without considering which hands you're trying to get called by, and you can't just say "I'll bluffcatch", unless you can think of some hands that villain might bluff with.
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08-06-2017 , 02:55 PM
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Originally Posted by ArtyMcFly
Oh, I gave my thoughts on this hand in the other thread you mentioned it. To repost...

The biggest issue I've seen in your posts is what is called "level 1 thinking". You appear to be looking at your hands and thinking "I haz two pairs. That iz good hand. I bet."
You have to think about your opponent's range, and what you're trying to achieve with your bets. You can't just barrel away without considering which hands you're trying to get called by, and you can't just say "I'll bluffcatch", unless you can think of some hands that villain might bluff with.
Arty, you are a rockstar.

Range building, counting combos, and equitable share realization are all fairly new concepts to me. But I think I'm catching on. Ive had three days in a row now with positive (albeit meager) earnings. I really want to learn...And Ive stopped calling just to see what they have.

Thanks again
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08-06-2017 , 02:56 PM
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Originally Posted by sixfour
betting "to know where you are" is not a reason to bet
Ever?

You have the best avatar
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