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Bruenorx
Joined: 15.09.2014

Hi,

at first some intro - so I had very tough heads up today against that player - shevalex09 who looks and plays like a really good reg I think (you can also check his winnings and its a lot, so maybe poker pro?). I had 32bb at the beginning and he had 99 so not a really great position for me, also there was no deal so payjump was really huge - 262$ second place, 483$ for the first. I think I tried as I could, but to be honest, he was destroying me, I didn't play many heads ups before so I am not really good at it. So my plan was to gamble it a bit because I knew he is better. Luckilly I somehow did double up thanks to flip (KQs to his A5o) and then got some chips from pocket queens so after this two hands I felt good which might be the problem why I did so crazy thing.

So I have KQs again, and I raise and I got 3-bet, with that hand I feel it is a must call (for me no chance I am folding this in heads up) - I hope atleast that is correct . Or someone would think about 4-bet? He wasn't 3-betting some crazy, so I give him quite credit, but he definitely can have some weaker hands there. Flop looks very good in my opinion, the problem is 3 cards of hearts. He bets standard, and I feel like I have a strong hand, possibly the best hand so I just shav for a lot. I feel like if I 3-bet him smaller and he shavs I give it to him anyway so I just went for it. Now when I look on it I should probably just call. I don't know. I think I messed it up totally but I wasn't sure what was the best move.

So how would you play the hand? (Maybe also if you 3-bet and get 4bet shav on the flop, or just call and there come Ah and he bets?) Any suggestions on how to get better in heads ups? Is it even needed when I got to final table heads once in very long time (but for a lot of money), isn't it better to study 9 handed play and ICM on the final table more?

Sorry for a long post and thanks for comments :).

PokerStars - 9000/18000 Ante 2250 NL - Holdem - 2 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

Hero (SB): 49.96 BB
BB: 81.87 BB (VPIP: 41.61, PFR: 26.11, 3Bet Preflop: 10.42, Hands: 174)

2 players post ante of 0.13 BB, Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.75 BB) Hero has K♠ Q♠

Hero raises to 2 BB, BB raises to 6 BB, Hero calls 4 BB

Flop: (12.25 BB, 2 players) K♥ 6♥ 4♥
BB bets 6 BB, Hero raises to 43.84 BB and is all-in, BB calls 37.84 BB

Turn: (99.92 BB, 2 players) 8♣

River: (99.92 BB, 2 players) A♥

Spoiler

BB shows A♦ A♠ (Three of a Kind, Aces)
(Pre 84%, Flop 80%, Turn 89%)
Hero shows K♠ Q♠ (One Pair, Kings)
(Pre 16%, Flop 20%, Turn 11%)
BB wins 99.92 BB


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reggie123
Joined: 31.03.2009

Play some spins, they are great for hu game. Husng are not, there are lots of regs and if its not your game then most of the time is just pain. There are more fish/ultralag/deathpassiv donks in spins, you see diffrent ways to play against any of them.
PFR: 26.11 is more like tight for hu, i think this are not all hu hands? Its hard not to go broke in this hand, QKs is monster. As played call the flop, if he does not slow down on turn then i would say that fold is option(i would go broke like you in this flop). He may semibluff Ahx hands but pre3bet, flop bet, he looks strong.


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SDK1987
Joined: 12.11.2008

It's good to know if the stats you gave here are only of HU games.
I think if you play micro HU SNG's you will find enough fish.

Anyway I would most likely just call the flop. You get only action of better and A high flush draws if you shove.

Cheers,
SDK1987


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Constantin11
Joined: 16.08.2012

I agree with SDK, Getting broke OTF with this hand is no good :(
You are way better off just calling.


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Bruenorx
Joined: 15.09.2014

Thank you guys for answers, should think about it more... I will try to play some HU sngs or spins then to get a bit better in this :). Stats are from the whole tournament, I don't know how to generate just these from HU from PT, and it would be like 20 hands or something, which is not much anyway.


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