FR 0.1/0.20 Non-nut flush

irregularity

Joined: 23.05.2008

Posts: 233

26.04.2009, 21:10 0

Was not sure how to play this med flush? I had little knowledge of lila1982 they seemed pretty loose so far.

Preflop: May be a bit loose? But I am trying to loosen up a lil so I went for a spot I liked.

Flop: Raised to see where I was, looking back, calling the 3-bet may have been a mistake.

Turn: Again I think that was a calling spot.

River: I had decided to check/call due to pot size.

Microgaming, $0.05/0.10 Hold'em Cash Games, 10 Players
Hand Converter by Pokerhand.org

Board:
casionet (MP4): $7.03
HERO (CO): $3.68
codcatcher (Button): $8.59
sodofre (SB): $3.12
lila1982 (BB): $4.79
InteRio (UTG): $11.03
MelekTaus20 (UTG+1): $3.90
metamorff77 (MP1): $7.07
TTR102080872 (MP2): $2.67
Serdimi (MP3): $5.90

Dealt to HERO 9dTd

Pre-flop:
(4 folds)
Serdimi raises to $.20
(1 folds)
HERO calls $.20
(2 folds)
lila1982 calls $.10

Flop: ($.65) 7d6dAd (3 Players)
lila1982 checks
Serdimi bets $.10
HERO raises to $.20
lila1982 raises to $.30
(1 folds)
HERO calls $.10

Turn: ($1.35) 2s (2 Players)
lila1982 checks
HERO bets $.20
lila1982 raises to $.40
HERO calls $.20

River: ($1.95) Qh (2 Players)
lila1982 checks
HERO checks
lila1982 Showed Kd7s
HERO Showed 9dTd
HERO wins $2.05

Thanks in advance!

My sporadically updated NL blog -
Poker keeps losing me, I cannot stick to playing, I think it is my personality at the moment.

3 replies

CoreySteel

Joined: 25.10.2006

Posts: 3,347

26.04.2009, 22:16 0

Never cold call only one raise preflop. It's just not +EV.
If there would be a raise and a call, you could cold call too with T9s. It's close but I guess it's OK.

You are definitely ahead on the flop and your hand is vulnerable, so you have to protect it with raises if someone has like K :diamond: or a made set = lots of outs.

_Anonymous_

26.04.2009, 23:46 0

Hi irregularity and be welcome to our FL section.

Loosing up is really not necessary on the micro limits. It just increases your variance and may even be -EV if as you get into a lot tough postflop decisions. The rake is pretty high too so even if you play it correct the rake may make it -EV.
Coldcalling is not the best way to get looser. Better 3-bet more or openraise/isolate looser. That is because being looser means that you have a weaker hand on average so you need to compensate that with more fold equity. With coldcalling you don't generate a lot fold equity.

I would 3-bet the turn. That is often enough just a twopair, toppair or maybe sometimes a stuipid bluff. It could be a semibluff with a high :diamond: too so you can make him pay with that too.
He check/raises the river again. So he likes to be tricky. As played I probably 3-bet with the same reasons I would on the turn (without the semibluff part).

irregularity

Joined: 23.05.2008

Posts: 233

27.04.2009, 00:07 0

Originally posted by ciRith

Loosing up is really not necessary on the micro limits.

Haha, you haven't seen my VPIP

Thanks for the replys guys!

My sporadically updated NL blog -
Poker keeps losing me, I cannot stick to playing, I think it is my personality at the moment.

[Closed] FR 0.1/0.20 Non-nut flush