I'm posting these two spots because I played online exclusively for several months, and I think I've gotten too into the habit of checking range OOP on a lot of boards as I was taught to do...Hence the "too much," I know this doesn't apply as much live, but I'm not sure the extent to which I should be adjusting. I do think I botched both of these spots otf.
1. 1/2 - this hand is just 1/2 because it's a rock game (whoever won the last hand wins the rock and is the straddle, i.e. if you were HJ and won last hand, you'll have the straddle in LJ this hand) and the rock was in the blinds, so for those scenarios we don't have a straddle. CO is tight passive and has $300, BTN is tight passive and has $200, and hero covers both.
OTTH
Hero opens K
K
$15 LJ, CO and BTN both call.
Flop ($48): T
9
4
. X around. I'm pretty sure online this spot would be advocated to check range. I can't imagine this is a check live, but maybe I'm wrong?
Turn ($48): 6
. What sizing are you using here?
2. 1/2/11, the straddle is OTB this hand (villain added $6 to the rock.) Effective stacks are $600. Villain is loose passive.
OTTH
Hero opens K
T
$55 CO and villain calls.
Flop ($113): 9
7
6
. X-x. This is another spot where I'm almost 100% sure that online this would be advocated to check 100%. I know in theory this is a horrible board, but I feel like versus a loose passive I can get away with betting most or all of my range here. I know that sounds crazy, but loose passives are just so wide.
Turn ($113): Q
. What sizing are you using here?