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Playing draws aggressively in PKOs Playing draws aggressively in PKOs

04-11-2021 , 03:20 PM
Dara O'kearney is a big advocate of playing draws very aggressively in PKOs when you have a chance to win bounties, so I decided to try a line I might not have taken in a regular tourney. I'm just not sure the right balance between going after big pots and bounties on the one hand, and protecting a chip lead on the other. This hand is from a $5.50, 30% PKO turbo on Stars. I was sitting something like 3rd out of 90 at this point.

PokerStars - 1400/2800 Ante 350 NL - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

MP+1: 42.71 BB
CO: 40.01 BB
BTN: 24.63 BB
Hero (SB): 59.98 BB
BB: 9.64 BB
UTG: 26.09 BB
UTG+1: 25.31 BB
MP: 12.04 BB

8 players post ante of 0.13 BB, Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 2.5 BB) Hero has J A

fold, UTG+1 raises to 2 BB, fold, fold, fold, fold, Hero calls 1.5 BB, BB calls 1 BB

Flop: (7 BB, 3 players) A 6 Q
Hero checks, BB checks, UTG+1 bets 2.31 BB, Hero calls 2.31 BB, fold

Turn: (11.62 BB, 2 players) 7
Hero bets 55.54 BB and is all-in
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04-11-2021 , 04:58 PM
I think it makes more sense to check shove this on the turn. Villain has a lot of value hands and draws that we beat. Letting him bet also makes the stack to pot ratio more natural to allow the shove too
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04-11-2021 , 08:53 PM
What value hands does UTG1 bet multiway that you would define as a lot? Also what draws exactly?
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04-12-2021 , 05:27 PM
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Originally Posted by AllStreets2Rio
I think it makes more sense to check shove this on the turn. Villain has a lot of value hands and draws that we beat. Letting him bet also makes the stack to pot ratio more natural to allow the shove too
I think you're right, assuming he's going to barrel often. But this is a standard small CB spot on a flop that's better for his range, so he could check behind on the turn often. The purpose of shoving is to ensure I get his chips and bounty into the pot with outs to the nuts if I'm behind AK/AQ.
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