[MICRO] 10NL TJs 4b Pot - Micro Stakes Pot Limit and No Limit

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[MICRO] 10NL TJs 4b Pot

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05-15-2022 , 06:59 PM

Purple Hat

centurion

Join Date: Dec 2017 Posts: 138

Can i get a linecheck here? Villain is unknown. Not sure if we should be betting flop or not?

PokerStars, Hold'em No Limit - $0.05/$0.10 - 6 players
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UTG: $10.10 (101 bb)
MP: $11.37 (114 bb)
CO (Hero): $9.02 (90 bb)
BU: $11.03 (110 bb)
SB: $9.36 (94 bb)
BB: $18.22 (182 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($0.15) Hero is CO with T♦ J♦
UTG raises to $0.30, 1 fold, Hero 3-bets to $0.90, 3 players fold, UTG 4-bets to $2.20, Hero calls $1.30

Flop: ($4.55) 8♥ 5♥ 9♠ (2 players)
UTG checks, Hero checks

Turn: ($4.55) 7♥ (2 players)
UTG bets $2.10, Hero raises to $6.82 (all-in)

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05-17-2022 , 09:35 AM

slyless

Hand Evaluation Expert

Join Date: Dec 2021 Posts: 2,343

JTs is the bottom of our 3bet against UTG, and in many preflop charts, it is not recommended to 3bet this hand at all in these positions.
So it's definitely a fold to 4bet.

Usually 4bet from early positions is a premium range like KK+, part of QQ, AK.

Spoiler:

Against this range, I think checking would be a good play on the flop.

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05-17-2022 , 12:09 PM

moxterite

old hand

Join Date: Oct 2014 Posts: 1,696

I'd rather call a 4bet with JTs than, say, AQo. Sizing/pot odds and position are in your favour. Seems fine to me.

Your hand obviously has no showdown value so betting is going to be the only way to win. I do wonder if this flop is such an "obvious" one for you to bet that you probably won't get many immediate folds. But your main target is AK and similar. With an open ender plus two overs, I think I lean towards a bet but taking your equity can't be terrible

Note that there's a fair chance that UTG holds one (or two) of your outs

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