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SH Q9s, Two overs + Backdoors vs Flop Cbet

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Alleen86
Joined: 27.05.2010

Poker Stars, $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite.

SB: $58.40 (233.6 bb)
Hero (BB): $25.25 (101 bb)
UTG: $25 (100 bb)
MP: $36.99 (148 bb)
CO: $30.22 (120.9 bb)
BTN: $26.66 (106.6 bb)

Preflop: Hero is BB with Q♦: 9♦:
3 folds, BTN raises to $0.62, SB folds, Hero calls $0.37

Flop: ($1.34) 8♣: 2♣: 4♦: (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $0.70, Hero raises to $2.10, BTN calls $1.40

Turn: ($5.54) T♠: (2 players)
Hero bets $3, BTN raises to $6.83, Hero folds

Preflop: BTN plays 28/25 in 33 hands. Decided to defend.

Flop: I hit overs + backdoors so decided to semi-bluff check/raise. His range will be wide there and I believe I have alot of fold equity.

Turn: I would expect sets to 3bet the flop + my equity improved a bit so I decided to barrel. The plan was to barrel most rivers. I believe he should fold stuff like overpairs often enough. When he raised, nothing else to do than fold, ofcourse.


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la55i
Joined: 27.01.2013

Your overs are quite weak and so are your backdoors. I would usually xr backdoors that have better nut potential so this might be a check/fold for me OTF but I don't completely hate your play.
OTT I would usually barrel when I improve my hand but I'm not sure if this improvement is that great. You turn a gutshot. Td would definitely have been a barreling card and maybe any diamond but maybe not this one.


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MisterSnS
Joined: 09.11.2011

Hmmm... difficult.

I kinda agree with la55i here, though I also don't have a set check-raising range in this spot. But it makes sense to check/raise stronger backdoors as well.

To argue for your play, Villain makes it very small on the flop, therefore it's not too bad. But I would go MUCH bigger on the turn and bet at least 80% pot. Why? Because I want the foldequity vs. flushdraws and 8x. I also don't think people fold QQ+ on the river. Then, I would give up umimproved. I think that's the cheaper option to try to make it a 2-street hand rather than spewing money on 3.

But, Generally I would have called the cbet and tried to float this board for cheap :)


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Mozzek
Joined: 16.07.2016

I like PF call. OTF it´s more bluff than semi-bluff imo. And as it didn´t work, I don´t think we should continue OTT. T of spades doesn´t really change anything. We pick a gut shot, but also lose backdoor flushdraw. I think we should give up after our raise OTF didn´t work, because what he called our raise with will most likely call also bet OTT.


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