Hu Sng Only

Originally posted by Zolt4n
Okay, thanks for your help, I really appreciate it. I decided to start on Pokerstars and play the 7$ turbo games.

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Hero ($1,500)

Dealt to Hero A♣ K♣

Hero raises to $50, raises to $1,500 (AI), Hero ???

First hand of the match against an unknown opponent, I know we should avoid coinflip situations but come on, we have AKs in a HU game. Call or fold in your opinion?

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Hero ($1,570)

Dealt to Hero K♦ 5♠

Hero raises to $40, calls $20

FLOP ($80) K♣ 5♣ 2♣

checks, Hero bets $60, calls $60

TURN ($200) K♣ 5♣ 2♣ J♠

bets $60, Hero raises to $250, calls $190

RIVER ($700) K♣ 5♣ 2♣ J♠ 7♠

checks, Hero bets $540, raises to $1,080 (AI), Hero calls

Villain is a 76/39 agro-fish (?) after 20 hands. He appeared to be pretty active postflop, donking quite a lot in these 20 hands. I dont like my river betsize to be honest, but I decided to call because I expected him to raise all-in with 2 pair+ as a value and sometimes busted draws as a bluff. What do you think?

the AK is all about the winrate per hour and how big is ur edge vs vilain

the second hand

how u play it out and how often the guy would bluff once u raise the turn and u make a big raise with almost zero fold equity i would fold

the only hand u beat there is a busted draw

i do like the bet river because most call ur big raise on the turn showing u have a good hand and rarely that someone would raise with the action of the turn he must have it and then like moshman said on how the hand u played u pot commit a lot to call but i think i will still fold tho even on how u played it out and the odds he might do that move with 2 pair ups

the optimal play definitly bet smaller the river

Originally posted by Zolt4n
Hey again,

3rd or 4th hand of the match, no reads so far. Crying fold on the river since we never win this hand, just split ~70% of the time and lose ~30%?

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Hero ($1,440)

Dealt to Hero 8♣ 6♠

Hero raises to $40, calls $20

FLOP ($80) 7♥ 9♥ J♣

checks, Hero bets $40, calls $40

TURN ($160) 7♥ 9♥ J♣ T♦

checks, Hero bets $120, calls $120

RIVER ($400) 7♥ 9♥ J♣ T♦ 9♣

checks, Hero bets $300, raises to $1,360 (AI), Hero ???

this is a very tuff spot

the only hand i can put the guy on is either a busted flush or 10-9

according to how the hand was played

but i cannot fold to the river bet considering there is more combo busted flush

u are pot commit its a cooler

Originally posted by alloman

Originally posted by Zolt4n
Hey again,

3rd or 4th hand of the match, no reads so far. Crying fold on the river since we never win this hand, just split ~70% of the time and lose ~30%?

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Hero ($1,440)

Dealt to Hero 8♣ 6♠

Hero raises to $40, calls $20

FLOP ($80) 7♥ 9♥ J♣

checks, Hero bets $40, calls $40

TURN ($160) 7♥ 9♥ J♣ T♦

checks, Hero bets $120, calls $120

RIVER ($400) 7♥ 9♥ J♣ T♦ 9♣

checks, Hero bets $300, raises to $1,360 (AI), Hero ???

this is a very tuff spot

the only hand i can put the guy on is either a busted flush or 10-9

according to how the hand was played

but i cannot fold to the river bet considering there is more combo busted flush

u are pot commit its a cooler

this hand is fun to analyze for u

now this is a very interresting hand also not to analyze but analyze my answer

now try to guess why i didnt put other hand like kq whcih possible but u have to think more why i dont consider that hand on the river

also why i dont consider 97 or j9

Originally posted by alloman

Originally posted by alloman

Originally posted by Zolt4n
Hey again,

3rd or 4th hand of the match, no reads so far. Crying fold on the river since we never win this hand, just split ~70% of the time and lose ~30%?

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Hero ($1,440)

Dealt to Hero 8♣ 6♠

Hero raises to $40, calls $20

FLOP ($80) 7♥ 9♥ J♣

checks, Hero bets $40, calls $40

TURN ($160) 7♥ 9♥ J♣ T♦

checks, Hero bets $120, calls $120

RIVER ($400) 7♥ 9♥ J♣ T♦ 9♣

checks, Hero bets $300, raises to $1,360 (AI), Hero ???

this is a very tuff spot

the only hand i can put the guy on is either a busted flush or 10-9

according to how the hand was played

but i cannot fold to the river bet considering there is more combo busted flush

u are pot commit its a cooler

this hand is fun to analyze for u

now this is a very interresting hand also not to analyze but analyze my answer

now try to guess why i didnt put other hand like kq whcih possible but u have to think more why i dont consider that hand on the river

also why i dont consider 97 or j9

Hmmm, pretty interesting questions...

