NL25 JTo, freeplay

jenoc

Joined: 06.04.2008

31.12.2008, 13:30 0

OH NO... n00b is on NL25..
Today played my first NL25 session and went pretty well- must be beginners luck

Known players:
[tg]Position_Stack:hands/vp$ip/RaisePreflop/AF/WTS/ORL/BBvsSteal/W$SD;Hero$4.90:///////;UTG1$33.05:57/19/9/0.4/43/20/67/33;[/tg]
0.1/0.25 No-Limit Hold'em (9 handed)
Hand recorder used for this poker hand: PokerStrategy Elephant 0.67 by www.pokerstrategy.com.

Preflop: Hero is BB with J♣, T♠
UTG1 calls $0.25, 7 folds, Hero checks.

Flop: ($0.60) T♣, 5♥, 2♦ (2 players)
Hero bets $0.60, UTG1 raises to $32.80 (All-In), Hero folds, UTG1 gets uncalled bet back.

Final Pot: $1.80

One thing that scared me- about 20 hands earlier I saw this guy limping pocket kings from UTG, off course I understand he don't has KK every time but I decided for fold, what do you think?

7 replies

_Anonymous_

01.01.2009, 16:08 0

first of all i wouldn't bet that much on such a board. it's very dry so 1/2-2/3 pot size bet would be enough.
puting villian on a range of pockets you should be a slight favorite, but nighter would i call this push

stefu

Joined: 09.03.2007

Posts: 44

01.01.2009, 17:27 0

Maybe it's me being sleepy (just woke up) but why did you bet on the flop? You have top pair, no kicker...

_Anonymous_

01.01.2009, 17:43 0

I think it`s OK to bet flop but 0.40$ and fold to his push. His UTG range should be 22-99(TT) and depending on your read JJ-AA are also in his limping range. Probably he limps hands like KQ, too. He won`t push every hand of his limping range so we are really behind of his pushing range here so we should fold.

jenoc

Joined: 06.04.2008

Posts: 509

01.01.2009, 18:17 0

Originally posted by stefu
Maybe it's me being sleepy (just woke up) but why did you bet on the flop? You have top pair, no kicker...

In freeplay situations I continue with top pair J+ kicker, but I'm not sure that this is the one and only right decision, some people advise to continue with Q or even K kicker. I think this might somehow depend of number of opponents and their playing style.

stefu

Joined: 09.03.2007

Posts: 44

01.01.2009, 20:48 0

Hm okay, maybe you're right... I just play with Q kicker or higher.

burek2000

Joined: 16.11.2007

Posts: 3,140

01.01.2009, 22:25 0

Against UTG limper I would normally play with TPTK, however agaisnt CO/BU limper I would have gone broke.

Considering you have a read he limps monsters from early, then you should give villain some more respect on the flop and only continue with 2-pair+ imo.

About the flop bet size, I think potsize is alright, because you want to start building unraised pot fast.

Gerv

Joined: 07.05.2008

Posts: 11,641

02.01.2009, 16:44 0

Hello Jenoc,

If you decide to go for it, go for it! If not, don't bet then

On my limits I see Villains make these plays with 2 OCs at some point but reads are more important in these situations but don't play bet/fold because you lose money with that.

Best regards,
Gerv

Twitter (eSports/MTG): @Gerv055

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