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K9s in BB taking a passive postflop line

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VorpalF2F
Joined: 02.09.2010

An adventure in NL 50

This is a standard flat defend from the BB pre I think
No reads or stats — but I'm unknown to them also.

On flopping top pair, I feel OK to call the flop, but my kicker is weakish
PokerStars, Hold'em No Limit - $0.25/$0.50 - 5 players

UTG: $30.24 (60 bb)
CO: $55.50 (111 bb)
BU: $55.00 (110 bb)
SB: $51.89 (104 bb)
BB (Hero): $49.25 (99 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($0.75) Hero is BB with K♣:9♣:
1 fold, CO raises to $1.25, 2 players fold, Hero calls $0.75

Flop: ($2.75) 2♣:K♥:Q♦: (2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets $1.98, Hero calls $1.98

Turn: ($6.71) 2♦: (2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets $4.84, Hero calls $4.84 <<< I cannot see twos as a large part of his range. Less confident now, but I call again, since I now beat QQ, JJ etc that could play like this. KQ has me grovelling

River: ($16.39) 9♥: (2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets $12.50, Hero calls $12.50 <<< Easy call? Anybody raise this?


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To me it's borderline defend against unknown V.

As played on the flop you have a standard call with tp and bdfd.

since I now beat QQ, JJ

You dont beat QQ and JJ will have hard time making 2 barrels on such board

OTT you could consider a fold already. I expect weaker hands like 99-JJ, Qx to give up at this point.

OTR you got lucky. You might find a call. KQ and AA still beat you but now you beat KJ,KT,AK. Still it will be a tough call against such a line. You are with bluffcatcher here. You beat A♦: x:diamond: hands. Raising is out of question. You dont represent much. You are pretty much capped. Your top range is blocked. You almost never have KK, QQ, 99


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LookAwayNow
Joined: 30.06.2011

Pre is fine to defend. Flop is standard with top-pair. On some turns we want to fold against his line. On this turn we can't really fold because we only loose against KQ, AK and QQ+. For bluffs he can have JT and flushdraws.

On the river JT gets there. We only beat his flush draw bluffs, his AK and maybe weaker Kx that barrel 3 times. The only reason why I call here is because we beat AK, but I'm not happy about it.

Raising is out of the question.


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VorpalF2F
Joined: 02.09.2010

I've no idea why I thought I would beat QQ.

Originally posted by NapoleonBonaparte135
To me it's borderline defend against unknown V.

I don't have or use a solver, but my old charts [1] show it as a solid call.

Originally posted by NapoleonBonaparte135
OTT you could consider a fold already. I expect weaker hands like 99-JJ, Qx to give up at this point.

I did — but forgot to mention it. I decided to push on since an aggro player with any pocket pair could do this I think.[

Originally posted by NapoleonBonaparte135
OTR you got lucky. You might find a call. KQ and AA still beat you but now you beat KJ,KT,AK. Still it will be a tough call against such a line. You are with bluffcatcher here. You beat A♦: x:diamond: hands. Raising is out of question. You dont represent much. You are pretty much capped. Your top range is blocked. You almost never have KK, QQ, 99

Bluffcatcher indeed.
opponent showed A♠:J♦:

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I decided to push on since an aggro player with any pocket pair could do this I think.[

But how do you know if he is aggro? He is unknown to you.

Anyway. Nice hand. Hope you marked him as a reckless idiot:f_drink:


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VorpalF2F
Joined: 02.09.2010

Originally posted by NapoleonBonaparte135
But how do you know if he is aggro? He is unknown to you.

Anyway. Nice hand. Hope you marked him as a reckless idiot:f_drink:

Soul read :coolface:


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