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07-21-2017 , 05:22 PM

haqpod

journeyman

Join Date: Jul 2017 Posts: 244

What do you think about raising flop when UTG bricks his range as much as he does here?

PokerStars - $0.02 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 129 BB (VPIP: 17.53, PFR: 14.43, 3Bet Preflop: 4.76, Hands: 100)
SB: 195.5 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 2)
Hero (BB): 152.5 BB
UTG: 108.5 BB (VPIP: 12.50, PFR: 6.25, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 16)
MP: 309.5 BB (VPIP: 15.38, PFR: 9.23, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 68)
CO: 112 BB (VPIP: 15.79, PFR: 8.77, 3Bet Preflop: 4.00, Hands: 58)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has T

UTG raises to 3 BB, fold, fold, fold, fold, Hero calls 2 BB

Flop: (6.5 BB, 2 players) 5

Hero checks, UTG bets 3.5 BB, Hero raises to 11 BB, UTG calls 7.5 BB

Turn: (28.5 BB, 2 players) K

Hero checks, UTG checks

River: (28.5 BB, 2 players) 9

Hero checks, UTG checks,

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07-21-2017 , 06:50 PM

Gillingham

adept

Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 932

I probably wouldn't raise flop as I don't think he folds his overpairs, may well have an A himself that he won't fold, if I did raise flop I'd probably bet the K turn

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07-21-2017 , 06:52 PM

haqpod

journeyman

Join Date: Jul 2017 Posts: 244

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Originally Posted by Gillingham

I probably wouldn't raise flop as I don't think he folds his overpairs, may well have an A himself that he won't fold, if I did raise flop I'd probably bet the K turn

I didn't want to bet K turn because I was afraid of AK, but come to think of it, it is likely he would fold AK on my flop raise, so it is a good card to bet turn with,

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07-21-2017 , 07:08 PM

tomj

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 4,543

Generally not good to bluff with the bottom end of a gutshot, we have better hands to bluff with, and with worse sdv.
not convinced we need to defend this preflop.

Giving up turn is fine, he didn't give credit on the flop and this card doesn't improve our perceived range, ie. TT-JJ and the like shouldn't fear this K.

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