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10NL, KQ OOP flops TP turns top 2 river completes a flush 10NL, KQ OOP flops TP turns top 2 river completes a flush

01-06-2008 , 02:05 AM
I'm not sure I like any of my play in this hand. Villain is 23/11/3.6 over <100 hands, no other real reads on his image or mine.

1) KQo is not a hand I like to play out of position to a preflop raiser.

2) Check-raising with TP2K ... it's great when you don't get called.

3) My turn bet is totally donktastic, but I'm not sure what the best bet size is there with a $5.45 pot and $7.80 in effective stacks. Clearly with that turn I'm trying to get all in - what's the best way to do it?

4) The river was not a good card. I'm folding there to less than a shove because that is the flush 95% of the time at 10 NL. I only have to be ahead 28% of the time to break even on my call. Not sure if I'm ahead that much (only have 3k hands at 10NL and another 5k at 5NL, just came over from STTs). I've already noticed that any two suited is the nuts to many of my opponents.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (8 handed) Poker Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

UTG ($8)
UTG+1 ($17.70)
MP1 ($9)
MP2 ($10.30)
CO ($8.85)
Button ($10.65)
SB ($5)
Hero ($11.50)

Preflop: Hero is BB with Q, K.
UTG calls $0.10, 2 folds, MP2 raises to $0.4, 3 folds, Hero calls $0.30, UTG calls $0.30.

Flop: ($1.25) 3, 7, K (3 players)
Hero checks, UTG checks, MP2 bets $0.7, Hero raises to $2.1, UTG folds, MP2 calls $1.40.

Turn: ($5.45) Q (2 players)
Hero bets $2, MP2 calls $2.

River: ($9.45) 5 (2 players)
Hero checks, MP2 bets $5.8 (All-In), Hero calls $5.80.

Final Pot: $21.05
10NL, KQ OOP flops TP turns top 2 river completes a flush Quote
01-06-2008 , 02:19 AM
I probably don't c/r this much. As played, I would have lead out for more on the turn (probably $4ish). I'm not sure why you bet so small there. If he calls, there's no way I'm getting away when the flush card hits.

Last edited by agent_fish; 01-06-2008 at 02:24 AM. Reason: I mean I would just go all in on the river.
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01-06-2008 , 02:25 AM
Would villain lead out and then call the flop raise with just a flush draw? I'm guessing he had to have A7 or at least a flush+gut shot straight draw (assuming he doesn't have trips--a possibility--or two pair--unlikely). I guess you could have made a bigger flop raise to give a draw worse odds, but that risks the chance that he already made a hand. With only TP2K I'd think about calling to keep the pot small.

As played, turn bet could be bigger--you had five outs to improve your hand and you caught one, why not bet the pot or close to it? If you think he's on a draw, he's probably got a lot of outs (flush+straight draw or two pair/trip outs), and you give him decent odds. That bet won't force out a better hand or force a drawing hand to make a mistake.

I suppose you have to call the river.
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01-06-2008 , 03:25 AM
I bet around 4 bucks or so on Turn, and shove river. I prefer to shove river, because Villian is calling with way more than he is betting with.
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01-06-2008 , 04:01 AM
Definitely bet the pot or close to it on the turn; that makes him fold any draws and you take down a reasonable pot. If he shoves, you have to call, of course. A set was going to stack you in any case.

Probably a mistake to give someone the odds to draw at a flush when you have 2 pair . . . just sayin'.
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01-06-2008 , 05:40 AM
don't like preflop
bet more on the turn
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