1.
$30 40k on acr, 1 of 31 remaining of 1226 entrants, 8 handed
utg- 26bb
utg1- 84bb hero w/ ako 2.1x
mp- 38bb folds
hj- 33bb 6.5bb 3bet
co- 24bb shoves
btn- 39bb
sb-22bb
bb-20bb

folds back to me.. 3better is nitty reg and cold 4bettor is unknown. can we find a fold here with ako??

2.
$30 40k on acr, 2 of 18 remaining of 1226 entrants, 9 handed
utg- 23bb
utg1- 57bb hero with jj 2.2x
mp- 17bb
lj-23bb
hj-15bb
co-46bb calls
btn- 54bb calls
sb- 76bb
bb- 42bb calls

4way to t79r, i cbet halfpot (5bb) and btn raises to 12bb, folds back to hero..??

we block the obvious big semi bluff qj, no real info or stats on villian, could of flatted first with slightly higher pair and could have any of the 3 sets.. fold jj here?

1) I'm calling pretty quickly. CO raise could well be a wide ISO here, and even though the 3better is a nit he has to be fairly wide here with 6.5BB. If either show up with AA or KK so be it; we still have a very workable stack if we lose.
2) I'm calling and eval turn given price. We have 6 outs to any sets or 2 pair, and he may well be on a semi bluff draw like A8, or even over valuing AT.

1. what makes u think a nit that never 3bets has to be fairly wide there? My concern wasn't really flipping for 24bb but i wouldnt wanna flip for 33bb with some of my cards dead.

oh sorry misread it, I thought he had 6.5bb; yeah this is much closer. You have blockers for AA, KK, but it might be a nit fold if we think CO has been paying attention to the nit. Not sure I ever find it.

In hand 2 is cbet best? Four ways I could see the appeal of checking.

in the moment my first thought was to check, but didnt wanna lose initiative vs 2 in-position players and/or give a free card to the bb with a random 8x

So you have no reads/stats on anyone at this table/villains ?
Hand 1) I would fold esp if field is soft (which I guess it is )
Hand 2) i will start with a check/call.


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H1: is very close, given your position opening in LP and having a nit reg 3 bet then a 24bb shove, I think we can fold. We're flipping at best. I'd look for a better spot, although I would probably be very tempted to call.

H2: I doubt that the BTN has an overpair, but I also like checking back flop. BTN could be a thinking player knowing that flop doesn't hit your range too often (while being beneficial to their range) and a raise could make you fold an overpair or AK, AQ type hands. Check-call and re-evaluate.

I do like check-call best. Him 3betting me 4way is less likely to be a naked 8 here imo, esp for fishy small sizing

H2: It's difficult to check back that flop with JJ 4-ways as you need to thin the field a bit to retain your showdown value. If everyone checks behind, there's 16 cards that can put you in a really gross spot with JJ (A/K/Q/6).

I guess it's really dependent on how active the table is. Do you feel confident that someone behind is going to bet any pair? If so, check/call is OK. If the table's been passive, I'm definitely going to cbet here.