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aleasy77
Joined: 03.03.2014

Ok, my opponent likes open limp preflop or moves instant all in preflop and in one hand he go all in on turn with pair + open ended.
I think about river. If I check I don't think worse hands like QQ/JJ can bet here but still call river I think, not happy that 8 comes on river too but check-fold here is maybe too weak?

PokerStars, Hold'em No Limit - $0.01/$0.02 - 5 playerson
Replay this hand on Pokeit - https://pokeit.co/public/425bSagqI/r

UTG: $6.33 (317 bb)
CO: $2.63 (132 bb)
BU: $1.85 (93 bb)
SB: $2.27 (114 bb)
BB (Hero): $2.11 (106 bb)

Pre-Flop: ($0.03) Hero is BB with A♣ A♦
UTG raises to $0.06, 3 players fold, Hero 3-bets to $0.22, UTG calls $0.16

Flop: ($0.45) 9♣ T♠ 4♦ (2 players)
Hero bets $0.22, UTG calls $0.22

Turn: ($0.89) 9♥ (2 players)
Hero bets $0.50, UTG calls $0.50

River: ($1.89) 8♥ (2 players)
Hero bets $1.17 (all-in), UTG calls $1.17

Total pot: $4.23 (Rake: $0.15)

Spoiler

Showdown:
BB (Hero) shows A♣ A♦ (two pair, Aces and Nines)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 82%, Flop: 9%, Turn: 5%, River: 0%)

UTG shows T♣ T♦ (a full house, Tens full of Nines)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 18%, Flop: 91%, Turn: 95%, River: 100%)

UTG wins $4.08


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Paraibuda
Joined: 24.08.2022

PF ok, though if that’s a weak opponent you could make a larger bet sizing like 5x (balancing using that size for light 3bet as well)

F either raise (then I would go smaller, since the board hits his range better, except if I have proof of V inelasticity) or check-raise, which I prefer.

T, as played, you could check-call. I don’t like a large bet here. You don’t have nut advantage, there are no FDs available (no need to deny equity), board is paired so OESD will fold. Even AT might fold in this spot.
QQ+ would have 4betted, which leaves you basically aiming at jacks.

R is not a good card for a 3rd barrell jam. It completes the OESD on the off chance that he was calling turn bet.


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EmiyaKiritsugu
Joined: 13.08.2013

Preflop - you can easily make it 13-15bb - it shouldn't make big difference for him if its recreational
Flop - bet bigger. You want to charge all those pockets and broadways with backdoors.
On river its mandatory shove, if he has it he has it. Especially as you think he wont shove QQ which means you cut your EV with AA a lot.


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Paraibuda
Joined: 24.08.2022

PF: I think it does make a difference because a competent player will adjust his calling range If you make it bigger, so you end up making him fold worse hands that would’ve called otherwise. The fact that he won’t play his cards so face up (i.e will play better post-flop) is another reason to consider your willingness to make an exploitative change.
If we are talking about this specific hand and not a range, he should not make it bigger because it’s really easy to counterexploit.

F: the charging for these kind of hands you’ve mentioned is not big (even for the GS), you will only make them fold.


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Well played. Bigger bet OTF. Up to 65%. Without very specific reasons bet bet bet on every street. Never change this on the microstakes just because your aces got cracked once or a few times in a row. This is poker. It happens


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SDK1987
Joined: 12.11.2008

I don't think there are to many competent players on NL2. Otherwise they would play higher limits. Most players on NL2 doesn't pay attention to bigger sizes with good hands I think.

Cheers,
SDK1987


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