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monster on flop - how to maximize value?

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Arziak
Joined: 09.04.2017

Hi there,

I am not really proud I played this hand at all, I probably should have folded pre flop.

Anyway I hit a monster on the flop. My question is did I do the betting right in order to maximize value?

Also I was scared of a flush on the turn. Is that valid?

Thanks for your advice!

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $0.02 BB (8 handed)

UTG ($2.25)
UTG+1 ($0.43)
MP1 ($2.54)
Hero (MP2) ($2.27)
CO ($1.90)
Button ($1.97)
SB ($3.66)
BB ($0.96)

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with A, 10
2 folds, MP1 calls $0.02, Hero calls $0.02, 1 fold, Button calls $0.02, SB calls $0.01, BB checks

Flop: ($0.10) J, Q, K (5 players)
SB checks, BB checks, MP1 bets $0.02, Hero raises $0.16, 3 folds, MP1 calls $0.14

Turn: ($0.42) 4 (2 players)
MP1 checks, Hero bets $0.20, MP1 raises $0.40, Hero raises to $2.09 (All-In), MP1 calls $1.69

River: ($4.60) 8 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: $4.60

Spoiler

Results:
MP1 had 4, Q (two pair, Queens and fours).
Hero had A, 10 (straight, Ace high).
Outcome: Hero won $4.37


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nitrol
Joined: 24.07.2010

I am not sure about preflop as it is FR.
Postflop is fine. You should raise and bet big as there are too much cards that can kill the action.
You are not afraid of flushes, as there are just draws possible on turn. And you want them to pay big for drawing.


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confidant91
Joined: 02.04.2011

Hello Arziak,

being not a FR player either i still think that u can raise and isolate the fish up to 5bb. If u think it is to loose and completely out of your comfort zone i would rather fold sine u gonna end up in MW spot where u rahter have some scs or Axs since u can hit draws or somebody raise behind u and u have to fold which is no good either. So raise or fodl are correct options for preflop game.

On the flop i really like that u dont slow play. One thing that u should always remember that slowplay at microstakes is never good. So well done on flop, u might go even a bti bigger with sizing because he is never folding TP, pair plus a draw and better hands which we target to get value from.

On the turn it is the same as on the flop, bet bigger and get it in asap.


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Arziak
Joined: 09.04.2017

Thanks a lot for your replies that helped. For post flop play I just trying to strictly follow the chart here as I am a total beginner. And there the correct action would have been fold.

Turn and river I will bet bigger next time. I realize now that there were no hands that would beat my straight at that point. And I want him pay to see the river and possibly draw a flush.

Thanks again. Even though these hands I am posting might seem obvious to some of you this kind of feedback is super helpful for me as a total beginner when there is so many options and so much uncertainty after the flop.


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