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I would say a fold. As you said these guys are showing aggression often without nuts. Given rather big pre bet I think it is TT - QQ often. I doubt it is only a draw (AQhx+).

His hand does look strong but his bet sizing is decreasing. Hes gone from pot to half pot. Its hard to interpret what that means but he probably doesn't love the flush, and he may even be doing this with 88-99 , as most players feel that checking on the turn is giving up.
Given his small turn bet id call and see what he does on the river.

It's a call.

I also interpret that villain does have overs or set and is now afraid of the flush. But I think fish seldom double barrels with middle pair. But yeah it is close as the odds are good and we have position.

Had no stats on him. Should i have folded the turn?


Poker Stars $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 2502030
DeucesCracked Poker Videos Hand History Converter

BTN: $27.30
SB: $18.97
BB: $29.64
Hero (UTG): $37.23
MP: $34.83
CO: $31.03

Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is UTG with K K
Hero raises to $1, MP calls $1, 4 folds

Flop: ($2.35) 2 8 7 (2 players)
Hero bets $1.34, MP calls $1.34

Turn: ($5.03) 9 (2 players)
Hero bets $4, MP raises to $9.50, Hero calls $5.50

River: ($24.03) 4 (2 players)
Hero checks, MP bets $22.99 all in, Hero folds

Yes baluga theorem.

Fold turn, he's completely unbalanced towards a flush always.
Atleast you folded river, pat yourself on the back for that.

It doesn't matter if he's giving you great pot odds if you are 100% drawing dead.

I would bet a tad bigger OTF. Other than that I think you played well. The river card is not a great for continue bluffing, so without other info I think fold is good.

What do you think about the sizings here? I tried to squeeze value from any pair he could have. Is it too small vs fishy player? He was kind of loose passive player though, not your average whale.
I guess the optimal bet sizing here would be: 3-3.5 OTF. Then bet big OTT when we hit and jam river.

Microgaming - €0.50 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (BB): €63.10
UTG: €30.54 (VPIP: 32.66, PFR: 20.60, 3Bet Preflop: 1.67, Hands: 204)
CO: €42.11 (VPIP: 43.75, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 33)
BTN: €40.43 (VPIP: 29.81, PFR: 12.50, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 105)
SB: €16.01 (VPIP: 55.43, PFR: 1.71, 3Bet Preflop: 1.10, Hands: 175)

SB posts SB €0.25, Hero posts BB €0.50

Pre Flop: (pot: €0.75) Hero has J Q

fold, CO calls €0.50, BTN calls €0.50, fold, Hero raises to €2.50, fold, BTN calls €2.00

Flop: (€5.75, 2 players) 9 T 7
Hero bets €2.75, BTN calls €2.75

Turn: (€11.25, 2 players) K
Hero bets €6.50, BTN calls €6.50

River: (€24.25, 2 players) 6
Hero bets €10.00, BTN calls €10.00

As you said bit bigger otf is probably better. But that depends on his fcbet% .
As played probably a bit bigger on river.
Btw nice table selection. Not one good player between them.
What site is that ? Is it uncommon to see a table that good there ?

His FTCB is 60%. DC introduced a concept of "Betting big, but losing more money with xf's and failed cbets". So i'm not sure if it's better to bet small, and get the money in with big bets OTT & OTR.
Those tables are pretty rare indeed. My site is part of the Microgaming network.
Site is good but takes a lot of time to table select. They don't have waiting lists on the tables. So if you want to get good tables you have to start them. That's how you get tables like these. Network doesn't offer as much RB as iPoker, so there are less grinders on the site imo. Software is the nuts also.

This is a spot where i pretty much auto checked. Do you think it would be a spot where we can bluff villain off from a better hand?
That small 3b sizing is quite bluffy from my experience. But at the same time i don't know what worse he could have. He might call with Qx, meaning our bluffs will be -EV. Only KJs KTs have missed then. He could also have JJ, TT or 88 or 9T.

