I usually play 2/5 nl but just busted at 2/2 plo and wanted to play with some of my friends who don't usually go to the casino so I go to their 1/2 table. Also, I haven't been playing much recently so may be a bit rusty.


Don't really have a read on the V because I just sat down and the first hand in question is the third hand I played. First hand at the table i 3bet an utg open to 10 and Utg+1 call with AA to 40 and take it down.

Hand 1 (third hand at the table)

Hero looks down at aces and makes it 20 from utg+3 after 2-3 limpers and folds around to a call from V in the bb for 20.

flop (approx 45)
10c6c2x
V checks, I bet 27 and V calls

turn (approx 99)
10c6c2x 6s
V checks, I bet 55, V check raises to 155, and i go all in approx 203
I have about 148 behind (V has me covered) and decide to go with



I have seen the V at this point raise and cbet a couple of pots to take them down. Hasn't really shown down any hands in the approx 20-30 mins since. Doesn't seem to be getting out of line but as I have only seen one of his hands so far(the previous hand I haven't discussed) I wouldn't know.

Hand 2 against same V
Table seemed to be raising a good amount of hands 65%plus. The standard open at the table was 10 and getting 3-4 callers and through the few hands ive seen <20 bigger raises are folding around.
Hero (175) utg and look at QQ so i decide to go for the limp rr and call
5 more limpers enter around and it goes to the flop. This is something I never do at 2/5 but I didn't want to go the flop 5 ways or blow everyone off.

Flop (12)
7hQh9h

after 2 checks I bet out 5 and V on the button makes it 20, folds around to me and I call because i figure this V has a flush a good amount of the time.

Turn (52)
7hQh9d 10d (O_O I misread the flop and it was monotone but had 2h and 1 d)
I checked to the agressor who bet 25, I check raised to 70 and he flatted

so im sitting with an awkward stack of 88

River (194)
7hQh9d 10d Kh
I ship for 88 and V ___
Obv the worst river in the deck as every draw gets there. I'm thinking here that theres a ton of Ahxh or Jhxh combos that just got there. Also a bunch of sets and two pairs are also possible and he will check those behind and with my stack size I feel that i should just ship it and get value from worse. This hand was limped pre and he could have just about anything except for any big Aces or KK. I do think a lot of worse hands will call and if he ships it with the great odds I feel that I am priced into a call anyway.

Would like some thoughts on these hands. What the V had in the first hand sort of influenced what I did in the second had but I didn't reveal it yet so you guys don't have all the info that I have.

Hand 1 I'd fold, turn c/r are unbelieavably nutted until you see otherwise.

Hand 2 you're getting odds to boat, taken them to the river and fold if you don't get it. Although raise pre > l/rr.

What range should I put V on for calling in the bb?
I figure I have to be right about 41% (148 into 357 if he calls off) of the time if I move all in because V should be calling off my raise basically always after he puts this much of his stack in. I get his range is heavily weighted towards hands with a 6 or possibly sets here but when I construct his range should it not include any AcXc hands or overpairs. I would think he usually has bigger cards when calling out of the blinds.

For hand 2 shouldn't I be raising the turn as only straights (86, J8, and AJ) are beating me here. The board is super wet and basically half of the deck could be outs as I don't know what I am avoiding here, and a ton of cards would kill my action if I was ahead. I feel that I should've just shoved the turn because of the above reasoning.

dat check raise sizing, V has to call 45 more to win 147 and is always continuing

On hand 2, the 9 is the 9h otf but it's the 9d ott. If flop is monotone I stick with what I said, if it's 2 hearts, I'd b/3b. I know it's strong but draws and sets aren't folding, maybe a decent Qx folds, that's all.