My 2 Beaverland cents (which may not be applicable to Kangarooland)...
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Originally Posted by 6bet me
Played an 8.5hr session of 1/3 NL today. Net loss of $20 (so pretty much a breakeven session). I ran off to a bad start and was about $500 down within the first 2hrs, then slowly grinded it all back up.
I also met Nottonight today. We played on the same 1/3 table for most of my session, but we didn't get into any big pots together. He 3bet me once but I folded because I was at the bottom of my range (AJo in UTG+2). I tried to trap him once by completing the SB with AQo when it was heads up (I had the intention of 3betting if he raised the BB), but he didn't fall for it. He simply checked back the BB and gave up postflop.
I played many big pots against other people. A couple of notable ones:
Hand 1: Super passive player shows strength
$400 effective
UTG limps $3
Super passive player in UTG+1 raises to $23
Hero 3bets $70 MP with AKs
Super passive player flats $70
Flop ($133) is AT6hhx
Super passive player checks
Hero bets $50
Super passive player folds KK face up
I still don't know whether 3betting preflop is correct or not. His range looks like {JJ+, AK} when he makes such a ridiculously large raise preflop.
Hand 2: Inducing a bluff, then instantly regretting it
$300 effective
1 limper
Hero raises $18 MP with KQo (no spade)
Reg calls $18 BTN
Flop ($39) is Kh Jd 2s
Hero checks
Reg bets $20
Hero calls $20
I got a bit fancy here and decided to check the flop to induce, instead of simply Cbetting like normal.
Turn ($75) is Kh Jd 2s 8s
Hero checks
Reg bets $45
Hero calls $45
River ($158) is Kh Jd 2s 8s 6s
Hero checks
Reg bets $200 (puts me all-in)
Hero tanks, buys time twice, then sigh calls $200
Reg shows KJo
I'm thinking maybe I could've gotten away on the river with no spade blocker. I could've saved the hero calling for the times when I have a hand like KsQx or KxQs. It was just so frustrating at the time because I really wanted to induce a bluff, but I wasn't expecting an overbet like this.
H1:
Not super thrilled with a 3bet preflop against an EP super passive player large open. Think I'd rather have some dominated hands come along behind me with a call plus our hand plays fine multiway (although admittedly we could get into some awkward spots if this goes too multiway).
Against a super passive player checking this flop (to obviously give up or tarping with a monster) I'm checking back and risking scare cards to attempt to squeeze some more out of him. If all we're doing is getting in our money hugely badly preflop and none at all postflop when ahead, it's going to be a tough road.
H2:
I probably dump KQo more often than not from anything other position than LP. Actually think open limping is likely better than opening it this early.
I'm fine with postflop although I would have folded the river against most opponents. Bottom line for me is this hand rarely wants to play a big pot and yet raising preflop to end up OOP will often create this difficult spot.
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Originally Posted by 6bet me
Another practically breakeven session
Put in a 4.5 hour session today on stake and ultimately left $57 down. It was a very loose table and there was a lot of money to be made, but I just couldn't capitalise on it. I kept running good hands into better hands and occasionally got sucked out on.
Some hand histories:
Hand 1: Too thin?
$300 effective
2 limpers
Hero raises KJo $21 BTN
SB cold calls $21
Both limpers call $21
Flop ($79, 4ways) is J43r
3 checks
Hero bets $40
SB calls $40
2 folds
Turn ($152, HU) is J432
SB checks
Hero bets $90
SB calls $90
River ($332) is J4328
SB checks
Hero jams $150
SB tank calls $150
We flip over our KJ and villain flips over 33 (set)?! I feel like I just got nit rolled there...
Hand 2: Monsters under the bed syndrome
$300 effective
1 limper
Hero raises $18 UTG+2 with Qs Qd
Loose-passive guy 3bets $36 CO
BTN calls $36
Limper calls $36
Hero calls $36
Flop ($133, 4ways) is Jd 8d 7h
BB checks
Hero checks
Loose-passive guy Cbets $100
BTN calls $100
Limper folds
Hero folds
Turn ($333, HU) is Jd 8d 7h 2c
Loose-passive guy checks
BTN jams $160 effective
Loose-passive guy tank calls $160 (the moment he starts tanking, I'm thinking to myself "are you f**king kidding me?")
River ($653) is Jd 8d 7h 2c Jh
"Good fold" I think to myself. Surely one of them must have me beat here...
BTN flips over 99
CO mucks
Hand 3: It would be nice to hit something
$600 effective, 6-handed
CO posts $3
UTG limps $3
HJ (loose guy) raises to $23
CO calls $23
Hero 3bets $100 SB with As Qh
BB cold calls $100 (he only started with $250)
HJ calls $100
CO folds
Flop ($311, 3ways) is Kd Jc 8d
Hero bets $100 (I want to commit myself against the BB who only has $150 behind)
BB folds
HJ jams $500 effective
Hero folds
H1:
I just overlimp. Raising just builds a monster pot with an incredibly mediocre hand.
I probably bet smaller on such a dry board (again, mostly leaning to not want to blow up the pot with such a mediocre hand).
I probably check back the turn as one of the main draws got there, we may have been behind on the flop, and this pot is fricken huge while our hand isn't.
As played, we left ourselves with lol << 1/2 PSB for the river with an incredibly small hand, which I don't think is ever a good thing. Play big pots with big hands, not small ones, imo.
H2:
At a table this loose I mostly limp/reraise from EP.
I'm fine with the hand otherwise. Sometimes we run into lol results, but mostly we run into exactly what we expected.
H3:
I would mostly just fold AQo to a raise. You'll get arguments either way for whether this is good or not. But one thing it definitely does is lower your variance, and that should be a key consideration on a limited BR.
I just give up on the flop against 2 guys who are cool playing a 3bet pot on this board and hope I can magically get my free bink card.
Admittedly this is just based on the problem hands you've posted (which could easily be outlier hands for you), but I think you're overplaying / overbuilding overall. I would lean to more nitting it up, especially on a limited BR.
GimoG