SSS NL10 – What to do if don’t hit on flop.

26.01.2010, 00:06 0

http://www.pokerstrategy.com/poker-hand-converter/248556

$0.05/$0.1 No-Limit Hold'em (9 handed)

Known players:
MP3 = ($4.48)
CO = ($3.70)
BU = ($3.70)
SB = ($23.19)
BB = ($12.67)
UTG1 = ($4.26)
UTG2(Hero) = ($2.90)
MP1 = ($2.50)
MP2 = ($4.14)

Preflop: Hero is UTG2 with K, A.
UTG1 raises to $0.30, Hero raises to $0.90, 7 folds, UTG1 calls $0.60.

Flop: ($1.95) 5, T, 3 (2 players)
UTG1 checks, Hero bets $2.00(All-In), UTG1 calls $2.00.

Turn: ($5.95) J (2 players)

River: ($5.95) 3 (2 players)

Final Pot: $5.95.

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My question, obviously, come the flop I had nothing. But the pot was $1.95 and I only had $2 left. I was carrying out a bluff (as UTG showed weakness) but it was 60% of my funds so I went all-in. Was this the right course of action, or should I have just folded?

5 replies

tigerK

Joined: 14.10.2008

Posts: 4,437

26.01.2010, 20:02 0

I think I would check behind flop cause his range of calling 3bet is full of pocket pairs. Here contibetting is clearly ev-, according to me.

I would not invest money postflop on this kind of situation.

_Anonymous_

27.01.2010, 01:09 0

I see you're point - I have never really thought hard enough about the fact he called my raise, just that we are in the flop and I have chance to bluff. Perhaps I need to start taking these things into consideration, but his check made me think it was a sign he had nothing, and would almost certainly fold.

Gerv

Joined: 07.05.2008

Posts: 11,641

27.01.2010, 12:42 0

Originally posted by tigerK
Here contibetting is clearly ev-, according to me.

Could you explain why?

I would reraise a bit bigger like $1 preflop and jam any Flop

Depending on suits because it matter is if you have A:cK:d and the flop is T:h5:h3:h

- Gerv

Twitter (eSports/MTG): @Gerv055

_Anonymous_

27.01.2010, 14:59 0

Why not reraise all-in preflop? At least that's what the chart says.

tigerK

Joined: 14.10.2008

Posts: 4,437

27.01.2010, 20:48 0

Originally posted by Gerv

Originally posted by tigerK
Here contibetting is clearly ev-, according to me.

Could you explain why?

I wrote a big reponse to explain my point but my laptop scratched so...I'm a bit lazy to do it again.
I would just say that your contibet is actually making fold hands you are beating, I mean Air, and that one single pair can't even think about folding on this spot (odds). Play with equilator, look at your tracker [AK tribet flop low cards cbet].

Why a contibet, so a shove flop here, would be more ev+ than a check behind ?

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