Last night I played 10 hours session and made a few questionable folds in our local 10-handed 2/5 240BB max buy in game.Do I leave any money on the table?
Hand 1: effective stack :$1200. UTG straddle on. UTG1 old guy raised to $25,Hero 3bet to $100 with AsKs in MP, A tight villian to my left cold 4bet $350 for the first time, hero tanked and folded AsKs.
Hand 2: Effect stack $600. 3 Limpers up front, a white guy(villian) in his 50s raised to $25 in HJ, I saw this guy raise $25 vs multiple limpers on BT a few times.Hero had JJ and 3bet to $90, to my surprise UTG(a mid-aged quiet guy) thought a while and called $90, HJ villian insta shoved, hero tanked and mucked.
Hand 3: A Chinese young lady(100BB) raises $25 UTG(definitely tight open), 2 loose callers(all big 200BB stack) in between, hero folded Q9s on BT with 200BB stack.
Hand 4: Effect stack 200BB .2 loose limpers upfront, a loose donkey guy raised to $20 in CO, hero folded 67s in small blind. Is 3bet better EV than fold?Calling OOP is not what I want to do in this situation.

Hand 1: I might just flat pre. 3bet is clearly fine. As played good point.

Hand 2: good fold.

Hand 3: on the BTN I’d probably call here unless blinds are likely to squeeze (seems unlikely). Fold isn’t too bad or anything.

Hand 4: good fold, can mix in an occasional 3bet but fold should be dominant.


You’re playing well.

I would call hand 4. I think Hand 1 and 2 are close, but whatevs either way. I don't know if hand 3 is standard for everyone, but I do the same and don't think twice about it.

All seems pretty std to me.

H3 can go either way but since OR is 100bb deep and a nit, i fold

H1: flat
H2: read dependent
H3: good fold
H4: prefer to iso the donkey with 3b. You’re good, so you can outplay him

Hand 1: It's very hard to realize AKs equity OOP if we flat $350 4bet.
Hand 4: Yeah, I was torn between 3bet and calling.Flatting seems suboptimal with 2 loose limpers already without absolute and relative positions.

I'm certainly not result-oriented.I posted these hands because I'd make 3 huge winning hands at river showdown against good actions except hand 1without seeing flop.

Yeah agreed on hand 1. H4 I meant flat the first raise by the old guy UTG. You can fold to the 4b nit if you want because that’s usually the nuts. I just thought that you could easily outplay the old guy by flatting. I don’t like to raise AKs against a straightforward old Villain when I’m in relative position.

Agree on all.

In H3, a suited 2-gapper with 22-1 IO is not profitable vs. a tight EP opener.

In H4, I might 3b if the BTN flatted and you had some fold equity vs limpers and original raiser.

You played every hand great IMO. Wouldn't call you weak tight since you're doing a fair amount of 3 betting. Great point just above that H4 is more of a 3b if BTN calls in-between.

All seem fine.

First thing, partly to cement it in my own mind. That guy who posted his tips pointed out that we don't have to be as 3bet happy in SB as online/HS guys because the BBs are gonna squeeze so much less often.

Unless this guy is literally wearing a bike helmet, I think it's pretty ambitious to outplay anyone in a 3b pot OOP in a game where rake and tip are probably a bit over 1.5 bbs holding 7 high. Keep in mind that we will occasionally have to fold pre.

If I 3 bet here, it would be to take it down pre. I'd need some reason to think V will fold and go pretty big.

Fold is probably best because we are in worst position.

A call would be my second choice. I love multiway pots. I don't love this one because of our position. But if every player was soft, I would often make the questionable call.

Yeah I’m not trying this move against a competent player ever outside a tournament . I feel like this guy’s CO range is wide enough that I can take it down pre or fold to 4b. If he flats he’s capped and I feel I can outplay him enough times post.