KQ: maybe he would have played c/r on the turn instead of check/calling, defending his hand and maximising value.
97, J9: with these hands he would have probably c/r this drawy flop.

Oh, and you do not put any 8x to his range, can I ask you to give me a reason why you think he would not shove the river with these combos?

And thanks for all the evaluations.

u right and u tell me why

Originally posted by alloman
u right and u tell me why

He might have raised the turn with 8x?

more then that

and now u will undertstand more the kq also

look on the river

Originally posted by alloman
more then that

and now u will undertstand more the kq also

look on the river

Do you think an average 7$ player reevaluates his straight and plays check/call instead of check/shove when the board pairs on the river? That would take KQ and 8x out of his range if I'm right.

Originally posted by Zolt4n

Originally posted by alloman
more then that

and now u will undertstand more the kq also

look on the river

Do you think an average 7$ player reevaluates his straight and plays check/call instead of check/shove when the board pairs on the river? That would take KQ and 8x out of his range if I'm right.

i never put the buy in into my analysis

i also dont consider people fish when i play vs them

reason its doesnt influcen any of my decision

♠_biggrin:

so for u inthis case u should ask urself is this guy is capable to shove all in on ur huge bet if u think so then u can call

but not say its just a buy in oif 7$ then i call

i mean this is a not a good reason to call its more a reason that u want to give urself to call

u understand what i mean

in each decision i do i NEVER consider the buy in when i play

Hmmm, good point and so true. As a shorthanded cash game player I was always told to pay attention to my limit's tendencies and try to create a fictional "MrAverageNL50" to make decisions in vacuum, but in HU games it wont work I guess. Just another example how much I still need to learn to adapt to these games.

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Hero ($1,640)
($1,360)

Dealt to Hero T♥ J♦

raises to $90, Hero calls $60

FLOP ($180) 5♠ J♣ 7♦

Hero checks, bets $120, Hero calls $120

TURN ($420) 5♠ J♣ 7♦ 6♥

Hero checks, bets $300, Hero calls $300

RIVER ($1,020) 5♠ J♣ 7♦ 6♥ 4♦

Hero checks, bets $850 (AI), Hero folds

wins $1,020

I played this hand against a fish, who limped a lot from SB and check/raised me quite frequently on the flop (stats: VPIP 77, PFR 28, AF 3.3, flop cbet 83%, turn cbet 2 out of 5 times so far).
Preflop I decided to call since my hand has good playability (although TJs would be a lot better) and postflop I expected to have a decent edge on him. I did not know anything about how he reacts to 3bets but he did not appear to be a huge fan of folding without seeing the flop. Is it okay to just flat TJo with the above reasons?
Postflop he instabets all 3 streets and with his betsizing on the turn I should have folded I think. His flop bet sizing was standard but on the turn I never saw him betting this big before (that was only his second turn cbet so thats not a strong read I afraid). With these observations is folding on the turn better than calling in your opinion?

Thanks in advance

Originally posted by Zolt4n
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Hero ($1,640)
($1,360)

Dealt to Hero T♥ J♦

raises to $90, Hero calls $60

FLOP ($180) 5♠ J♣ 7♦

Hero checks, bets $120, Hero calls $120

TURN ($420) 5♠ J♣ 7♦ 6♥

Hero checks, bets $300, Hero calls $300

RIVER ($1,020) 5♠ J♣ 7♦ 6♥ 4♦

Hero checks, bets $850 (AI), Hero folds

wins $1,020

I played this hand against a fish, who limped a lot from SB and check/raised me quite frequently on the flop (stats: VPIP 77, PFR 28, AF 3.3, flop cbet 83%, turn cbet 2 out of 5 times so far).
Preflop I decided to call since my hand has good playability (although TJs would be a lot better) and postflop I expected to have a decent edge on him. I did not know anything about how he reacts to 3bets but he did not appear to be a huge fan of folding without seeing the flop. Is it okay to just flat TJo with the above reasons?
Postflop he instabets all 3 streets and with his betsizing on the turn I should have folded I think. His flop bet sizing was standard but on the turn I never saw him betting this big before (that was only his second turn cbet so thats not a strong read I afraid). With these observations is folding on the turn better than calling in your opinion?

