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AKo UTG river action: bet/call or check/raise?

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VorpalF2F
Joined: 02.09.2010
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I get called by BTN, who appears from low-sample stats to be at least sensible, but I have no idea really, since in fast-fold poker you don't get an opportunity to observer players post-flop all that often.

PokerStars - $0.25 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: $107.58 (VPIP: 26.09, PFR: 13.04, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 23)
SB: $29.95 (VPIP: 26.09, PFR: 21.74, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 23)
BB: $15.84 (VPIP: 40.00, PFR: 40.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 5)
Hero (UTG): $35.08
MP: $28.42 (VPIP: 25.93, PFR: 23.46, 3Bet Preflop: 9.09, Hands: 83)
CO: $25.55 (VPIP: 13.79, PFR: 13.79, 3Bet Preflop: 14.29, Hands: 32)

SB posts SB $0.10, BB posts BB $0.25

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.35) Hero has K♠:A♥:

Hero raises to $0.72, fold, fold, BTN calls $0.72, fold, fold <<< First discussion point: What is standard UTG open raising amount? I open just shy of 3BB, but with my tight range, I get lots of folds. In UTG I never open a hand where I won't at least call a 3Bet

Flop: ($1.79, 2 players) K♥:7♠:3♥:
Hero bets $0.89, BTN raises to $2.64, Hero calls $1.75 <<< standard 1/2 pot CBet. I call because of TPTK, with backdoor FD, keeping in mind sets are possible

Turn: ($7.07, 2 players) 2♥:
Hero checks, BTN bets $2.88, Hero calls $2.88 <<< check/call here since I now have the FD to go with the TPTK

River: ($12.83, 2 players) 6♥:
Hero ??? OK, now what!? The board isn't paired, so my flush is good. I don't have aggression stats on BU


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SDK1987
Joined: 12.11.2008
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Untill the river pretty standard I think. Villain has most likely no read on you based on his own 23 hands.
It's hard now to get value accept if villain has a flush as well.

I would most likely let him continue and hope to make a check/raise.
If you lead you most likely get only action of a flush.

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SDK1987


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1d4BestByTest
Joined: 11.12.2010
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In UTG I never open a hand where I won't at least call a 3Bet

That feels wrong. You don't need to be balanced, but I feel you always at least want some folding range. For sure when OOP.

@hand
River very hard to get value, but I think I would always check. Betting screams to be exactly the hand you have


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VorpalF2F
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Originally posted by 1d4BestByTest

In UTG I never open a hand where I won't at least call a 3Bet

That feels wrong. You don't need to be balanced, but I feel you always at least want some folding range. For sure when OOP.

Very good point. Elsewhere recently, I read where someone was trying a limp/call line. I don't think I ever see myself limping pre-flop (except in spins sometimes), but I widened my calling range from 22-99 to suited connectors, and played 300 hands or so. I can't tell if it made much difference, but it did change my stats a bunch

Originally posted by 1d4BestByTest
River very hard to get value, but I think I would always check. Betting screams to be exactly the hand you have

I did check, and my aggro friend checked behind with two pair.


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