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NL5 - A9s TP vs limper

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sarvam
Joined: 28.12.2009

Poker Stars, $0.02/$0.05 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite.

Hero (BTN): $14.66 (293.2 bb)
SB: $4.38 (87.6 bb)
BB: $2.53 (50.6 bb)
UTG: $7.78 (155.6 bb)
MP: $3.99 (79.8 bb)
CO: $4.35 (87 bb)

Preflop: Hero is BTN with A♦ 9♦
UTG calls $0.05, MP calls $0.05, CO folds, Hero raises to $0.25, SB calls $0.23, BB folds, UTG calls $0.20, MP folds

Flop: ($0.85) 2♠ A♣ J♥ (3 players)
SB checks, UTG bets $0.05, Hero calls $0.05, SB calls $0.05

Turn: ($1.00) 8♣ (3 players)
SB checks, UTG bets $0.20, Hero calls $0.20, SB folds

River: ($1.40) K♣ (2 players)
UTG bets $0.65, Hero calls $0.65

Results:

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$2.70 pot ($0.11 rake)
Final Board: 2♠ A♣ J♥ 8♣ K♣
Hero showed A♦ 9♦ and won $2.59 ($1.44 net)
UTG showed 3♥ 2♥ and lost (-$1.15 net)

UTG and SB are unknowns.

Should raise flop? When have SB to play, didn't known if raising was ok. Flop is a dry, so i think don't need protection.
Turn, think is more ok to raise, since now the 8:c coordinates more with the flop.
River, don't see many flushs on his range, K:c, A:c are on the board. The thing is that probably i'm bluff catching. Better fold?


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w34z3l
Joined: 03.08.2009

Hey Sarvam,

Preflop iso-raise is fine.

I would definitely raise flop here for value. We can keep the sizing small though since it's multiway. Half pot would be fine.

As played turn call is ok, we can raise small as played.

As played river is probably a fold now on this river but it's close.


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sarvam
Joined: 28.12.2009

Originally posted by w34z3l
As played river is probably a fold now on this river but it's close.

What are the arguments to the fold? TP dominated? Because of his bet sizes patterns (growing as the board evolves)? Because the texture of the board?


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w34z3l
Joined: 03.08.2009

Originally posted by sarvam

Originally posted by w34z3l
As played river is probably a fold now on this river but it's close.

What are the arguments to the fold? TP dominated? Because of his bet sizes patterns (growing as the board evolves)? Because the texture of the board?

Yeah, you basically just summarized it.

I seriously doubt he has a better Ace given the action preflop, but he might have spiked a random 2-pair or backed into a flush.

The smaller bets on flop and turn + larger river sizing can often be a tell.

Having said that we get a great price so I don't think this is a snap fold or anything. With the extra info we have on this villain we are not folding in these spots in the future of course, your call is likely +EV vs this specific opponent.


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sarvam
Joined: 28.12.2009

Understood. Thanks.


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