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Two pair facing 4 to a straight on board Two pair facing 4 to a straight on board

08-10-2017 , 07:53 PM
Not sure how I should have played this. Especially the turn and river. Any thoughts would be great.

    Party, $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
    Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite. View Hand #37807445

    BTN: $2.10 (105 bb)
    Hero (UTG): $3.75 (187.5 bb)
    MP: $2.16 (108 bb)
    BB: $2.07 (103.5 bb)
    CO: $2.11 (105.5 bb)
    SB: $4.30 (215 bb)

    Preflop: Hero is UTG with K A
    Hero raises to $0.06, 2 folds, BTN calls $0.06, 2 folds

    Flop: ($0.15) Q K T (2 players)
    Hero bets $0.10, BTN raises to $0.36, Hero calls $0.26

    Turn: ($0.87) A (2 players)
    Hero checks, BTN bets $0.62, Hero calls $0.62

    River: ($2.11) 6 (2 players)
    Hero checks, BTN bets $1.06 and is all-in, Hero folds




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    Two pair facing 4 to a straight on board Quote
    08-11-2017 , 09:03 AM
    The real important decision here is what to do after he raises you on the flop. You have to think what is he going to do this with?

    So it’s probably one of two types of hands.

    Strong Made Hands: {1010, AJ, K10, KQ, Q10}

    Draws/Combo Draws {KJ, QJ, J10, AK, Ax /Kx of diamonds}

    The larger the players cold calling pre-flop range the larger the second category is here.

    I don’t think you’re ahead here enough and even when you are your hand is going to get outdrawn a fair whack. I think it’s a flop fold.

    As played. Fold to Turn. All Jx hands are now beating you as well.

    If you do call his turn bet then you have to call his river bet. The river is a brick and his bet half the pot so giving you 3/1 on the call.
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    08-11-2017 , 12:29 PM
    Tough to fold when you hit the flop like that, but I agree with Brussels. Have you tried to PokerStove this with a reasonable range for his flop raise?
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    08-15-2017 , 02:38 AM
    Absolutely horrible spot to be on because the right play is a fold even with a decent hand. As played you have to call river, paying a bet to see if you can hit a boat will make you lose a lot of money in the long run.
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    08-16-2017 , 06:15 PM
    By betting the flop, you'll get value from flush draws, KJ, QJ, JT, AQ, and AJ. Maybe K9 and Q9 also. Although Villain did call your UTG raise, and I'm not sure how many broadway hands he'd be doing that with (because they're dominated by most of your range). You also risk being crushed with some reverse implied odds by AJ, KQ, KT, QT and TT. Although again, I'm not sure how many of those Villain has in his range. Ultimately, I think you could go either way regarding whether or not to be the flop.

    Facing a raise is a tough position to be in. Villain could be semi-bluffing with a flush draw. But bluffing an UTG raiser with that flop is not a good idea. Then again, why would your opponent call you with something like KQ, KT and QT preflop? Ultimately, you may win one bet from your opponent if you call and get it right, but if you call and get it wrong you can easily get drawn in to losing a big pot, so I would just fold to the raise.

    Assuming a flop raising range of TT, two pairs, and flush draws, you're ahead of everything but TT. And I think everything but TT is likely to check/call. Flush draws probably have the implied odds. Two pair is probably too strong a hand to fold, but not quite good enough on this board to value bet. So then, I think betting the turn is probably the right play.

    Facing a bet on the turn, on this board, you really have to be suspicious. Remember, you raised from UTG! And the board is AKQT! There's no way flush draws would want to semi-bluff this and pass up an opportunity for a free card. In their eyes, you're not folding. Betting with the non-nut two pair is very risky. Even betting with bottom set is sorta risky. I suspect the Villain has the straight. AJ and JJ make the most sense to me, but KJ, QJ, JT and J9 are also possible. I think the Villain will have a lot more straights and sets than worse two pairs, so I'd fold.

    Same logic applies on the river. I'd fold.
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