Just fold

Best case scenario is like T9ss

Betonline, 5NL

Villain had VPIP of 55% over several dozen hands, was playing tons of hands. I had seen him donk plenty of flops that he hit, so I initially interpreted his flop check as relative weakness. When he called my flop bet, I put him on a weak ace, a queen, or a flush draw and figured I'd get value with my better kicker.

UTG ($5)
MP ($5)
CO ($5)
Button ($1.88)
SB ($5)
Hero (BB) ($5.46)

Preflop: Hero is BB with A, J
1 fold, MP calls $0.05, 1 fold, Button calls $0.05, 1 fold, Hero raises to $0.18, MP calls $0.18, Button calls $0.18

Flop: ($0.66) Q, A, 6 (3 players)
MP checks, Button bets $0.15, Hero raises to $0.49, Button calls $0.49, 1 fold

Turn: ($1.79) A (2 players)
Hero bets $0.73, Button calls $0.73

Total pot: $3.25

River: ($1.79) 4 (2 players)
Hero bets $1.42, Button calls all-in

PF if you are raising here you want to raise more. Some games I might only raise AQ+ here. But if you are raising, you need to go higher, maybe $0.25.

After he limps and sb folds, your 0.18 raise gives him good odds to call wide. $0.25 in the pot and he only has to call $0.12. That's just over 2-1 in the call, plus he has position. While your AJ is ahead of his limping range, it's not that far ahead. You need to raise more.

Flop seems OK but is easier to play if you raise more preflop. If you make it $0.25 before the Flop then when the Flop comes down you can bet or bet call, and then you're getting in stacks on the turn.

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Villains were unknown. In this standard?

totally standard, but three bet bigger pre

Do we want hero to bet bigger because he is in the small blind? When I look at this it seems like if hero was on the button and the raise was from middle position his 3 bet size looks about right to me. I guess he should go bigger if he's in the small blind and out of position. How big do you think? 2.50?

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Hi everyone

Is this a good spot for a light 4 bet? Only had 24 hands on villain but he had 3b of 20%. I thought about calling but thought with being out of position and given v's stats that a 4b might be best to take it down right there. Also any thoughts on the sizing?

Thanks

PokerStars - $0.02 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 104.5 BB (VPIP: 20.00, PFR: 20.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 5)
Hero (SB): 105.5 BB
BB: 110.5 BB (VPIP: 29.17, PFR: 16.67, 3Bet Preflop: 20.00, Hands: 24)
UTG: 260.5 BB
MP: 105.5 BB (VPIP: 20.00, PFR: 20.00, 3Bet Preflop: 25.00, Hands: 10)
CO: 678.5 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 2)

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has A 5

fold, fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 2.5 BB, BB raises to 9 BB, Hero raises to 23 BB, BB raises to 47.5 BB, fold

BB wins 46 BB

24 hand sample lol

Fold

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You can call the 3bet, A5s is a good hand

Thanks both

Felt a bit lost on what to do in this hand in all spots, feel like I played this wrong. Any thoughts appreciated.
I thought about calling the AKo but being out of position in a multiway pot I thought best to raise.
On the flop I thought a bet would be best given the money in the pot.

PokerStars - $0.02 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 176.5 BB (VPIP: 23.08, PFR: 7.69, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 13)
SB: 157.5 BB (VPIP: 14.29, PFR: 9.52, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 21)
Hero (BB): 138 BB
UTG: 220 BB
MP: 125 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 7)
CO: 73 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 2)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has A K

UTG raises to 3 BB, MP calls 3 BB, fold, fold, SB calls 2.5 BB, Hero raises to 13 BB, fold, fold, SB calls 10 BB

Flop: (32 BB, 2 players) 9 7 9
SB checks, Hero bets 15.5 BB, SB calls 15.5 BB

Turn: (63 BB, 2 players) T
SB checks, Hero bets 30.5 BB, SB raises to 61 BB, fold

SB wins 119.5 BB

This board favors his range quite heavily so we have to check fold here ott. It helps if we have some extra draws as well. Say hypothetically at least a gssd, but even still it gets expensive and will we really get paid when fish always put you on AK. speaking of which this isn't exploitive because you're oop and as Phil Ivey put it "even my grandma can out play me oop!"

