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[Closed] Freeroll - Q3 BB hitting top pair on the flop

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Full Tilt - 100/200 NL - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 3: http://www.pokertracker.com

Hero (BB): 2,905 (14.5bb)
UTG: 4,000 (20bb)
UTG+1: 16,420 (82.1bb)
MP: 3,395 (17bb)
MP+1: 12,777 (63.9bb)
LP: 1,684 (8.4bb)
CO: 5,716 (28.6bb)
BTN: 8,353 (41.8bb)
SB: 3,540 (17.7bb)

SB posts SB 100, Hero posts BB 200

Pre Flop: (300) Hero has Q♣ J♦

fold, UTG+1 calls 200, fold, fold, CO calls 200, fold, fold, fold, Hero checks

Flop: (700, 3 players) 3♦ Q♠ 3♠
Hero ???

What's the best stance here? Shove? Check/call? Check/fold and wait for a better spot?


3 replies

Personally, since it's a freeroll, I would bet. If you get raised, fold, if you get called, see what happens on the turn. You're likely pretty far ahead. Other players generally limp in with hands like suited cards or unpaired painted cards. You're not likely up against AQ - I've never seen anyone not raise that in a freeroll. KQ is possible I suppose, and then you are of course beat.

If you get called, you're probably ahead now, since three of a kind only rarely just gets called, and a flush draw still has to be completed. If a third spade would come up, you'd have to be careful.

So I'd go for hand protection, but I believe a case can be made for a few plays (except the check-raise, which only very rarely seems to work in freeroll tournaments). I would definitely not shove my entire stack in immediately though. You still have 14bb or so, and the pot isn't that big yet, so I see no reason to risk your tournament here if you still have at least somewhat of a stack.

Don't push because you might get short-stacked, do that after you maybe get reraised here and are short-stacked after you fold it ;)


dubadal
Joined: 05.09.2008

+1 Tino
bet 2/3 flop, continue turn

chipleader is very unlikely to just limp pf with JQ+ pf. Depending on his style he is also rather unlikely to play with 3x. So, fire your 3 barrels unless K, A or another :spade: come up.

I dont thing pushing on flop is a good idea, since you might scare your double up away


Tiltberger
Joined: 23.06.2005

betflop def. and then maybe bet turn or check/call turn and re-eveluate on the river depending on how the turn & River is coming. you want value from some fds, or worse qx hands like q10, q8s, q9s or maybe some pair 44+