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Sol4r
Joined: 12.02.2011

Blinds battle with big stacks.
I call IP with a suited AQ and I flop a very strong draw. I want to play the flop aggressively as I have 16 outs to the nuts and I'm in position.
SB calls the raise and seems to have something.

On the turn I hit a queen, but I decide to check behind for the free card. I'm not sure if 2nd barrel would be better here.

I'm missing at the river and it's even a very bad card, because I think there might be some jacks in his range. I would like to check down this hand, but I'm confronted with a river bet. It's just 50% of the pot, but is my hand good enough for a call?

GG Poker - $0.10 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 139.8 BB (VPIP: 26.37, PFR: 18.68, 3Bet Preflop: 7.14, Hands: 95)
SB: 195.4 BB (VPIP: 22.03, PFR: 22.03, 3Bet Preflop: 31.82, Hands: 60)
Hero (BB): 240.9 BB
UTG: 112.7 BB (VPIP: 25.00, PFR: 15.63, 3Bet Preflop: 12.50, Hands: 35)
MP: 101.5 BB (VPIP: 20.00, PFR: 16.36, 3Bet Preflop: 5.88, Hands: 57)
CO: 100 BB (VPIP: 32.26, PFR: 25.81, 3Bet Preflop: 8.33, Hands: 33)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has Q♥ A♥

fold, fold, fold, fold, SB raises to 3 BB, Hero calls 2 BB

Flop: (6 BB, 2 players) J♥ 7♥ K♣
SB bets 4 BB, Hero raises to 13.3 BB, SB calls 9.3 BB

Turn: (32.6 BB, 2 players) Q♦
SB checks, Hero checks

River: (32.6 BB, 2 players) J♦
SB bets 17 BB

Spoiler

fold

SB wins 30.1 BB
Rake paid 1.5 BB


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Stackoffski
Joined: 08.09.2021

Good fold I think, you also block A- and Q high flushdraws (hands that could bluff) and it's not a bluffable flop for her ... but really how can you miss all those outs? practice hitting outs more!

What's up with not 3betting pre? You can make the nut flush draw on flop or turn (and you don't block K of hearts so he can make a worse good flush(draw)). Was it because you think you're too deep or because of history or metagame? Maybe calling is nice too if he's very aggressive (lot of implied odds without 3bet).


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Sol4r
Joined: 12.02.2011

Originally posted by Stackoffski
What's up with not 3betting pre? You can make the nut flush draw on flop or turn (and you don't block K of hearts so he can make a worse good flush(draw)). Was it because you think you're too deep or because of history or metagame? Maybe calling is nice too if he's very aggressive (lot of implied odds without 3bet).

It's not because we were deep stacked.
AQs just plays well in position against a SB aggressor.
I've polarized my 3-bet range against SB open raises and AQs I call 80% of the time.


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Stackoffski
Joined: 08.09.2021

Ah thanks!


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aleasy77
Joined: 03.03.2014

I prefer here on deep stacks top 3bet preflop on BB vs open SB preflop. You can get light calls or can continue to 4bet opponent. On the flop I raise with strong draw too. Turn here check is Good. On the river I fold here. Half pot size bets often arę for value I see.


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SDK1987
Joined: 12.11.2008

Calling or 3betting seems both fine with AQs I think and is also villain depended what I would do.
Especially so deep I don't think we want to end up in a blind war with a hand that played well post-flop.
When all you're draws missed it will be tough to continue I think. You beat only busted draws and you block al lot of them.

Cheers,
SDK1987


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