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[Closed] 6.50$ Aa Utg

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Maarten84
Joined: 22.02.2008

Why I play it like this.... Preflop is obvious, on the flop I value/cbet, the turn is really 'ugly' and because I'm OOP i decide to check/call from here on. Reasoning for this, I don't really have to protect against a flush and I really don't want a raise when I bet here. I prefer check/calling because like this I do get some value from semi strong hands I beat and bluffs.

Betting myself isn't really a good option imo. I only see a few worse hands call me then, strong draws etc...

No Limit Holdem Tournament
$6.00+$0.50
9 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG Hero (1500)
UTG+1 cloclo974 (1480)
MP1 play jd (1460)
MP2 mattietheman (1460)
MP3 ellas11 (1720)
CO Goran Djoko (1380)
BTN 72ak (1520)
SB The20thHole (1480)
BB raits (1500)

Blinds: 10/20

Pre-flop: (30, 9 players) Hero is UTG A♣ A♠
Hero raises to 80, 1 fold, play jd calls 80, 6 folds

Flop: 5♣ 2♥ 2♦ (190, 2 players)
Hero bets 130, play jd calls 130

Turn: 5♥ (450, 2 players)
Hero checks, play jd bets 160, Hero calls 160

River: 9♦ (770, 2 players)
Hero checks, play jd bets 180, Hero calls 180


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LgWz
Joined: 26.05.2007

I'd play it the same, classic WA/WB after the turn. Do you still call if he bets say 450 on the river? What if he shoves?


NickParkes
Joined: 07.07.2008

Ummm, I don't know if I like the passive line all the way here... after a weak turn bet I think I value bet the river... really how many 2x, 5x hands are in his range... I see villain more likely to have PP, A-high etc and probably putting you on a AK, AQ type hand... the weak bets look weak to me and I really think you have to value bet this river and fold to a shove...


chenny8888
Joined: 03.10.2007

Hi all,

Without any reads I take the line LgWz takes. But if my opponent is quite aggressive I would just check/snapcall all the way.


viewer88
Joined: 19.04.2008

Originally posted by NickParkes
Ummm, I don't know if I like the passive line all the way here... after a weak turn bet I think I value bet the river... really how many 2x, 5x hands are in his range... I see villain more likely to have PP, A-high etc and probably putting you on a AK, AQ type hand... the weak bets look weak to me and I really think you have to value bet this river and fold to a shove...

I agree, c/c turn looks fine but I would valuebet river aswell.


im value-betting my AA every street on this limit. people will still go broke with overpairs better than yours. i think you lose a lot of value by c/c especially on the river


chenny8888
Joined: 03.10.2007

Originally posted by lessthanthreee
im value-betting my AA every street on this limit. people will still go broke with overpairs better than yours. i think you lose a lot of value by c/c especially on the river

1. they're often going to be valuebetting these worse overpairs for us too if they're that bad.

2. how do you react to a raise on any street?


Originally posted by chenny8888
1. they're often going to be valuebetting these worse overpairs for us too if they're that bad.

2. how do you react to a raise on any street?

1. the problem is their 'value-bet' is 160 into a 450 pot losing 200-250 of value. most unknowns will never fold a pair 66-KK here no matter what our value-bet size.

2. i see a MP1 cold call pre flop as very rarely being a 2 or a 5. so a re-raise to me is just an overpair wanting to stack off.

im getting it in on any street by value-betting/re raising with a huge smile on my face.

i dont have a large sample at the $6t but from my experience an overpair shouldn't be played this passively on this board on this limit. IMHO :)


chenny8888
Joined: 03.10.2007

Bet/bet/bet here is a bit too aggressive and marginal a spot. It's not great for us to be playing a big pot with at the start of a SNG. In an MTT I might tend towards agreeing with you lessthanthree, however even in an MTT I think if you bet large on any street and you do get raised you should really be mucking your hand.