PokerStars - $0.05 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by Holdem Manager
BTN: $9.53 (190.6 bb)
Hero (SB): $8.16 (163.2 bb)
BB: $15.64 (312.8 bb)
UTG: $8.73 (174.6 bb)
MP: $5.96 (119.2 bb)
CO: $6.13 (122.6 bb)
Hero posts SB $0.02, BB posts $0.05
Pre Flop: (pot: $0.07) Hero has Q
J
4 folds,
Hero raises to $0.15, BB calls $0.10
Flop: ($0.30, 2 players) 4
K
4
Hero bets $0.20, BB calls $0.20
Turn: ($0.70, 2 players) T
Hero checks,
BB bets $0.34,
Hero raises to $1.35, fold
Results: $1.38 pot ($0.06 rake)
Final Board: 4
K
4
T
Hero wins $1.32
Preflop:
I open QJo in the SB and the BB calls.
Flop:
I flop nothing, but the King does hit my perceived range plus I can have all pocket pairs AA-44. I do have a medium backdoor flushdraw with my Jack of hearts. I cbet $0.20 into $0.30. If he calls he's got a lot of pocket pairs and Aces still that I can probably make fold on a later street. Plus Q high might be the best hand.
Turn:
The turn is a Ten and brings a 2nd flushdraw. My cbet didn't mean too much, but if I bet here he needs something to continue, and he will fold a lot of aces and pocket pairs he is holding still. But I was thinking I can still make all of those fold on the river if the turn goes check-check, and I make a reasonable bet on the river. That would represent some slowplayed turns and thinner valuebets. And I do get a free card in case he hit the ten and checks. If I check, it says hey I am giving up, and I think he will bet a big part of his preflop range which in this blind vs blind situation is very wide. So if he doesn't check back, his range contains a lot of bluffs and weak hands that I can make fold with a raise, which is what happened. He made a smallish bet of almost 1/2 pot, which to me says he is trying to take it away or valuebetting very thin and will fold to a raise a lot of the time. I am worried though he will call a raise with a flushdraw, but then again I am even ahead against some flushdraws. I do think I could have gone smaller with the betsizing: I bet $1.35 into $1.04. Anyway, he folds.
It was a dilemma whether to bet the turn, but I was afraid he was afraid he will raise me off my hand with a flushdraw. But if he calls my check-raise with a flushdraw, what am I going to do on a spade or heart river?