this seems to be the case for me a lot: I've got a short-med stack and my opponent check raises me. It seems like he's always tabling a set. Is there a better way to play these hands? and is there a way to recognize sets?

PokerStars - 9000/18000 Ante 2250 NL - Holdem - 7 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

CO: 31.77 BB (VPIP: 19.05, PFR: 13.98, 3Bet Preflop: 9.46, Hands: 191)
BTN: 100.79 BB (VPIP: 22.81, PFR: 18.18, 3Bet Preflop: 4.76, Hands: 57)
SB: 8.1 BB (VPIP: 13.73, PFR: 11.41, 3Bet Preflop: 3.51, Hands: 154)
BB: 24.66 BB (VPIP: 14.63, PFR: 12.66, 3Bet Preflop: 6.06, Hands: 82)
UTG: 27.79 BB (VPIP: 22.52, PFR: 12.84, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 154)
Hero (UTG+1): 27.64 BB
MP: 15.64 BB (VPIP: 14.12, PFR: 10.84, 3Bet Preflop: 9.09, Hands: 85)

7 players post ante of 0.13 BB, SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 2.37 BB) Hero has Q A

fold, Hero raises to 2.1 BB, fold, fold, BTN calls 2.1 BB, fold, fold

Flop: (6.57 BB, 2 players) 8 6 Q
Hero bets 3 BB, BTN raises to 10 BB, Hero raises to 25.41 BB and is all-in, BTN calls 15.41 BB

Turn: (57.4 BB, 2 players) A

River: (57.4 BB, 2 players) 5

Hero shows Q A (Two Pair, Aces and Queens)
(Pre 47%, Flop 2%, Turn 9%)
BTN shows 8 8 (Three of a Kind, Eights)
(Pre 53%, Flop 98%, Turn 91%)
BTN wins 57.4 BB

Nobody cares ... this ain't no bad beat forum.

Is this what you would consider this then because I actually asked question about the hand if you didn't read the opening post and I don't know if you've seen that I've posted 4 hands in the last 3 days, I'm not posting bad beats. But thank you for your input

No, there is no way to recognize sets. You can only assign the probability of V having a set based on his range, his actions and the board.

Standard. If you are bet/folding TPTK <30bb when you are the preflop raiser and get one caller, then you are overfolding.

That being said, a button flatter will usually have a range that does pretty well vs MP opens (compared to a flat from the bb).


Despite it being a cooler and youre never folding, I think its more +EV to bet/call flop and x turn, rather then 3b ai on the flop, despite about 50% of turn cards being not great.

I only 3b ai this because of the FT dynamics and that it was the chip leader x/r me. Letting me know that this is OK tho and not miss played is the answer I was hoping for. thanks

With SPR 4 you had not other chance. Fold on flop not possible, call is not solution, you would never fold on further streets even if on turn would not come A. There are so many drawing hands, which BTN could play the same way, much more than 88/66. I think you played it the best way.