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zoomke #50 - KTs, hand planning

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Poker Stars, $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players

SB: $91.88 (183.8 bb)
Hero (BB): $100.49 (201 bb)
UTG: $116.47 (232.9 bb)
MP: $52.50 (105 bb)
CO: $53.35 (106.7 bb)
BTN: $51.35 (102.7 bb)

Small info on our friend:

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Preflop: Hero is BB with K T
3 folds, BTN raises to $1, SB folds, Hero calls $0.50

Flop: ($2.25) 5 9 J (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $1.53, Hero raises to $5, BTN calls $3.47

As we see our friend likes to bet. I thought that x/r is better that c/c in such spot because we can put pressure on his range (fold out 9x), gain initiative and it "plays easier". We should barrel all spades i guess, but i wasnt sure about barreling broadway cards, because once he defends on flop he can have like any Jx.

How would you approach this situation?

Turn decision:

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Turn: ($12.25) T (2 players)
Hero ??

For me it was interesting card and i was a bit lost in the hand
What options would you suggest in such spot? I didn't feeled that betting is the best option because we might be betting into Jx most of the time.

Should i check/call like one and be done with it?


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double2
Joined: 04.11.2008

Hi there,

pre flop standard

Flop I think our hand is too strong to put in our c/r bluff range. We can c/r T7 and some backdoor stuff and I think it's more than enough to go along with our J9. I would c/c KT and I don't really see nothing in villains stats that makes me wanna do anything else.

That turn, I don't think we have a bet, what is he folding? His range is hands like KJ, QJ, JT, QT, KQ, QQ+, JJ, 99, 55, and against that range we are doing really badly so I would just c/f this turn. And we might win at showdown ocasionally versus QT.


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If we call on flop whats our plan for later streets?

On what cards we:
1)Call;
2)Raise;
3)Fold?

If we had like A5 or K5 it would be fine to check/raise here?


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double2
Joined: 04.11.2008

Originally posted by gAsheks
If we call on flop whats our plan for later streets?

On what cards we:
1)Call;
2)Raise;
3)Fold?

If we had like A5 or K5 it would be fine to check/raise here?

Okay, if we x/c flop, turn I would:

x/c on T, K, A, spade

x/r on a Q and probably on an 8

x/f on 6 and 7

I'm not too sure about what to do on blanks (although there are very few blanks). I feel our hand is probably good enough to x/c again on a 2-4, but I might be wrong. And of course, our approach should change a ton depending on reads we have.

5x should be a x/c on the flop for the most part.


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Why would you call on A turn? Because its a scare card and he might barrel it?

Rest seems close to what i was thinking :)

I asked about A5 and K5 because it will be hard to play OOP on later streets. Pretty much guessing game. Also we block hands like AJ, KJ, 55.


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double2
Joined: 04.11.2008

Originally posted by gAsheks
Why would you call on A turn? Because its a scare card and he might barrel it?

Rest seems close to what i was thinking :)

I asked about A5 and K5 because it will be hard to play OOP on later streets. Pretty much guessing game. Also we block hands like AJ, KJ, 55.

Never mind, for some reason I thought we turned an open ender on the A. Yeah, x/folding on the A might be best, specially if you think he is over c-betting the flop.. But it seems close, x/c is not that bad.

A5 and K5 are okay hands to have in your x/c - x/f range. It's not hard to play if you plan on x/folding most turns :) They have showdown value, they have 5 good outs. I don't think they make very good x/raises on the flop.


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