Continuation bet play short stacked OOP on missed flop
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 547
Hello. I was wondering the proper strategy of continuation bets out of position when short stacked. Happened last night and wondering I should handle this. I have about 40 BB (1/2 NL) and in UTG-2 I have A J off. Raise up to $10. Get two callers. Flop misses me but there is a K on the board on a dry board. I did a C bet of $25 and got called. Turn doesn't help me at all and fold
1. I guess first of all should I be raising with this hands in early/middle. I would think I am not at shoving level yet.
2. Do you still continuation bet on a missed board or just shove and risk it
Thanks
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 1,581
Too big on the c bet, fine to give up after this turn.
But you’ve got bigger issues, like only being in for 40bb, not mentioning the positions or stack sizes or positions of the the callers. Or the actual cards on the board. It sounds like you need to do some reading on basic strategy/etc before playing much more.
Join Date: Nov 2007
Posts: 25,880
At a table where you are going to get 2 callers pf to a raise, AJo is a fold pf short stacked.
There isn't a lot written on good short stack play. At a very high level, you need to play extremely tight pf. Board texture is of critical importance of whether to cBet or fold on the flop when you miss. When you hit, you're getting your stack in ASAP.
Join Date: Aug 2019
Posts: 667
Nothing wrong with playing short as long as you have a plan. I'm folding AJo from +2 even with 100+ BB, but especially if short stacked. As played I'm fine with a small cbet on a K-high dry board (I would have gone $15 rather than $25), and then I'm fine with giving up when called.
Join Date: Jan 2010
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AJ is okay to open though you may want to open a little smaller though at a table of loose passive fish it’s obv fine. Flop: if the flop is like K72r obv just 1/3 pot with most of your range. Turn depends on the exact flop / exact turns
Join Date: Aug 2010
Posts: 4,252
When playing short and oop, you probably should be Xing most missed flops, especially multi-way.
If HU, you can cbet small if the flop hits your range harder than the opponent's.
Join Date: Apr 2003
Posts: 276
If the flop is a high card and two low non-connected cards, it's often better to check the flop and delay c-bet the turn if no one bets. The theory is that either V has a K or doesn't, and if he doesn't he is very likely to fold on the turn. I think this is even more applicable when you only have 40 BB as a stack and are risking 12.5 with by C-betting.