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That's great, thanks for the feedback

Sorry for all the questions - i'm playing Zoom 2nl at the moment and only played about 3000 hands there so far.

I have two hands here and I'm not sure if I should have got away from these. I'd appreciate any thoughts.

The first hand I thought he could be playing straights like this and so called which might have been a bad call. It's probably a bit too light an open from the HJ as well.

PokerStars - $0.02 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 104.5 BB (VPIP: 7.69, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 13)
SB: 117 BB (VPIP: 13.79, PFR: 10.34, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 29)
BB: 121.5 BB (VPIP: 42.31, PFR: 38.46, 3Bet Preflop: 11.11, Hands: 29)
UTG: 160.5 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 6)
Hero (MP): 177 BB
CO: 319 BB (VPIP: 33.33, PFR: 33.33, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 6)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 8 7

fold, Hero raises to 3 BB, fold, BTN calls 3 BB, fold, fold

Flop: (7.5 BB, 2 players) J 9 K
Hero bets 3.5 BB, BTN calls 3.5 BB

Turn: (14.5 BB, 2 players) T
Hero bets 9 BB, BTN calls 9 BB

River: (32.5 BB, 2 players) Q
Hero bets 20 BB, BTN raises to 50 BB, Hero calls 30 BB

BTN shows T K (Straight Flush, King High)
(Pre 64%, Flop 89%, Turn 28%)
Hero mucks 8 7 (Flush, Queen High)
(Pre 36%, Flop 11%, Turn 72%)
BTN wins 128 BB

Second hand:

PokerStars - $0.02 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 154.5 BB (VPIP: 100.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 1)
SB: 179 BB
BB: 151.5 BB
UTG: 46.5 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 5)
MP: 185.5 BB (VPIP: 11.11, PFR: 11.11, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 18)
Hero (CO): 148 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has A A

fold, MP raises to 3 BB, Hero raises to 9 BB, BTN calls 9 BB, fold, fold, MP calls 6 BB

Flop: (28.5 BB, 3 players) 9 4 Q
MP checks, Hero bets 18 BB, fold, MP calls 18 BB

Turn: (64.5 BB, 2 players) 7
MP checks, Hero bets 57 BB, MP raises to 158.5 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 64 BB and is all-in

River: (306.5 BB, 2 players) 6

MP shows 9 9 (Three of a Kind, Nines)
(Pre 19%, Flop 91%, Turn 95%)
Hero shows A A (One Pair, Aces)
(Pre 81%, Flop 9%, Turn 5%)
MP wins 296 BB

With the flush hand, this is a situation where the villain is probably not going to be raising the river with worse. The micros are certainly notorious for villains overvaluing their hands, so it's definitely possible he has a worse flush or a straight, but not sure how often. If you had the nut flush, I'd feel much better about the call.

Hand two - even though Aces are a strong hand, they are only one pair. There are some (bad) players that like to shove with top pair, so you're ahead of them, but most of the time I'd say that you'd probably have a better hand than one pair before stacking off.

That board is the ultimate reversed implied odds board for 78s I laughed. If a T drops and you see action you're liklye beat. It takes a ninja to fold this and aces on that ragged board.

Ps you're super welcome!

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Hand 1- bet flop a lot smaller or bigger. Turn I’d size down a bit. River is a bit dicey but is probably a bet fold at 2NL.

Hand 2- you should be betting small not big on this flop. I’m not surprised he ends up showing something like 99 because of your sizings on two streets, it’s obvious to the other player that you have KK+.

Bet a normal sizing with your whole range, probably about or just under half pot on the flop and about 60% on the turn. This allows him to call his bluffcatchers and it’ll stop him being able to fold a worse hand without any real concern.

Imagine you were the other player and your facing bets this big- you’re probably not calling the turn with even AQs are you?

