OOP to whale - hand analysis
09-30-2020
, 08:47 PM
Hey. As part of my learning proccess, and to help more beginner players here, I will be posting hand histories of mine with an analysis that I write afterwards,
So hopefully the more experienced players can share their opinions on the hand and the analysis.
Thanks to everyone who can help
Yatahay Network - $0.02 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
Hero (BB): 116.5 BB
UTG: 77.5 BB
CO: 111 BB
BTN: 121 BB
SB: 108.5 BB
SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 9
9
UTG calls 1 BB, fold, BTN raises to 3.5 BB, fold, Hero calls 2.5 BB, UTG calls 2.5 BB
MY PREFLOP ANALYSIS:
UTG is a whale (80/15 something like that) so my first thought is that we want this guy in the pot so flatting here is good. But:
- we are oop to both button and utg, so we will have to fold an enormous amount of flops.
- BB is a fit or fold fish, so even if we do hit a set chances are he is gonna fold and our implied odds don’t matter.
So 3betting here is probably a better option.
Flop: (11 BB, 3 players) 6 3
3
Hero checks, UTG checks, BTN bets 3 BB, Hero calls 3 BB, UTG calls 3 BB
MY FLOP ANALYSIS:
Me and the whale check and button bets extremely small. We are obviously not going anywhere - calling is optimal
Turn: (20 BB, 3 players) 4
Hero checks, UTG bets 10 BB, fold, Hero calls 10 BB
MY TURN ANALYSIS: Here is when things get tricky, the fit or fold whale donks half pot, and button folds.
We need to ask: knowing this type of passive player probably doesn't bluff this spot too much, but since he’s still a fish we can assume that he has tons of 6x, 5x, Ax, and 77-88 that might bet the turn, we are still not going anywhere and a call here is probably the right play.
River: (40 BB, 2 players) K
Hero checks, UTG bets 20 BB, Hero calls 20 BB
MY RIVER ANALYSIS: river is a mistake imo, since we know this kind of player under bluffs we can expect to lose here a huge amount of the time, I dont think he donks into 2 players and than barrels again with worse hands.
I should fold here.
So hopefully the more experienced players can share their opinions on the hand and the analysis.
Thanks to everyone who can help
Yatahay Network - $0.02 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
Hero (BB): 116.5 BB
UTG: 77.5 BB
CO: 111 BB
BTN: 121 BB
SB: 108.5 BB
SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 9
9 UTG calls 1 BB, fold, BTN raises to 3.5 BB, fold, Hero calls 2.5 BB, UTG calls 2.5 BB
MY PREFLOP ANALYSIS:
UTG is a whale (80/15 something like that) so my first thought is that we want this guy in the pot so flatting here is good. But:
- we are oop to both button and utg, so we will have to fold an enormous amount of flops.
- BB is a fit or fold fish, so even if we do hit a set chances are he is gonna fold and our implied odds don’t matter.
So 3betting here is probably a better option.
Flop: (11 BB, 3 players) 6
3 3 Hero checks, UTG checks, BTN bets 3 BB, Hero calls 3 BB, UTG calls 3 BB
MY FLOP ANALYSIS:
Me and the whale check and button bets extremely small. We are obviously not going anywhere - calling is optimal
Turn: (20 BB, 3 players) 4
Hero checks, UTG bets 10 BB, fold, Hero calls 10 BB
MY TURN ANALYSIS: Here is when things get tricky, the fit or fold whale donks half pot, and button folds.
We need to ask: knowing this type of passive player probably doesn't bluff this spot too much, but since he’s still a fish we can assume that he has tons of 6x, 5x, Ax, and 77-88 that might bet the turn, we are still not going anywhere and a call here is probably the right play.
River: (40 BB, 2 players) K
Hero checks, UTG bets 20 BB, Hero calls 20 BB
MY RIVER ANALYSIS: river is a mistake imo, since we know this kind of player under bluffs we can expect to lose here a huge amount of the time, I dont think he donks into 2 players and than barrels again with worse hands.
I should fold here.
10-01-2020
, 08:53 AM
well, if you say so... 
I'd 3bet preflop anyway, as played yeah, if your reads are good, fold river
I'd 3bet preflop anyway, as played yeah, if your reads are good, fold river