STRATEGY 101 name: "AIR JORDAN" check/raise on the flop with AIR in the blinds.
Situation#1
I always defend my blinds with any hands that can make a straight or flush. I will decide whether to try my AIR JORDAN strategy on the flop depends on the board and the betting tell of my opponent.
Q♦:9♥: decent hand to defend vs UTG min raise.
flop - T♥:4♣:4♦: perfect flop for AIR JORDAN strategy
Why? UTG range premium hands, broadway hands, suited, connectors pairs.
our range - very wide range - we can have A4o, A4s, 54s basically all the 4's we can have so we can tell him our story, Hi, bud I'm AIR JORDAN and we want more money in the pot.
888Poker Snap, Hold'em No Limit - $0.05/$0.10 - 6 players
Replay this hand on Upswing Poker
pesBABOS (UTG): $3.90 (39 bb)
yodaArg (MP): $10.00 (100 bb)
Adnan114 (CO): $34.03 (340 bb)
starantor (BU): $10.22 (102 bb)
beaggro (SB): $16.58 (166 bb)
vladpoker09 (BB): $18.42 (184 bb)
Pre-Flop: ($0.15) Hero (beaggro) is SB with 9♥ Q♦
pesBABOS (UTG) raises to $0.20, 3 players fold, beaggro (SB) calls $0.15, 1 fold
Flop: ($0.50) T♥ 4♣ 4♦ (2 players)
beaggro (SB) checks, pesBABOS (UTG) bets $0.25, beaggro (SB) raises to $0.75, pesBABOS (UTG) folds
Total pot: $1 (Rake: $0.05)
beaggro (SB) wins $0.95
Situation#2
T♥:6♦: This is the bottom of my calling range. MP min raise I decided to call here because of the discount that I can get and I can use my Strategy "AIR JORDAN" once again.
Flop 8♠:K♣:3♦: rainbow. MP hand range can always have the K here most of the time. Now, time to use my betting tell. MP decided to bet 14c into 43c. It's like telling "AIR JORDAN" I'm scared to c-bet but this is the standard play. D-NEG told me to small ball to take down the pot.
His Story. I don't have AK because I'm c-betting small to scare away cards that can not continue and not for value. I believe it.
Our story. re-raise. I have a K with a decent kicker, a set or 2 pair. Let's put more money in the pot. Bad news is he called. We have a non-believer boys and girls.
Turn. 4♥: We have absolutely "AIR" opponent already called the flop we have to assume it's something he wanted to go to showdown. We can't bet anymore here and just wait what will happen on the river. If he bets here we Insta Fold. We can't continue. Mission Failed. Accept it. Don't be stubborn.
River 5♠: Absolutely 0 Equity. Our T high will never win in Showdown. We have to bet here and continue our story from a commercial break on the turn. We have to tell him that we wanted value from our Kx. Mission Accomplished.
888Poker Snap, Hold'em No Limit - $0.05/$0.10 - 6 players
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yodaArg (UTG): $10.05 (101 bb)
donatello100 (MP): $8.19 (82 bb)
jenya1020 (CO): $11.46 (115 bb)
BoneChicken (BU): $10.00 (100 bb)
donkPafka (SB): $4.05 (41 bb)
beaggro (BB): $13.85 (139 bb)
Pre-Flop: ($0.15) Hero (beaggro) is BB with 6♦ T♥
1 fold, donatello100 (MP) raises to $0.20, 3 players fold, beaggro (BB) calls $0.10
Flop: ($0.45) 8♠ K♣ 3♦ (2 players)
beaggro (BB) checks, donatello100 (MP) bets $0.14, beaggro (BB) raises to $0.42, donatello100 (MP) calls $0.28
Turn: ($1.29) 4♥ (2 players)
beaggro (BB) checks, donatello100 (MP) checks
River: ($1.29) 5♠ (2 players)
beaggro (BB) bets $0.77, donatello100 (MP) folds
Total pot: $1.29 (Rake: $0.06)
beaggro (BB) wins $1.23