Question 1: You are holding KQ. What is your preflop equity against an opponent who has 33? How does the equity change on this flop: J53?
Calculating the various equity of hands is still a weak point for me, but.
Using Equilab KQs has 50.78% vs 33 49.22% pre flop
After this flop it changes to KQs 26.46% vs 33 73.54%
Initally I thought it would be more than this but then I realised that because our opponent now has trips, any spade that pairs the board, while making us the flush would also give opponent the full house, so we lose some outs.
Question 2: What would you do in the following hand? (Remember that it is important to explain your reasons, simply posting "Fold" or "Call" isn't enough!)
No Limit hold'em $2 (9-handed)
Players and stacks:
UTG: $2.00
UTG+1: $2.08
MP1: $1.92
MP2: $1.00
MP3: $3.06
CO: (Hero) $2.08
BU: $2.00
SB: $2.00
BB: $1.24
Preflop: Hero is CO with A
J
5 folds, Hero raises to $0.08, BU calls $0.08, SB folds, BB calls $0.06.
Flop: ($0.25) 2
6
3
(3 players)
BB checks, Hero checks, BU checks.
Turn: ($0.25) 5
(3 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $0.22, BU raises to $0.44, BB folds, Hero...?
If this was in real time I would call, it's only a min raise which gives us 4:1 to call, the odds of completing the flush are 4:1 so it'a a call.
However, this is where I sometimes struggle, 4:1 would be assuming all cards to complete the flush are clean outs. If our opponent has a set, possible with the BU just calling preflop, as in the example in question 1, any club which pairs the board could complete a FH for the BU. Now this leaves us with 7 outs and odds of 6:1
Although, if he just has an overpair to the board 77/88/99/1010, all possibly a call preflop, we now have our overcards as extra outs, but can we count A
J
as outs with these completing possible diamond flush?
This is currently too much for me to think through in real time so I believe I would call thinking that I don't have the exact odds to draw for the flush but it's close and then I evaluate what happens when the river comes.
Question 3: Do you have questions about your postflop play? Post your hand for evaluation. (Post your hand in the hand evaluation forum and provide a link to your hand in your private thread in the Locker Room.)
nl5 - should I have played this differently?
5
and also 3
