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01-12-2015 , 02:26 PM

ThrirtyThree

journeyman

Join Date: Nov 2014 Posts: 278

V(180): Young asian guy. Just sat down about 20 mins

Preflop: UTG bets 5. V calls. Hero(300) raises to $20 on BB with AK.

Flop: 4hAc9c

Hero bets 30. UTG folds. V calls.

Turn: Jc. Hero looks his cards. No club. Hero checks. V bets 30. Hero calls

River: blank.
Hero checks again. V bets 40? Hero?? Is this a value bet? Is it worth to call?

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01-12-2015 , 02:30 PM

sierradave

adept

Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 920

instacall. You check the turn for pot control, and to underrep your hand. Villain can be making this bet with any ace for value, figuring you have a high pp with a club. You're getting 5-to-1 on a call. Absent reads, gotta go for it.

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01-12-2015 , 02:34 PM

adammatthew21

centurion

Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 135

Two things:

1) Remember your hole cards from now on. Taking a peak at your cards to confirm if you have a club is a big leak and something you should keep in mind moving forward.
2) Also, why are you checking the turn? I would be firing there as well to extract some more information. With TPTK, despite that draw, you are automatically putting yourself on the defensive.

Regardless, a bit confusing description but looks you are getting well over 5/1 on a call on that river. With no villain description and the potential for the villain sensing weakness, you may have the best hand. You just need to win 15-20% of the time so it's an easy call.

Last edited by adammatthew21; 01-12-2015 at 02:40 PM.

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01-12-2015 , 02:35 PM

DeathCabForTootie

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Nov 2014 Posts: 5,722

Quote:

Originally Posted by sierradave

^^^^^ This.

I take a b/f line OTT without a club. Just because we don't have a club doesn't mean the villain does.

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01-15-2015 , 11:50 PM

Nozsr

old hand

Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 1,722

Betting 30 on the flop into 60 could be more like 45.

Might make the rest of the hand play easier.

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01-16-2015 , 01:52 AM

HH2010

adept

Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 925

Grunch:
-Check and memorize your suits before the flop so you don't give away a tell by checking ur cards
-Bet $45 flop with plan to shovel it in on non-club runouts
-Bet/fold half-pot on turn when club comes in

As played hand is butchered but call

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01-16-2015 , 12:20 PM

DaYu

old hand

Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 1,279

Quote:

Originally Posted by ThrirtyThree

Hero looks his cards. No club. Hero checks.

amazing

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01-16-2015 , 01:05 PM

JGP417

centurion

Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 195

40-45 on flop bet.
Turn b/f

As played call now. Math makes it easy call for us.

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01-16-2015 , 03:39 PM

Daft_Punk

centurion

Join Date: Oct 2014 Posts: 168

Just remember that your line looks like a cbet and check turn to give up. You've got way more equity than you'd need given the pot size.

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01-16-2015 , 06:40 PM

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SwolyswoND

old hand

Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 1,976

I've raised this point before, but flop should be a c/c, IMO. I know this may not be a "standard" 3bet pot, but it still is one and since our range is likely AQs+, AK, QQ+, we check so that we can also do so when we have QQ/KK and are WA/WB. Plus, in this specific spot, we allow Villain to fire with his missed Broadways, and open up his calling range on later streets all while keeping the pot smaller.

Not every situation in LLSNL is b/f, b/f, b/f.

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