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$1.50 / 9max / 77 / BTN vs limper

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ggeshov
Joined: 25.12.2010

Hi all,

What are your thoughts on this hand? How would you have played it? I didn't have any reads on the opponent.

PokerStars, $1.32 + $0.18 - Hold'em No Limit - 25/50 (6 ante) - 8 players
Hand delivered by Upswing Poker

UTG: 1,625 (33 bb)
UTG+1: 1,236 (25 bb)
MP: 1,989 (40 bb)
MP+1: 734 (15 bb)
CO: 1,787 (36 bb)
BU (Hero): 3,261 (65 bb)
SB: 1,429 (29 bb)
BB: 1,439 (29 bb)

Pre-Flop: (123) Hero is BTN with 7 7
2 players fold, MP calls 50, MP+1 calls 50, 1 fold, Hero raises to 250, 2 players fold, MP calls 200, 1 fold

Flop: (673) 2 A 9 (2 players)
MP checks, Hero checks

Turn: (673) T (2 players)
MP bets 50, Hero calls 50

River: (773) 2 (2 players)
MP bets 400, BU (Hero) folds

Total pot: 773
MP wins 773


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Kriegphilosopher
Joined: 02.03.2012

I´d just overlimp, on these stakes you have very little fold equity with preflop isolations so you want to do this with brodway cards, 88 (with even bigger iso sizing), 99+ with normal sizing like you chose here

as played, postflop wp, check back otf wp, many would cbet small there...


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maniac
Joined: 29.03.2006

I like your iso raise. On this flop its a clear cbet for about 280. As played turn is an easy caöö and river a std fold.


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savage1981
Joined: 31.05.2010

Originally posted by Kriegphilosopher
as played, postflop wp, check back otf wp, many would cbet small there...

What's your reasoning for checking back here?


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Kriegphilosopher
Joined: 02.03.2012

Originally posted by savage1981

Originally posted by Kriegphilosopher
as played, postflop wp, check back otf wp, many would cbet small there...

What's your reasoning for checking back here?

Check behind simply because I can see no good reason to Cbet, which implies the question for you: What´s your reasoning for cbeting here?

Do we bet for value? no. Do we want to bluff out better hands? No, or do we? Do we need that for protection? Or just because it´s default automatized action for "better" playability on other streets?

Our colegue maniac also suggests not only to cbet, but clearly cbet. No reasoning detected.


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maniac
Joined: 29.03.2006

well sry. Its a easy or clear cbet because you want to bet 100% here. Most guys will fold everything besides ax or better. Fishes overfold to cbets ;)


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savage1981
Joined: 31.05.2010

Originally posted by Kriegphilosopher
Check behind simply because I can see no good reason to Cbet, which implies the question for you: What´s your reasoning for cbeting here?

I would bet because I don't want to give Villain a free card in case he has broadways.


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ghaleon
Joined: 17.10.2007

Bigger the pocket is less need there is for protection. 77 is small one and half deck will roughly introduce overcard. Limper range can be almost anything so any overcard is nasty.

I would not usually cbet all of my range here but if you want to do that sizing should be around 200. After all flop can't be any drier.

PS: And bet is mainly for equity denial and very thin value.


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maniac
Joined: 29.03.2006

and @krieg please just say if dont agree directly. No hurt feelings. lets learn all together. ;)


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Kriegphilosopher
Joined: 02.03.2012

Originally posted by savage1981

Originally posted by Kriegphilosopher
Check behind simply because I can see no good reason to Cbet, which implies the question for you: What´s your reasoning for cbeting here?

I would bet because I don't want to give Villain a free card in case he has broadways.

So Cbet for protection is it. Ok, so You´re happy seeing fold, right. What are you gonna do being called and checked to ott? Cbetting more as a bluff? Or checking behind and biting nails seeing 1/2 rvr bet?

Look, on these stakes, ppl are so passive that you don´t need to be afraid as much of being bluffed OTT when checked behind flop with 3rd pair on ultra dry board, so check back - call <1/2pot bet, evaluate rvr depending on sizing and runout... These is also some river bluffraising potential, it´s not only bluffcatch or calling down little bets... checking behind is imo cheapest option to get to the showdown being able to delay thin vbet and buy river action

All that to the detriment of giving off some equity yeah, right, but hand reading and according adjustment to it is so easy imho on these stakes, that cbeting is a bit less + EV action.


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