Winning Poker Network (Yatahay) - $0.10 NL - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

UTG: $14.37 (VPIP: 22.22, PFR: 22.22, 3Bet Preflop: 6.25, Hands: 56)
UTG+1: $12.50 (VPIP: 34.62, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 27)
MP: $11.19 (VPIP: 18.29, PFR: 10.98, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 82)
MP+1: $3.35 (VPIP: 33.33, PFR: 2.78, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 73)
MP+2: $18.13 (VPIP: 19.81, PFR: 15.75, 3Bet Preflop: 7.79, Hands: 425)
Hero (CO): $25.26
BTN: $9.27 (VPIP: 25.00, PFR: 6.25, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 17)
SB: $4.05 (VPIP: 6.62, PFR: 3.68, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 142)
BB: $6.21 (VPIP: 27.45, PFR: 6.86, 3Bet Preflop: 2.00, Hands: 104)

SB posts SB $0.05, BB posts BB $0.10

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.15) Hero has 2 2

fold, fold, fold, MP+1 raises to $0.20, fold, Hero should call here like EVERY time?

Yeah, no likely squeezers behind and villain has a likely very nutted range that you can stack with a set just by flatting a minraise.

Are we happy with a fold here? Playing Zoom so not a lot of hands on this guy, first thoughts are that we should probably fold turn, plenty of aces in his range and treat as a delayed cbet?

Thanks, apologies for absolute noob question


PokerStars - $0.02 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: $3.96 (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 2)
SB: $4.72 (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 4)
BB: $2.82
Hero (UTG): $7.47
MP: $2.73 (VPIP: 13.64, PFR: 13.64, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 22)
CO: $3.54 (VPIP: 20.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 5)

SB posts SB $0.01, BB posts BB $0.02

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.03) Hero has Q K

Hero raises to $0.06, fold, CO calls $0.06, fold, fold, fold

Flop: ($0.15, 2 players) 4 K A
Hero checks, CO checks

Turn: ($0.15, 2 players) J
Hero checks, CO bets $0.14, Hero calls $0.14

River: ($0.43, 2 players) 5
Hero checks, CO bets $0.41, fold

nh. never doing anything other than calling the turn. folding river is probably the right play readless at 2nl. however, when you move up in stakes, you may have to call here because KQ is one of the best hands you will get to the river with like this.

couple quick line checks.

Hand 1:

River is an easy check back right? i put myself in a disgusting spot by betting because when he raises especially for this amount we're just always beat.


hand 2:


because we're 185 blinds effective i hate my 3bet on the flop. i was kind of just on autopilot. villain was splashing around a little bit and i was just thinking to try and GII against his flush draws, queens, and sets and win most of the time. wasn't really thinking about how many more bets could go until we get stacks in.

AP fold turn??


hand 3:


fold turn? the donk bet threw me off on this board texture. this hand is from 200nl and ironically, the recs at this stake in particular are probably the worst that you will see on this site. i'm guessing that they're live players that figure since they play 1/2 at the casino they might as well do the same thing on the interwebs. so since i've never seen this guy before and he starts the hand with less than 50bb i'm assuming he's one of those guys. so when we see a 1/2 rec at the casino take this line - limp call donk flop means we should just give him credit for TPWK?

hand 4:


i block flush draws and straights with the T but we're multiway and i'm expecting to usually have the best hand and to usually get called at least once. so i pot the flop for value and to set up a turn shove if the board bricks or i make my straight. look ok?

Absolutely fine imo , we still want bluffs vs unknowns.

PokerStars - $0.02 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: $1.83
SB: $2.64 (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 2)
BB: $2.05 (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 3)
UTG: $2.84 (VPIP: 11.11, PFR: 11.11, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 18)
Hero (MP): $2.31
CO: $2.32 (VPIP: 100.00, PFR: 100.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 1)

SB posts SB $0.01, BB posts BB $0.02

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.03) Hero has Q A

fold, Hero raises to $0.06, CO raises to $0.10, fold, fold, fold, Hero calls $0.04

Flop: ($0.23, 2 players) A 4 K
Hero bets $0.11, CO calls $0.11

Turn: ($0.45, 2 players) 6
Hero bets $0.22, CO calls $0.22

River: ($0.89, 2 players) 9
Hero checks, CO bets $1.89 and is all-in, fold,

You should basically never donk in HU pot, rest the hand is ok