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10€ 44 floping a set

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InezMuchez
Joined: 10.11.2011

SB: 16,425 (54.8 bb)
BB: 20,125 (67.1 bb)
Hero (UTG+1): 17,660 (58.9 bb)
UTG+2: 8,395 (28 bb)
MP1: 20,663 (68.9 bb)
MP2: 40,132 (133.8 bb)
MP3: 13,630 (45.4 bb)
CO: 15,600 (52 bb)
BTN: 15,590 (52 bb)

Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with 4♠: 4♣:
Hero raises to 750, UTG+2 folds, MP1 raises to 1,800, 6 folds, Hero calls 1,050

Flop: (4,050) K♦: 4♥: T♦: (2 players)
Hero checks, MP1 bets 1,620, Hero raises to 4,200, MP1 calls 2,580

Turn: (12,450) 5♠: (2 players)
Hero bets 11,660 and is all-in, MP1 calls 11,660

River: (35,770) 7♠: (2 players, 1 is all-in)

Hello everyone!

Third hand I'm having issues with on this tourney :)

My opponent plays 29/21 over 34 hands, he's a big winner over 2k tourneys.

My question is about preflop play.

I'm still confused wether I should open these small pairs in EP, so it's a questionable raise for me.
Secondly, when he raises this small, he really wants to keep me in the hand, so it's likely a higher pair.
But is 60 bigs deep good enough to make a call? My reason for the call was the higher implied odds.

On the flop, I raised, because even though he's not likely to have any draws, I don't want the board to ruin the action.

Postflop play is inevitable, but how would you play pre?


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SDK1987
Joined: 12.11.2008

It looks like we are playing in the blind level 150/300 and maybe there is also antes in game.
With antes I would go for a raise and without I would go for a fold with 44, but as played you only call for set value pre-flop and you invest for that more than 1/10 of your remaining stack and based on the ‘call 20 rule’ for calling for set value this is a clear fold.

As played I would go for it with a set and if he has TT or KK it’s unlucky I think.

Cheers,
SDK1987


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Rihard4a
Joined: 08.09.2010

Just fold preflop, as played fold to 3bet. Any 3bet that is 2.4x or higher is burning money to the player who flats it, unless you have a plan postflop. In order to flat this 3bet size your hand should have good postflop play-ability, and 44 does not have such feature. Before you flat a 3bet, you need know that villain is 3bet wide enough to be able to outplay postflop. If someone is 3betting 13% or lower, usually these players have pretty balanced ranges and more weighted towards value, anything above that has a lot of bluffs.


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