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[NL25]KQs from BB against UTG open [NL25]KQs from BB against UTG open

03-09-2019 , 02:03 PM
No Limit Hold'em $0.10/$0.25
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7 players
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Stacks:
UTG - UTG ($26.76)
UTG+1 - UTG+1 ($25.00)
MP - MP ($65.84)
CO - CO ($25.25)
BTN - BTN ($27.82)
SB - SB ($26.62)
BB - Hero ($26.69)

Preflop: ($0.35, 7 players) Hero is BB with K Q
UTG raises to $0.75, 5 folds, Hero calls $0.50

Flop: Q J 9 ($1.60, 2 players)
Hero bets $1.12, UTG calls $1.12

Turn: K ($3.84, 2 players)
Hero bets $2.68, UTG calls $2.68

River: A ($9.20, 2 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets $4.40, Hero calls $4.40

Spoiler:
Total Pot: $18.00
UTG shows T T (a straight, Ten to Ace)
Hero mucks K Q

UTG wins $17.19


How you guys play here?
I think the call is ok from the BB I get good pot odds.
At the Flop, I donk bet, to get Value in the pot, I have flush draw + tp. Maybe Check Raise would be also an option? Here my thinking was, I don't want that he checks behind.
On the Turn, I make 2pair, but every T gets a straight, not sure if its a good Idea to fire here again, but at the end I still have a lot of outs, but would I do against a Reraise, that move could bring me in a very unpleasant spot, I also don't want to fold here.
River the A comes, I am quite sure that I am beaten, ofc sometimes he will bluff here, but very rarely. I call because of the pot odds, and I still have some showdown value. What you guys think? how would you play that hand?
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03-10-2019 , 06:34 AM
C-c flop. You don't want to lead bluffs so you make life easy for him, he will raise what beats you and float what he should float and fold his airs, you're seriously preventing him from making mistakes... As played c-c turn. As played c-f river. What can he be bluffing with? You're hoping for a missed FD that is not Axhh (he's checking river with that) so that's like 3/4 combos of airs and he's not value betting worse.
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03-10-2019 , 10:24 AM
I fold PF against only the UTG pre-flop raiser from the BB.

KQs makes a lot of second best hands when played heads up against a UTG PFR. And since you are OOP, it will be difficult to play the times you hit.
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03-11-2019 , 01:17 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by xamlop
C-c flop. You don't want to lead bluffs so you make life easy for him, he will raise what beats you and float what he should float and fold his airs, you're seriously preventing him from making mistakes... As played c-c turn. As played c-f river. What can he be bluffing with? You're hoping for a missed FD that is not Axhh (he's checking river with that) so that's like 3/4 combos of airs and he's not value betting worse.
I just reviewed my hand, and I am shocked about my donk bet lol, it makes no sense that I donk bet here... so c/c + pot control I think would be the best. Sometimes I can also 3bet him. I could also do a Check/Raise here, but Donk bet is probably the worst action I could take.
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03-11-2019 , 07:31 PM
Xr is ok, but maybe not best. You're really not getting value from a utg raiser unless he has Aj, TT, or A9. No other call is great for you, except a middle sc fd (T8, 87), but he may not even play those from utg, And if he were any good, he'd rr those.
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