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06-12-2023 , 11:47 AM

iddqdd

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Join Date: May 2022 Posts: 26

Villain played quite tight and I thought he had QQ. What would you do in my place?

PokerStars, Hold'em No Limit - $0.05/$0.10 - 5 players
Hand delivered by Upswing Poker

UTG: $11.52 (115 bb)
CO (Hero): $11.31 (113 bb)
BU: $10.55 (106 bb)
SB: $10.00 (100 bb)
BB: $10.00 (100 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($0.15) Hero is CO with A♣ K♦
1 fold, Hero raises to $0.30, BTN 3-bets to $0.90, 2 players fold, Hero 4-bets to $2, BTN calls $1.10

Flop: ($4.15) K♥ J♣ A♠ (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN checks

Turn: ($4.15) 2♥ (2 players)
Hero bets $2.20, BTN calls $2.20

River: ($8.55) 4♦ (2 players)
Hero bets $2, BTN raises to $6.35 (all-in), Hero ??

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06-12-2023 , 12:16 PM

boulgakov

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Well, they are supposed to 3bet AJs, TT, QQ always, 99 often and not fold any of these hands, either stacking off or at least calling the 4bet. But is it really happening? In any case I think the small $1 range bet OTF is the standard play here, I don't see a reason to skip it.

As played folding the river seems ridiculous with top 2 pairs in a 4bet pot, even though tight microstakes players always "have it" and an extreme exploitative fold might be a thing. Maybe it's my selective memory, but usually I think "in theory, they need to bluff sometimes, so I will make the correct theoretical play and just call" and then I call and lose

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06-12-2023 , 12:39 PM

JoeyW

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Join Date: Feb 2023 Posts: 10

I think with 4bet pots if you have top pair your already almost to strong to fold, Villain could have QTs but you said playing tight so probably not. How aggressive was villain? would he do this with draws? but villain must no your strong too i doubt he does this with less than 2 pair, so probably Villains range AKs, AJs or JJ an maybe some QTs. hard one probably cant fold but i'd say it was JJ most likely

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06-12-2023 , 01:38 PM

YanasaurBBQ

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Almost never folding top 2 pair or even top pair in 4bp. He can have same hand, AQ, AJ, AT, KJ, KT, KQ, and who knows what else. I hope you didnt fold.

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06-12-2023 , 01:58 PM

Ceres

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bet flop jam turn

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06-12-2023 , 03:05 PM

iddqdd

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Originally Posted by YanasaurBBQ

Almost never folding top 2 pair or even top pair in 4bp. He can have same hand, AQ, AJ, AT, KJ, KT, KQ, and who knows what else. I hope you didnt fold.

I call and saw JJ

I felt that I would see them.

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06-12-2023 , 04:07 PM

YanasaurBBQ

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Originally Posted by iddqdd

I call and saw JJ

I felt that I would see them.

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Sure, that happens sometimes but theres no getting away from this hand in 4bp.

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06-12-2023 , 04:52 PM

dude45

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Originally Posted by iddqdd

I call and saw JJ

I felt that I would see them.

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AK is way to high in your range to ever fold against bets those sizes. sure you have JJ-AA and some TT and some QTs. So you do have several better hands to call with but AK is still a strong hand on that board

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06-12-2023 , 07:44 PM

moxterite

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Definitely cbet flop, it's not going to bet itself

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06-13-2023 , 04:22 AM

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TheGodson

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I'd size up your 4-bet a little more so that he makes a mistake if he decides to call with garbagy hands. As played, you need to c-bet flop as this board hits your range pretty hard. As played, turn is a good spot to bet. As played, jamming the river is best.

In BU and CO 4-bet pots the ranges should be much looser than other spots at the table. Your opponent should be willing to 3-bet/call a 4-bet with strong suited aces and high pocket pairs. So ATs-AQs should all be in your opponent's range. With your tiny 4-bet sizing, it may not be a mistake for an opponent to call pre with suited bluffs.

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06-13-2023 , 01:42 PM

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GMjunior

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Join Date: May 2023 Posts: 131

We should just jam river. Like why do we allow AQ to see a cheap showdown. As played call. Like if you lose you lose. You can't go folding top 2 here. You don't even have Q10 when you four bet. Like just he's going crazy with 9s

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