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99 in blinds war... a fairly commons spot vs regs

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Volrath89
Joined: 23.07.2008

Grabbed by Holdem Manager
NL Holdem $0.10(BB) Replayer
Hero ($10)
BB ($11.54)
UTG ($10)
UTG+1 ($16.29)
UTG+2 ($10.45)
CO ($4.07)
BTN ($10)

Dealt to Hero 9♠ 9♥

fold, fold, fold, fold, BTN raises to $0.30, Hero calls $0.25, fold

FLOP ($0.70) J♠ 8♠ 2♦

Hero checks, BTN bets $0.50, Hero calls $0.50

TURN ($1.70) J♠ 8♠ 2♦ J♣

Hero checks, BTN bets $1.21, Hero ???

With more than 2.1k hands, I put the whole screenshot of villain's stats, so hopefully there is something you might find useful.

These villain is good, or at least I consider him a very decent grinder. On the flop I think I have the best hand most of the time, didn't raise because that would turn my hand into a bluff and I think I have SD value... the question is then, how to get this hand to the showdown?

His second barrel disconcerts me a bit, why would he bluff such a bad card like a Jack on the turn? (by barrelling he represents almost only very good hands like overpair, trips, or better, but that's a tiny % of his range considering we are on a battle for the blinds). Does he know I know the jack is bad for a second barrell bluff and he bets hoping that I give him more strength that he has and fold something like TT-99 (or even A-high, he might be good bluffing with KQ for example). Or he just has it, the jack, and I should fold? (I think a flush draw is more likely to check behind and see a free card on that turn...)

If i call the turn should I call a river blank? I think I'd also have a hard time calling a river bet, its overall pretty hard to bring this hand down to the river it seems :f_ugly:...


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VaskataBuci
Joined: 08.08.2011

His turn barrel looks strong. I doubt he would bet the turn with draw on a paired board. Seems more like Jx or over pair.


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nitrol
Joined: 24.07.2010

Agree. Fold turn.


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Alleen86
Joined: 27.05.2010
Kalecia
Joined: 28.08.2015

I am 3beting it pre as bottom value range against BTN

Turn is pretty tough decision because he might be betting worse hands for value cuz we in his eyes might have a lot of drawing hands.

All in all , I am calling it twice and x/fold any river


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Ales851
Joined: 16.07.2012

When we fold turn then we probably overfolding here. On the other hand his turn cbet stat is lower and this is not good card for barrel (I don´t want leveling myself on NL10 that he knows that we know it´s bad bluff card =) ) so I think call and fold are both possible. In game I would probably tend to fold slightly more due his stats.


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I would be calling 2 streets if his sizing was smaller and/or if we had position. Even against Jx there are still two 9 in the deck, but it's not like he gonna snap-call our donk-shove OOP on a 9, hence position would add EV to our call.


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