Microgaming - €0.50 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

CO: €76.96 (VPIP: 25.83, PFR: 22.51, 3Bet Preflop: 11.43, Hands: 278)
Hero (BTN): €50.75
SB: €50.50 (VPIP: 31.11, PFR: 24.44, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 47)
BB: €29.76 (VPIP: 28.21, PFR: 17.87, 3Bet Preflop: 1.04, Hands: 326)
UTG: €50.75 (VPIP: 33.33, PFR: 25.93, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 29)

SB posts SB €0.25, BB posts BB €0.50

Pre Flop: (pot: €0.75) Hero has 9 8

fold, fold, Hero raises to €1.25, SB raises to €3.50, fold, Hero calls €2.25

Flop: (€7.50, 2 players) 9 6 5
SB bets €4.50, Hero calls €4.50

Turn: (€16.50, 2 players) Q
SB checks, Hero bets €8.75, SB calls €8.75

River: (€34.00, 2 players) A
SB checks, Hero checks

Betting turn makes no sense.

If you bet here you are betting 100% of your range.

As played you pretty much have to turn your hand into a bluff and bet river because u have 0% SDV.

River bet is far too small.

Vs unknowns (Blaze poker). It has fishy player pool, no huds allowed. That's why i 4-bet that amount, think there's the opportunity that i get called when i 4b.

UTG: 9.39€
MP: 12.68€
CO: 10.28€
BTN:
SB:
BB (HERO): QQ
UTG opens to 0.3€, MP calls, CO 3-bets to 1€, fold, fold, Hero (BB) 4-bets to 2.7€, fold fold, CO jams, hero calls.

Jam fine or should we flat?

I assume you mean "4bet fine or should we flat ".
I think its fine. Flatting 3bet oop keeps MP in and makes flop very tough.
Call all in

Call instead.

Why push UTG out who's a fish? Also from these positions it's always AK+ anyway

xc line fine? will be chop very often imo. would hate to get raised.

Microgaming - €0.50 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: €52.64 (VPIP: 27.25, PFR: 23.11, 3Bet Preflop: 10.03, Hands: 784)
SB: €54.09 (VPIP: 23.08, PFR: 19.05, 3Bet Preflop: 8.41, Hands: 285)
BB: €110.08 (VPIP: 33.33, PFR: 23.08, 3Bet Preflop: 17.65, Hands: 40)
Hero (UTG): €59.12
CO: €78.47 (VPIP: 21.71, PFR: 20.16, 3Bet Preflop: 17.95, Hands: 132)

SB posts SB €0.25, BB posts BB €0.50

Pre Flop: (pot: €0.75) Hero has A T

Hero raises to €1.50, CO calls €1.50, fold, fold, fold

Flop: (€3.75, 2 players) 9 A 9
Hero bets €2.25, CO calls €2.25

Turn: (€8.25, 2 players) Q
Hero checks, CO bets €2.00, Hero calls €2.00

River: (€12.25, 2 players) 3
Hero checks, CO bets €8.50, Hero calls €8.50

SHOVE?????
JAM???

PokerStars - $0.25 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: $26.41 (VPIP: 26.09, PFR: 15.22, 3Bet Preflop: 2.78, Hands: 95)
SB: $10.24 (VPIP: 77.78, PFR: 55.56, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 10)
Hero (BB): $25.35
UTG: $64.04 (VPIP: 25.79, PFR: 21.91, 3Bet Preflop: 8.81, Hands: 544)
MP: $27.40 (VPIP: 13.21, PFR: 11.32, 3Bet Preflop: 5.26, Hands: 54)
CO: $89.60 (VPIP: 19.30, PFR: 12.28, 3Bet Preflop: 4.00, Hands: 58)

SB posts SB $0.10, Hero posts BB $0.25

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.35) Hero has 3 4

UTG raises to $0.75, fold, fold, BTN calls $0.75, fold, Hero raises to $3.25, UTG calls $2.50, BTN calls $2.50

Flop: ($9.85, 3 players) 3 3 5
Hero checks, UTG checks, BTN bets $4.00, Hero calls $4.00, UTG calls $4.00

Turn: ($21.85, 3 players) A
Hero checks, UTG checks, BTN checks

River: ($21.85, 3 players) J

PokerStars - $0.25 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (MP): $25.00
CO: $55.12 (VPIP: 25.23, PFR: 19.63, 3Bet Preflop: 6.38, Hands: 108)
BTN: $25.50 (VPIP: 18.11, PFR: 14.17, 3Bet Preflop: 4.31, Hands: 261)
SB: $42.42 (VPIP: 35.48, PFR: 29.03, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 31)
BB: $34.98 (VPIP: 50.00, PFR: 10.71, 3Bet Preflop: 3.23, Hands: 57)
UTG: $46.69 (VPIP: 30.51, PFR: 25.42, 3Bet Preflop: 14.29, Hands: 59)

