Hey guys,
I was facing an interesting spot yesterday and I wonder what the best line is. So here is the hand:
No Limit Hold'em $0,10/$0,25
PokerStars
6 players
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Stacks:
UTG - UTG ($40,69)
MP - MP ($23,04)
CO - Hero ($41,10)
BTN - BTN ($25,55)
SB - SB ($94,38)
BB - BB ($53,64)
Preflop: ($0,35, 6 players) Hero is CO with 8♥ 8♣
UTG raises to $0,75, 1 fold, Hero calls $0,75, BTN calls $0,75, 1 fold, BB calls $0,50
Flop: 5♣ 7♣ 8♦ ($3,10, 4 players)
BB checks, UTG checks, Hero bets $2,22, 1 fold, BB calls $2,22, UTG calls $2,22
Turn: J♥ ($9,76, 3 players)
BB checks, UTG bets $3,45, Hero raises to $14,16, 2 folds, Uncalled bet of $10,71 returned to Hero
Total Pot: $16,66
Hero wins $15,91
My thoughts:
So I think the preflop call and the flop bet are pretty standard.
On the turn it gets quite interesting! The Jh is definitely not the worst, but also not the best card.
In my opinion my opponents will often continue with draws on the flop and the J completes 910...
On the flop I pretty much had the nuts, although it could be possible that the bb called with 64 suited.
However on the turn 910 is definitely a hand that either player could have in their range.
Well now it gets tricky, cause the initial raiser bets 1/3 pot on the turn and I'm in kind of a weird spot!
The board is so draw heavy that I don't want to just call and give them a cheap river card. However raising is kind of dangerous, because I don't have the nuts anymore and I'm playing against two opponents. We are also 150bb deep that I don't really love getting it in, when they could easily have a straight.
However calling is just too weak imo. I also feel that the initial raiser doesn't often have a very strong hand when he leads the turn with such a small bet. I don't know what he is trying to do. Obviously the play is not very good.
I thought he could do this with something like J9, J10, 99, 1010... some sort of a blocker bet... Idk
So I'm actually more scared of the bb.
Well I decided that my hand is to good and that there are too many river cards that are really bad for my hand --> So I put out a raise, planning on calling it of.
But I'm not sure, if this is the best option...
What do you think? And what about the bet sizing.
Would love to hear your thoughts!
