AK & Pocket 8's Line Check
Join Date: Aug 2019
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Both hands took place in a NH poker room over the past weekend. 6-handed
Hand #1
H (225) - has been opening the most at a very tight/passive 1/2 game
V (200) - YAM, lost a big hand on a 1085r board when he called a 4b shove against a V who had a set and he had A10
OTTH - H looks down at Ahkc in Button and after a few limps, H makes it 12. 4 callers including V in SB make the call
Flop (48ish) Kh6d5s - X to H who bets 20, all fold besides SB V
Turn (88ish) kh6d5s3h - X to H who makes it 33, V calls
River (144ish) Kh6d5s3hKs - X to H.....what's the ideal size?
Hand #2 - Table has been still tight/passive and has been together for about another 2 hours into the session. Same V as described in above hand
H - 220ish
V - 45
H is UTG and make is 8 with pocket 8s, V shovs pre, and it is folded to H.
This is a snap call right, and you just ride the variance? What are you folding here?
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H1 - larger sizing all the way, setting up AI on the river.
H2 - Not sure it's a snap, nevertheless need about ~40% equity to profitably call, which you likely have considering the AQ+ combos.
This would be the bottom of my calling range w/a pp.
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Hand 1: As played go $75, villain seems very sticky but the king pairing is a bad card for getting paid. In general sizing should have been bigger the whole way in this hand, more preflop, more on flop and more on turn.
Hand 2: Has villain been aggro tilted or passive tilted? It's an easy call if villain has been raising and bluffing. If villain has been nitty tight then it's a question of how much you want to gamble, it's probably around break even.