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Bluff catching SB vs BB, called 3bet

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AthleticAZ
Joined: 19.09.2009

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

Hero (SB): $26.36 (105.4 bb)
BB: $25 (100 bb)
UTG: $24.64 (98.6 bb)
MP: $21.36 (85.4 bb)
CO: $26.01 (104 bb)
BTN: $25 (100 bb)

Preflop: Hero is SB with K♠: Q♥:
4 folds, Hero raises to $0.50, BB raises to $1.50, Hero calls $1.00

Flop: ($3) Q♦: 5♠: 4♦: (2 players)
Hero checks, BB checks

Turn: ($3) 6♣: (2 players)
Hero bets $1.75, BB raises to $4.25, Hero calls $2.50

River: ($11.50) 2♠: (2 players)
Hero checks, BB bets $8.25, Hero calls $8.25

Results:

Spoiler

$28 pot ($1.26 rake)
Final Board: Q♦: 5♠: 4♦: 6♣: 2♠:
Hero showed K♠: Q♥: and won $26.74 ($12.74 net)
BB showed A♠: J♠: and lost (-$14 net)

Preflop KQo is in my defending range vs BB 3bet.

Postflop. After Villain checks back OTF, I discount AA, KK, QQ, AQ, KQ, diamond draws, 76s, 54s.
I'm betting turn for value against hands like Overcards, JJ, TT. Villain's raise OTT doesn't make much sense to me, because his 3bet range mostly consists of big suited cards, Offsuit broadways like AK, KJ and very few 7x and 3x combos (if any). I also don't expect to see 87s in 3bet range too often as it is pretty good to flat with.

OTR I need 29% equity. Against a value range (22 combos) like this (below) I need to find 9 bluff combos to have a breakeven call. If Villain bluffs with all AJo (f.e.), then I have 35% equity, f.e.


Board: Q♦4♦5♠ 6♣ 2♠
       Equity     Win     Tie
MP2   100.00% 100.00%   0.00% { A3s, 93s, 83s, 73s, 63s, 53s }
BB      0.00%   0.00%   0.00% { KsQh }

I assumed that Villain would play all of his 3x this way, which is the worst case for me. If he calls some 3x OTT, then I'm even better.

After 5 min of writing I realized that I did not discounted 3x with a FD, so now his value range is only 16 combos and I only need to find around 6 bluffs. That makes a call even better.

In game: I thought of him having very few 3x, gave him some busted 7x and since line doesn't make sense for his 3bet range too much I also gave him some overcard bluffs.


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MyFloXyBabY
Joined: 15.02.2010

It's funny how much this type of spot illustrates the difference between NL10 and NL25 at least on my pool.
At NL10 that raise after a check back would always be QQ or another stupid slowplay. At NL25 they can have stupid air. Nh.


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Fanko
Joined: 24.08.2010

NL 10 is far more loose and spewy than you realize, floxy.


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MyFloXyBabY
Joined: 15.02.2010

Guess it depends when, where and how you're playing it of course. But mine was nit as hell. Slowplayland.


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