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Tombic

Joined: 07.02.2011

Posts: 272

07.05.2013, 22:42 0

villain 43/29/7hands zoom

Poker Stars, $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite.

BTN: $42.97 (171.9 bb)
SB: $10.66 (42.6 bb)
Hero (BB): $54.61 (218.4 bb)
UTG: $37.84 (151.4 bb)
MP: $25 (100 bb)
CO: $31.23 (124.9 bb)

Preflop: Hero is BB with A K
2 folds, CO raises to $0.75, 2 folds, Hero calls $0.50

Flop: ($1.60) T 9 5 (2 players)
Hero checks, CO checks

Turn: ($1.60) K (2 players)
Hero bets $1, CO raises to $3, Hero calls $2

River: ($7.60) 3 (2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets $5.25, Hero calls $5.25

Results:

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$18.10 pot ($0.81 rake)
Final Board: T 9 5 K 3
Hero showed A K and won $17.29 ($8.29 net)
CO showed A 8 and lost (-$9 net)

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mbml

Joined: 27.11.2008

Posts: 20,957

08.05.2013, 01:06 0

Hi.

Preflop: It seems that you are playing overly passive with AK. I think this is a really easy 3bet here in late positions. Given the added stack depth I think he's going to be defending with a ton of worse hands like AXs or suited connectors and you are missing out on a lot of value.

Turn: I don't think you should be leading here. You should just check, and let him bluff at the obvious scare card.

Once you take this line calling down is pretty standard. What does villain rep here? I think QJ cbets the Flop most of the time, so he is mostly repping TT (which would be a really terrible Flop check when the board is so draw heavy) or K9. Maybe he turned some sort of gutshot with hands like AJ/AQ.

When everything missed I think it's a pretty easy call down.

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