Hi all! I m not really good live/and online/ player , so i want to discuss hands here with other players to improve my game ...
So lets start with this hand :
Live 8handed game 1-2$
I m UTG/stack 48big blinds/ with KK and i open reise 2,5 big blinds
MP calls / 60 big blinds/
SB /100big blinds/ re reise to 7,5 big blinds / early the guy play to often , calls , isolates against limpers and straddle , seems like a LAG but in short sample of hands /
I 4 bet to 20 big blinds
MP folds
SB calls
FLOP
7 9 A
SB: Dbet 24 big blinds
I call.
He shows AJ

Did i make the things right, against LAG i think i m comitted unless the flop is A Q J ?

why did you make it so small utg? at a typically 1/2 table, your open raise should be at least twice that much. then he either reraises and gets it in preflop or you can fold out the flop more easily. as played, without reads, once he flats the 4! and leads into you on the flop i think he has it more often then not. if hell barrell here with big pairs its a call but more likely youre behinf

Ty , for the reply . I agree with you and i will adjust !

I'd shove at this decision point. There are 18.5 big blinds in the pot plus your shove which will be 40.5 big blinds on top. So he has to call 40.5 to win 59. 59+40.5 = 99.5 big blinds total pot after he calls. risk divided by reward: 40.5/99.5 = ~41% investment. So he should call you with any hand that he thinks has 41% equity vs your range. What's your shoving range? How do his 3 betting hands perform vs your shoving range?

Here's what I think:



Welcome to the forums and good luck.

Just get it in pre

1) By only going to 20bb you're offering SB to call 12.5 into a 31 ... and then you only have PSB behind OOP after the Flop comes out. When you are that short stacked (Yes, that is short stacked in a cash game!) picking up a 20% bump to your stack or 'flipping' (not really) is a very good way to go. Were you going to fold to an Ace high Flop? Apparently no, so just GII when you are ahead way more often PF.

2) A UTG open for 'only' 2.5x is a bit small but it is also game dependent. I open with $7, 11 or 16 from all positions so my opponents can't get a read on my hand strength and then adjust my play on the Flop based on who and where the opponents called from.

3) Even with a Flop of AQJ you are drawing 2 cards with nearly 25% equity against AX hands, 23% v AK (mostly chops) but only 16% against AT. You are correct that you are committed, but I think a much better position than you thought. GL

Yes this is spot on. Once he flats and he bets out I would expect him to hold an ace.