OK, first of all I am a newer poster and having massive trouble converting my HH from PT4. I'm getting the error saying that I have spaces or characters that aren't allowed. I've spent an hour searching threads and trying different approaches. If someone has the answer please share!

PokerStars Hand #3462598559: Hold'em No Limit ($0.10/$0.25) - 2017/05/20 12:29:10
Table '#11874362' 6-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: PLR_3486054YY ($6.02 in chips)
Seat 2: PLR_9726826ZQ ($19.76 in chips)
Seat 3: PLR_6713268SE ($11.31 in chips)
Seat 4: Hero ($30.96 in chips)
Hero: posts small blind $0.10
PLR_3486054YY: posts big blind $0.25
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero [Ac Th]
PLR_9726826ZQ: raises $0.75 to $0.75
PLR_6713268SE: folds
Hero: calls $0.65
PLR_3486054YY: calls $0.50
*** FLOP *** [Kc 6h Qc]
Hero: checks
PLR_3486054YY: checks
PLR_9726826ZQ: bets $1.21
Hero: folds


OK, I feel like SB play is a big leak for me. I play too tight and tend to play fit or fold when I continue.

Should I be 3 betting A-10 pf?
If I just flat this seems like a good flop, misses a lot of villains opening hands and BB is calling pretty wide pf as well. With a gut shot and back door nut flush should I be donking on this flop? Or check raising? Or check calling? I am really lost on this, please let me know what thought process I should have here. Thank you!

Against the button, sure. Against an UTG, MP, and cutoff open, I'm folding. Against a cutoff open that has a short stack, I'm folding.

Against a half pot bet, you can't fold here. I'd call for the lolz.

You can't really go wrong keeping it pretty tight in the SB when facing opens. I personally only flat pre if there are fish in the hand.

I would fold pre. I x/c flop with bdnfd. Realistically you're going to be going for a x/c with most of your range when you flat pre and you're oop, especially multiway. I wouldn't really donk any part of your range or x/r often without reads.

Hey, I think I got the HH converted.

Thanks for the feedback. I like keeping it pretty tight in the SB until I get better. Playing out of position without the initiative is difficult. My typical approach is to mix in some 3 bet resteals with both some stronger hands (10s+) and the occasional semi-bluff (10-Js, A-5s, etc). But to do this rarely so my resteal percentage is low. I rarely just call unless it's multiway.

In this case I can just fold pf. But if I do flat then you are both right, I have to continue at least one street. I have equity and am beating a lot of bluffs.

Assuming I call the flop, if a club comes do you guys like leading out, check raising, or what?


PokerStars - $0.25 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 4 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BB: 24.08 BB (VPIP: 84.62, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 13)
CO: 79.04 BB (VPIP: 30.77, PFR: 15.38, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 13)
BTN: 45.24 BB (VPIP: 53.85, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 13)
Hero (SB): 123.84 BB

Hero posts SB 0.4 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has A T

CO raises to 3 BB, fold, Hero calls 2.6 BB, BB calls 2 BB

Flop: (9 BB, 3 players) K 6 Q
Hero checks, BB checks, CO bets 4.84 BB, Hero folds