Full Tilt - |20/40 NL (2 max) - Holdem - 2 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
SB: 47 BB (VPIP: 100.00, PFR: 83.33, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 11)
Hero (BB): 28 BB
SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 8♥ A♠
SB raises to 2 BB, Hero calls 1 BB
Flop: (4 BB, 2 players) A♥ 7♥ 7♦
Hero checks, SB bets 2.75 BB, Hero raises to 8 BB, SB calls 5.25 BB
Turn: (20 BB, 2 players) T♥
Hero checks, SB bets 20 BB, fold
SB wins 20 BB
First, you can shove preflop. A8 is strong enough to shove and doesn't play well postflop.
Then I think we need to stack off on turn. Why would you flat with A8o if you don't want to stack off after hitting A. Also, he probably doesn't believe our raise on flop, since we don't rep many A nor 7. So, I won't be surprised if he is bluffing this turn.
So I should shove with 28 BBs left against a min raise?
Then on the flop, should I go all in against a very small raise?
I think the way he played it is exactly like a flush. Shouldn't I wait for a better spot, considering it's a final match of a 4-man sng?
I think 3bet shove preflop is fine. He seems to be loose although the sample size is small. 3bet shove is ok readless anyway. In a hu match, and only 28bb deep, if we shove and wins down the 3bb pot, it is really good for us. And the chance he calls and have a better hand than ours isn't very high and even in that case we still have mb 30% equity of the pot. Also we are out of position, so by flatting, we will have a hard game on later streets.
As played, I won't go all in on flop. I would check/raise non all in or call. The reason for check/raise is mainly to make him think that we rep nothing and we are bluffing and calls with hands like K high, Q high or make a float/reraise as bluff. So, if we decide to check/raise, we really shouldn't fold it. As played, I don't think villain would only have flush. Actually if I was him I would shove most flush draws on flop since I would expect a lot bluffs from your part and even if you have A or 7 I still have like 30% equity share again. If we look at his play, I think he more likely to have Ax, 7x, a good heart and some bluffs.
We need 33% equity to make the call here. Against Ax we are doing very well with an 8h. Against 7x, we might still have 11 outs which gives us almost 25% equity. And we are crushing all the bluffs and good hearts. So, should be easy call imo.
Also I think the circumstance of the game shouldn't matter for our decision. We should just take the most +EV line in hu matches.
