PokerStars - $0.02 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
MP: 192 BB (VPIP: 26.39, PFR: 26.39, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 75)
Hero (CO): 160.5 BB
BTN: 183.5 BB (VPIP: 46.62, PFR: 6.02, 3Bet Preflop: 6.33, Hands: 139)
SB: 100 BB (VPIP: 22.77, PFR: 15.63, 3Bet Preflop: 5.26, Hands: 224)
BB: 100 BB (VPIP: 27.66, PFR: 19.15, 3Bet Preflop: 16.67, Hands: 48)
UTG: 98.5 BB (VPIP: 18.18, PFR: 18.18, 3Bet Preflop: 4.55, Hands: 101)
SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 8♣ 6♣
UTG raises to 3 BB, fold, Hero calls 3 BB, BTN calls 3 BB, fold, BB calls 2 BB
Flop: (12.5 BB, 4 players) 9♠ 3♥ 8♥
BB checks, UTG checks, Hero checks, BTN bets 6 BB, BB calls 6 BB, fold,
Spoiler
Hero calls 6 BB
Turn: (30.5 BB, 3 players) 8♦
BB checks,
Hero bets 22 BB, BTN calls 22 BB, fold
River: (74.5 BB, 2 players) 4♥
Spoiler
Hero bets 31 BB, BTN calls 31 BB
Hero shows 8♣ 6♣ (Three of a Kind, Eights)
(Pre 31%, Flop 14%, Turn 14%)
BTN shows A♠ 8♠ (Three of a Kind, Eights)
(Pre 69%, Flop 86%, Turn 86%)
BTN wins 131.5 BB
Preflop: The call vs relatively tight UTG is a little too loose, but I wanted to play as many hands as possible vs the fish on the BTN.
Flop: I saw no reason to bet into 4 people with my weak holding but after BTN bet half pot and BB calls, I decided to call, getting 4-1. This is a mistake, since not all of my few outs will be clean and vs BTN´s range I sometimes have implied odds, but also sometimes reverse implied odds.
Turn: I bink, but I have a weak kicker. After BB checks, I feel I need to bet for value and protection. Maybe I should actually go even bigger!? Not so sure about this. After BTN calls and BB folds, I feel pretty confident.
River: Unfortunately the flush arrives which could mean a) Villain has a flush or b) it is a scare card, denying me big value (I was less worried about the latter, since villain is a station)
But my hand is not that strong anyway, especially vs other 8x, so the flush card is actually good for me because it might prevent me from getting raised by better trips. Therefore, I should make some sort of blocking bet, intending to fold to a raise. I went for a bet that I think is to high with hindsight.
I think I could go for a much smaller thin-value/blocking bet, maybe like 20 bbs, or even less.
I am not so sure now, but at the time I thought my opponent was perfectly capable of calling river with 9x or other hands that I beat, too, based on stats and table dynamics. If that were a false assumption, I guess I should rather check-fold the river?
