Good spots to turn pairs into bluffs?
PokerStars - $0.50 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
SB: 116.44 BB
BB: 141.86 BB
UTG: 141.42 BB
MP: 97 BB
Hero (CO): 197.26 BB
BTN: 49 BB
SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 8
8
fold,
fold,
Hero raises to 2.76 BB,
fold,
SB raises to 9.28 BB,
fold,
Hero calls 6.52 BB
Flop: (19.56 BB, 2 players) 9
3
5
SB bets 9.78 BB,
Hero calls 9.78 BB
Turn: (39.12 BB, 2 players) 4
SB bets 15.56 BB,
Hero calls 15.56 BB
River: (70.24 BB, 2 players) K
SB checks,
Hero bets 30.12 BB
Turn feels uncomfortable. Vs his betsize and with my bdfd I think I have to peel. On the river I was thinking I want to put pressure on his one pairs, mainly TT-QQ, maybe 9xs and this is one of the worst hands I get here with.
Thinking about it now, the hands I want to value bet are very strong, basically sets+. Maybe it's a good spot to use a bigger bet size since his range often isn't better than 1 pair when he xs to me.
PokerStars - $0.50 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
BTN: 11.38 BB
SB: 107.38 BB
BB: 50 BB
Hero (UTG): 124.2 BB
MP: 86.02 BB
CO: 151.22 BB
SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 9
9
Hero raises to 2.6 BB,
fold,
CO raises to 7.2 BB,
fold,
fold,
fold,
Hero calls 4.6 BB
Flop: (15.9 BB, 2 players) 8
6
2
Hero checks,
CO bets 7 BB,
Hero calls 7 BB
Turn: (29.9 BB, 2 players) 3
Hero checks, CO checks
River: (29.9 BB, 2 players) J
Hero checks,
CO bets 11 BB,
Hero raises to 63.82 BB
On the river I think it makes sense for me to x flushes a decent amount of the time bc it does better than leading against the following parts of his range:
- Jx flop wiffs and over pairs that he can value bet and allow us to pile in more money
- Air balls eg. Ax he decides to b/x/b bluff
As far as bluffs I think my hand is one of the best options. Close to the top of my folding range with a heart. I don't think the heart is too relevant as blocker bc I doubt the IP player is checking back turn w/ a flush too often. It's better than not having one though and just serves as a good way to randomize.
Last edited by andees10; 03-21-2018 at 08:17 PM.