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02-24-2021 , 02:51 PM

Tamol

adept

Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 785

PokerStars Zoom, Hold'em No Limit - $0.08/$0.16 - 6 players
Replay this hand on Upswing Poker

UTG: $16.08 (101 bb)
MP (Hero): $16.48 (103 bb)
CO: $14.37 (90 bb)
BU: $12.51 (78 bb)
SB: $17.15 (107 bb)
BB: $18.68 (117 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($0.24) Hero is MP with J♥ A♥
1 fold, Hero raises to $0.48, CO calls $0.48, BTN calls $0.48, SB 3-bets to $2.88, 1 fold, Hero calls $2.40, 2 players fold

Flop: ($6.88) A♦ 5♠ 6♠ (2 players)
SB bets $2.17, Hero calls $2.17

Turn: ($11.22) A♠ (2 players)
SB bets $3.54, Hero calls $3.54

River: ($18.30) 9♦ (2 players)
SB bets $8.56 (all-in)[/b]

Hero...?

Not sure if you could make a case for folding pre with two others behind me to act, however don't think so as they both flatted so it's unlikely they would 4bet...could be wrong however.

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02-24-2021 , 03:00 PM

adriang

adept

Join Date: Jun 2015 Posts: 928

I click "Call".

As a rule whenever your hand is ahead of some of V's value range you gotta call. He can have a better A, he can also have ATs or A4s. I guess 78s and KsQs are possible but whatever, you gots trips.

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02-24-2021 , 03:28 PM

balanced

centurion

Join Date: Feb 2021 Posts: 142

Hey, buddy.

I don't know about preflop. But I checked on a sim I have UTGxSB (3BP), and even there it's a pure fold OTR. So, it's probably a fold here as well.

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02-25-2021 , 03:46 PM

Tamol

adept

Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 785

Thanks guys, I called and he showed AK.

I think it was a pretty spewy call upon reflection, at the time I thought he could of had qq/jj with a spade (which is already a thin call if I'm putting him on two hands), but then I thought my hand is pretty face up if they hold a spade - so would someone really try to make me fold trips here as a bluff? Unlikely

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02-25-2021 , 03:55 PM

sinnaJ

old hand

Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 1,458

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Originally Posted by balanced

Hey, buddy.

I don't know about preflop. But I checked on a sim I have UTGxSB (3BP), and even there it's a pure fold OTR. So, it's probably a fold here as well.

I take that SPR and villains betsizes are not really reflective of your regular 3bp UTG SB scenario. Id expect solver to call a decent amount here if you adjust for that. NVM: with villains probably very tight 3bet and our narrow calling range this is just a pure fold on river

That said i expect your average micro reg to undersqueeze and underbluff river so folding should be good.

Last edited by sinnaJ; 02-25-2021 at 04:08 PM.

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