Do I have better hands in my range to call this river bet with?
08-12-2018
, 11:46 AM
I'm wondering if this should be a fold. The hand in question was at a live tournament, my opponent is a better than average player that I have some history with. In this hand we are playing about 100 blinds deep.
Blinds: 25/50
Hero: 7000
Villain: 7000
Preflop: Hero raises to 125 UTG with A
Q
Villain 3Bets to 525 from SB
Hero calls
Everyone else folds.
Flop: J 9
2
Villain checks
Hero Bets 375
Villian Calls
Turn: 6
Villain checks
Hero checks
River: 5
Villain bets 1700
Almost a full pot bet, but I figure he isn't betting JJ or 99 almost full pot with three spades on the board, I'd expect more of a half pot size bet if he had one of those hands. A straight is out of the question, as I haven't seen this player get out of line and 3Bet preflop with suited connectors. Also, a straight would have a similar bet size of a set on this board, with a flush on the board. So really he's repping a hand like AK that could have floated the flop with two over cards and a backdoor flush/straight draw, or have a hand like KQ with a backdoor flush draw, two overs and a gutshot to a T. Either seem like viable hands in his range. From my past experience with this player, he often puts his chips into the pot when involved in a pot.
Anyways, I tank for about 2 minutes, and the entire time he's having casual conversation with the player next to him (not that I go for live reads). I eventually make the call and he rolls over KQ
.
My question is: are there better hands in my range that can call with here? I don't have any spade blockers and I block some of his missed straight draws, so for that reason I think this call was incorrect in the long run, even if I scooped the pot this time. Thanks for the help.
Blinds: 25/50
Hero: 7000
Villain: 7000
Preflop: Hero raises to 125 UTG with A
QVillain 3Bets to 525 from SB
Hero calls
Everyone else folds.
Flop: J
9 2Villain checks
Hero Bets 375
Villian Calls
Turn: 6
Villain checks
Hero checks
River: 5
Villain bets 1700
Almost a full pot bet, but I figure he isn't betting JJ or 99 almost full pot with three spades on the board, I'd expect more of a half pot size bet if he had one of those hands. A straight is out of the question, as I haven't seen this player get out of line and 3Bet preflop with suited connectors. Also, a straight would have a similar bet size of a set on this board, with a flush on the board. So really he's repping a hand like A
K that could have floated the flop with two over cards and a backdoor flush/straight draw, or have a hand like KQ with a backdoor flush draw, two overs and a gutshot to a T. Either seem like viable hands in his range. From my past experience with this player, he often puts his chips into the pot when involved in a pot.Anyways, I tank for about 2 minutes, and the entire time he's having casual conversation with the player next to him (not that I go for live reads). I eventually make the call and he rolls over K
Q.My question is: are there better hands in my range that can call with here? I don't have any spade blockers and I block some of his missed straight draws, so for that reason I think this call was incorrect in the long run, even if I scooped the pot this time. Thanks for the help.
08-12-2018
, 03:44 PM
(FYI just my opinion and i dont claim to be correct but just my thoughts) so deep and open - calling a 3bet UTG - theres tons of strong hands in our range that calls this river. If we have AJ+ 10's & QQ+ i think we have to sigh call when the unfortunate flush hits the river. Personally im not sure that our call with AQ is long term profitable as theres going to be tons in his SB 3betting range that dominates us. i mean, nice call though.
