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03-03-2015 , 04:48 PM

Kid 'n Play

centurion

Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 115

Bovada Zoom - $0.05 NL - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BB: $8.71
UTG: $2.44
MP: $2.94
CO: $15.86
BTN: $4.64
Hero (SB): $9.51

Hero posts SB $0.02, BB posts BB $0.05

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.07) Hero has A

UTG raises to $0.15, fold, fold, fold, Hero calls $0.13, BB calls $0.10

Flop: ($0.45, 3 players) K

Hero checks, BB checks, UTG checks

Turn: ($0.45, 3 players) 4

Hero?

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03-03-2015 , 04:49 PM

strikershank

old hand

Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 1,457

? really???? bet. and bet flop given multiway pot with a potential draw and two cards that could have paired up villains.

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03-03-2015 , 08:51 PM

Young MC

newbie

Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 30

Easy bet here considering the action. Turn card is harmless and very unlikely anyone's slow playing such a draw-heavy board. Should be donking flop some % of the time in these spots, your hand has value, hand strength is hidden, and you're up against a ton of draws.

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03-03-2015 , 10:44 PM

Hasty

journeyman

Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 351

Bet flop since you have the Ah as a blocker also and u have bdfd to the nuts with the best kicker . The only potential set could be 3's vs sb call and UTG could have QA,KA, QQ, one type of Kk that beats you with a lot other pocket pairs and JA, QK and other suited Broadways.

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03-03-2015 , 11:43 PM

Brokenstars

Verified Coach NLHE

Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 16,323

Checking and betting both have reasons. At 5nl, leaning more towards betting is going to be better.

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03-04-2015 , 01:01 AM

Hasty

journeyman

Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 351

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Originally Posted by Brokenstars

Checking and betting both have reasons. At 5nl, leaning more towards betting is going to be better.

I definitely will bet, there is no need to balance hand ranges against unknowns. If he faces resistance which i highly doubt since his got the K as a blocker, he has to protect his hands majority of the time. There are less flush draws plus if someone was chasing a straight he is blocking it with an A.

If he knew him as a regular and knew his hand range quite well, i'd consider checking back for value.

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