Hero is 200BB effective. ($400) SB - new to table but table saw hero play a KK tricky and guy next to me was talking about it. I had KK in SB - BTN raised to $10 - I 3bet $25 he calls flop is 337 - i Cbet $20 (trying to look weak and he was pretty short) he calls - Turn is 9 - I think for about 7 seconds and check. He shoves for $100ish - I snap - he turns over 88 and river is a 2 and I scoop.

Villain 1 BB - was up to $600 but now down to $400. Playing too many hands OOP. Maybe he is bored.

Villain 2 BTN (now to my right after I bust out the 88 player) - Some guy who has been talking to me about my KK hand and why I checked the turn. Maybe $200 - Likes to limp call.

table is 6max right now

folds to BTN - he limps - I make it $12 with QQ from SB - BB calls - BTN calls.

$36 pot

J38

I bet $25
2 calls - (I think I shoulda gone $30 but meh)

Turn is K

Checks around

River is A

Checks around

MHIG

Eh, it's OK. I can't really see you getting worse to call or better to fold from the turn on. An argument could be made for b/f the river, but again, they will put you on AK (of course), so I can't see worse calling.

You don't want to give away pre flop raising tells, but with QQ, I make it a little bigger pre. With AA, 12 is prob ok in this spot. With KK, 12-18. With QQ, 15-20. Not hard and fast but on average and mixing it up just a little. A little bigger w QQ bc you want to charge the over cards to see a flop and you want to be able to make a nice flop bet to again charge the over cards.

With $400 eff stacks, $12 pre and $25 flop still leaves $350+ behind so it's not unreasonable to think someone will peel and be in a spot to reap implied odds.

I think you played this fine. Bad turn, bad river, hand held. Good result.
But I like a little bigger pre and a little bigger flop bc we're deeper.

The deeper we are, the harder it is for opponents to make mistakes against us pre when they have position.

I would probably bet turn. With two callers on flop one of them is likely to have the flush draw or a straight draw. I don't mind folding out the JX hands to charge the draws.

River is an obvious check/evaluate with an eye towards folding. A lot of bets on the river are going to be AJ or A high flush draws that now beat you.

I might bet turn, but I have no problem with the check with two callers. I'm fine with the hand as played -- no worse is calling.

Looks pretty standard to me.

Grunch. I think you missed a bet ott.

I can't find value or a Bluff oop w that river 3 way ap

Interesting though that if the turn gets bet and only the BB calls we should probably consider bombing river w QT blocked and a strong line against his weakish, but possibly beating us still range

I think b/f the turn.

not many Ks floating the flop unless is specifically Kdxd kj.

Worst hands may call - but I could also now easily get blown off my hand if I cbet turn.


Flush draws may try and bluff raise this K card if I bet but may take a free card if I check.

Maybe I'm a nit monger, but I don't like betting on the turn here cause with 2 callers and OOP you have to continue up on the river almost always, and the Ace is a terrible hard to do that. If you bet/check (turn/river) you will almost certainly facing a tough call on the river which you will have to fold. This hand plays a lot like a middle pair too (99's)in this situation, just get to showdown.

Of course, as previously stated. Check turn, bet river is not an option.

Nice post. ^^

Betting turn for value all day. This smacks our range more than villains' range which is mostly Jx and draws, which you still beat.

As played, I am checking river.