SB posts SB $0.10, BB posts BB $0.25

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.35) Hero has A A

fold, Hero raises to $1.00, fold, BTN calls $1.00, fold, fold

Flop: ($2.35, 2 players) 6 Q 4
Hero bets $1.85, BTN calls $1.85

Turn: ($6.05, 2 players) 7
Hero bets $4.80, BTN calls $4.80

River: ($15.65, 2 players) 2

PokerStars - $0.25 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (CO): $26.18
BTN: $50.32 (VPIP: 25.26, PFR: 18.95, 3Bet Preflop: 5.13, Hands: 96)
SB: $25.00 (VPIP: 18.15, PFR: 14.11, 3Bet Preflop: 3.57, Hands: 255)
BB: $21.45 (VPIP: 48.00, PFR: 12.00, 3Bet Preflop: 3.57, Hands: 51)
UTG: $45.80 (VPIP: 32.08, PFR: 26.42, 3Bet Preflop: 15.00, Hands: 53)

SB posts SB $0.10, BB posts BB $0.25

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.35) Hero has T J

fold, Hero raises to $0.75, fold, fold, BB calls $0.50

Flop: ($1.60, 2 players) 8 2 6
BB bets $0.25, Hero calls $0.25

Turn: ($2.10, 2 players) 8
BB bets $0.75, Hero raises to $4.50, BB raises to $8.25

Writing this from memory so probably not very accurate.
First hand I probably wouldn't squeeze vs utg.
Cbetting flop is fine as you will get called by medium pairs almost always.
As played doesnt look like anyones too strong. Suppose you can shove and hope for the best.
Second hand cant remember stack to pot ratio. Shove probably ok.
Third hand id imagine calling turn and calling river plays better

His UTG open % is 28. I've seen him open K9s / 65s.
Both villains in squeeze hand have very high (85%+) fold to 3bet.

HAND 1: V is 22/18 over 121 hands
Poker Stars $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players

SB: $2.18
BB: $2.00
Hero (UTG): $2.08
MP: $2.09
CO: $4.27
BTN: $1.27

Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero is UTG with A Q
Hero raises to $0.06, 3 folds, SB calls $0.05, BB calls $0.04

Flop: ($0.18) Q 5 A (3 players)
SB checks, BB checks, Hero bets $0.12, SB raises to $0.36, BB folds, Hero raises to $0.80, SB raises to $2.12 all in, Hero calls $1.22 all in

Turn: ($4.22) 3 (2 players - 2 are all in)

River: ($4.22) 8 (2 players - 2 are all in)



HAND 2: V is 39/14 over 23 hands
Poker Stars $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em - 4 players

Hero (BTN): $2.00
SB: $2.42
BB: $1.46
CO: $1.54

Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero is BTN with A Q
1 fold, Hero raises to $0.06, 1 fold, BB calls $0.04

Flop: ($0.13) 6 Q A (2 players)
BB bets $0.08, Hero raises to $0.24, BB calls $0.16

Turn: ($0.61) A (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $0.28, BB folds



HAND 3: V is 53/12 over 17 hands
Poker Stars $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em - 5 players

BTN: $1.46
Hero (SB): $2.98
BB: $2.23
UTG: $1.55
CO: $2.19

Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero is SB with Q Q
2 folds, BTN raises to $0.04, Hero raises to $0.12, 1 fold, BTN calls $0.08

Flop: ($0.26) 6 9 6 (2 players)
Hero bets $0.18, BTN calls $0.18

Turn: ($0.62) A (2 players)
Hero bets $0.30, BTN calls $0.30

River: ($1.22) 2 (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $0.86 all in, Hero folds

Hand 1 wp. Maybe bit bigger on flop.

Hand 2 bet bigger on turn. Its tempting to keep villain in when you have a monster but betting less than half pot is rarely the right play.

Hand 3 3bet a bit bigger oop. You want to be giving villain a little less than 2/1 on the call. So after he raises to 6c raise to around 22c.
Looks well played after that. Once again bit bigger on turn.

Is this an appropriate line at 10NL blind vs blind? Not sure if I should be flatting or 3b pre/betting flop

Flat pre-flop, use worse Ax for bluffing.

Rest is good.

Jam river