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when to lay down top pair good kicker

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Noname81
Joined: 31.12.2013

So I am trying to find a happy medium as to when I should fold my top pair and when I should continue with my top pair. I will start with this hand here. Do I fold or do I call?

His aggression factor is 4. I believe He could have opened with kt kj kq on his low end of his range
PokerStars - $0.10 NL FAST - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (BTN): 123.4 BB
SB: 100 BB (VPIP: 18.73, PFR: 15.90, 3Bet Preflop: 4.63, Hands: 286)
BB: 171 BB (VPIP: 4.65, PFR: 4.65, 3Bet Preflop: 6.67, Hands: 43)
UTG: 136.9 BB (VPIP: 12.70, PFR: 11.11, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 64)
UTG+1: 250 BB (VPIP: 17.72, PFR: 13.92, 3Bet Preflop: 3.03, Hands: 80)
MP: 15.2 BB (VPIP: 4.55, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 22)
MP+1: 128.1 BB (VPIP: 15.79, PFR: 15.79, 3Bet Preflop: 20.00, Hands: 21)
MP+2: 307 BB (VPIP: 13.51, PFR: 5.41, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 37)
CO: 107.8 BB (VPIP: 14.52, PFR: 9.68, 3Bet Preflop: 3.03, Hands: 64)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has K♥ J♦

fold, UTG+1 raises to 3 BB, fold, fold, MP+2 calls 3 BB, fold, Hero calls 3 BB, fold, fold

Flop: (10.5 BB, 3 players) J♠ 7♦ 5♥
UTG+1 bets 7.5 BB, fold, Hero calls 7.5 BB

Turn: (25.5 BB, 2 players) 6♣
UTG+1 bets 18.3 BB, fold

UTG+1 wins 24.4 BB


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w34z3l
Joined: 03.08.2009

Hey Noname81,

Preflop defend is ok in multi-way situation, but definitely not greatest spot with offsuit Kx.

Flop call is fine.

My default is to call 2 and fold river with most top pair hands. However opener is early position + I wouldn't imagine turn is a super great barrel card or anything, so I have no huge issues with an exploitative turn fold here.


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