Thanks in advance

very tuff hand to analyze

on the turn u either jam or fold

because there is to many draw that would bet that way on the turn

i do like ur flat on the flop considering the fact that u consider the vilain agressif

how i woulda play it same way

my reason behind

an agressif player would be agressif on the turn with all their combo draw so i rather raise the turn to make him paid all his combo draw

but the way u play it on the river since u just flat the question here to ask is vilain is capable to bluff on draw board some people do like to bluff them some never MOST OF THE PLAYER DOESNT LIKE TO BLUFF IN THOSE CASE

so the way u pplay it i reevaluate the hand on the river and i think with his bet i would fold there
reason
1- rare people bluff those board
2-blind level still very small
3-u still have a decent stack if u fold

keep posting hand

u have very tuff hand i like that ♠_cool: ♠_cool:

While JTo is normally a defense OOP, I would actually fold here. 28% PFR is low, so you're facing a 3x open about 45 bb deep against a player not raising many buttons (but who does appear fairly aggressive post-flop from the stats you give).

As played the turn is a tough spot, I'm fine with your line of calling turn and folding river. Another alternative is to bet $250 yourself with plan of folding to a shove.

Interesting hand!

Originally posted by CollinMoshman
While JTo is normally a defense OOP, I would actually fold here. 28% PFR is low, so you're facing a 3x open about 45 bb deep against a player not raising many buttons (but who does appear fairly aggressive post-flop from the stats you give).

As played the turn is a tough spot, I'm fine with your line of calling turn and folding river. Another alternative is to bet $250 yourself with plan of folding to a shove.

Interesting hand!

How can be ever calling turn be profitable? He can continue with bluffs on the river, we will see no good card for us on river. So practically we either calling the turn & river or just folding on turn.

Nice Thread !
I'm from Portuguese community.. May I post some hands here?

Originally posted by RafaelQke
Nice Thread !
I'm from Portuguese community.. May I post some hands here?

yes of course everyone can post u welcome

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Hero ($1,530)
($1,470)

Dealt to Hero A♥ 8♦

raises to $120, Hero calls $80

FLOP ($240) 8♥ 6♣ 3♣

Hero checks, checks

TURN ($240) 8♥ 6♣ 3♣ 2♦

Hero bets $180, calls $180

RIVER ($600) 8♥ 6♣ 3♣ 2♦ K♣

Hero checks, bets $450, Hero calls $450

Hero shows A♥ 8♦
(Pre 57%, Flop 57.9%, Turn 75.0%)

shows 9♦ 7♦
(Pre 43%, Flop 42.1%, Turn 25.0%)

Hero wins $1,500

First, sorry about my bad English. lol
This villain started playing very tight but in last hands he was playing very agressive and loose.
On river he bets 3/4 and I call because I hope that he doesn't do this with a flush, I believe that in a flush draw he cbets the flop and bets less on river.
How do you play this hand? Do I have anyway to extract more value? Can I shove this river?
Thank you.

If he's passive you can lead flop too.
Other than that, NH.

Originally posted by RafaelQke
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NL Holdem $40(BB) Replayer
Hero ($1,530)
($1,470)

Dealt to Hero A♥ 8♦

raises to $120, Hero calls $80

FLOP ($240) 8♥ 6♣ 3♣

Hero checks, checks

TURN ($240) 8♥ 6♣ 3♣ 2♦

Hero bets $180, calls $180

RIVER ($600) 8♥ 6♣ 3♣ 2♦ K♣

Hero checks, bets $450, Hero calls $450

Hero shows A♥ 8♦
(Pre 57%, Flop 57.9%, Turn 75.0%)

shows 9♦ 7♦
(Pre 43%, Flop 42.1%, Turn 25.0%)

Hero wins $1,500

First, sorry about my bad English. lol
This villain started playing very tight but in last hands he was playing very agressive and loose.
On river he bets 3/4 and I call because I hope that he doesn't do this with a flush, I believe that in a flush draw he cbets the flop and bets less on river.
How do you play this hand? Do I have anyway to extract more value? Can I shove this river?
Thank you.

their is a big mistake on the flop

and
u gonna tell me why

think about
-stakc size
-hand range of call

Few hands in the SnG, villan played 3 BU. Pre-flop, he minraised 1st hand, 3x 2nd hand, 4x 3rd hand. No showdowns. After the flop he seems pretty agro.

Then this hand came:

Stacks:
Villan: 1700
Hero: 1300

blinds 10/20

Hero is dealt 3 3

Villan raises 5x to 100, Hero?

I don't think his 5x is necessary strenght, but stacksizes are a litle akward. I don't think I can 3bet fold. 3bet calling is prety marginal.
He's agro PF so calling makes things hard also. Folding is too weak, right?