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[SH Zoom] AJs UTG vs BTN 3B

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PokerStars $5.00 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players

BTN: $5.00 - VPIP: 50, PFR: 50, 3B: 100, AF: 0.0, Hands: 2
SB: $1.13 - VPIP: 0, PFR: 0, 3B: 0, AF: 0.0, Hands: 2
BB: $4.74 - VPIP: 27, PFR: 18, 3B: 0, AF: 2.0, Hands: 11
Hero (UTG): $6.86
MP: $8.94 - VPIP: 17, PFR: 17, 3B: 0, AF: 0.0, Hands: 6
CO: $4.80 - VPIP: 0, PFR: 0, 3B: 0, AF: 0.0, Hands: 1

Pre Flop: ($0.07) Hero is UTG with A♦ J♦
Hero raises to $0.15, 2 folds, BTN raises to $0.50, 2 folds, Hero calls $0.35

I don't really have a solid game plan for these spots. I switched from regular tables to Zoom, and now it's so much harder. You can see my sample on everyone. On regular tables I would just fold until I get a read on what the villain 3B here with, but on Zoom it feels like people 3B me all the time (because I play so many more hands per hour), and I have no idea if they are doing it light or not. Any advice?

Flop: ($1.07) 2♦ 6♣ 3♠ (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $0.60, Hero calls $0.60

We can easily fold here, but on the other hand the villain should CB 100% on this board with his everything... so... But I guess even his everything (e.g. AK) has us beat, so maybe I should be folding here in the future (but then why call preflop?).

Turn: ($2.27) Q♦ (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $1.35, Hero raises to $5.76 and is all-in, BTN folds

I figured all his second pocket pairs fold, AK folds, and even against KK we have some 26% equity. I like this shove in general, unlike flop and potentially preflop play.


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nitrol
Joined: 24.07.2010

About pre-flop on ZOOM- as most of the time in the beginning you will face unknown villains or you will have just a few hands on them, you should work on your ranges and have a solid strategy what hands vs which position you call, you 3 bet for value and 3 bet as a bluff. You should use this as default strategy until you collect some decent sample on some villains, where you can deviate. For example, you can 4B bluff here with your hand.
On flop You can fold. No need to invest more as you can easily be dominated.
Pretty brave on turn.


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Ales851
Joined: 16.07.2012

Preflop I prefer either 4bet bluff or fold.

As played fold flop


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Kalecia
Joined: 28.08.2015

For me your first sentence is enough argumet to fold pre flop

I don't really have a solid game plan for these spots

Because you can't really have plan vs unknown, but as a std on nl5 when some1 3bets your UTG open, folding is IMO fine


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I had a quick thought about my UTG opening range, and I think as a solid foundation I can:
(a) 4B/stack KK+, AK. I also kinda fee that against BU QQ might be a shove too, but maybe not on NL5.
(b) 4B/fold AQ.
(c) call TT-QQ to set-mine and perhaps call 1 street w/ an overpair.
(d) fold the rest.

Does it sound reasonable enough? What do you guys do against unknowns?


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nitrol
Joined: 24.07.2010

If you 4 bet AK, then you can do that with QQ. Do not separate them.


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Tomaloc
Joined: 17.01.2011

fold every street but turn, which is probably good


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