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[Closed] NL50 FR - AK, passively played

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Faye6891
Joined: 09.11.2007

Titan No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25/$0.50BB (Titan HH Converter by Kreatief)

UTG+1 ($14.15)
UTG+2 ($63.13)
MP1 ($6.25)
MP2 ($50.00)
MP3 ($25.95)
CO ($39.45)
Button ($19.75)
SB ($112.42) (Hero)
BB ($10.80)

Preflop: Hero is SB with K♣, A♥
1 folds, UTG+2 raises to $2.59, MP1 calls $2.59, MP2 calls $2.59, 3 folds, Hero calls $2.34, 1 folds

Here I thought about reraising, but giving a second thought about it. I'm OOP, and there are 2 callers to a 5BB raise. So I'd have to reraise to something around $14-$15, and that would build a huge pot, I'd end up playing for stacks and I'm probably slightly behind.

I may have some FE against small pairs here but I think a call is better, a raise may be slightly +EV, but I think a call is not wrong and reduces variance here.

Flop: 7♣, T♦, J♦ ( $10.86 )
Hero checks, UTG+2 checks, MP1 bets $1.00, MP2 calls $1.00, Hero calls $1.00, UTG+2 calls $1.00,

I got pretty good odds to call here.

Turn: 2♥ ( $14.86 )
Hero checks, UTG+2 checks, MP1 raises All-In $2.66, MP2 calls $2.66, 2 folds

I just have a feeling here that I may not have as many outs as it looks like, I think I'm down to 3-4 outs and decided to fold and stay out of trouble.


5 replies

You´re getting the odds to call another 2,66$. I don´t like to play oop, so it still would be 3-bet or fold.


Thorsten77
Joined: 28.05.2006

I reraise all-day here. What is the value of calling in this spot? Lets analyze the situation:

UTG+1: raises from early, so he may have a good hand. His range is sth. like AQ,AK,TT+
MP1/MP2: only call - mostly pockets or suited connector like hands

By raising you typically push out MP1/MP2. If UTG+1 has AA/KK we are behind and it sucks, but against his remaining range we have a coinflip with lot of dead money. Furthermore, your reraise looks so strong that he often folds lower pockets scared that you have AA/KK... The problem is: assume he has aces and you call and the flop comes K72 rainbow. Do you plan to fold to a flop/turn/river bet?


Faye6891
Joined: 09.11.2007

Well, If he has AA and the flop comes K72 rainbow, I may not get screwed or I may get screwed, I don't know, being a on a dry board is gonna make me think twice about getting my whole stack in there with TPTK, but I'm certainly losing some money. But If I reraise PF and he has AA, I'm also losing some money, but I'm not afraid of AA here.

And I'm not saying that a reraise is bad, it certainly isn't, but I don't think calling is bad either. Probably less profitable than a raise but with less variance too.
Am I saying BS here, or do I got a point Thorsten?

And I was probably tired also, this hand was one of the last in a long session, I stopped playing a few minutes after this one.

And I know I'm getting pretty good odds to call another $2.66, but although I usually try not to follow feelings, and I usually don't do it, there are exceptions though. I had this strange feeling here that I had very few outs. And I was right, I had only 3 outs. I don't get odds to call with only 3 outs.

And If I do hit one of my 3 outs I don't think MP2 is calling a bet on the river with a busted FD.


Thorsten77
Joined: 28.05.2006

You are OOP and if you call the pot is 4-handed. I think this is a serious leak as even if you hit TP, you can't be sure to be ahead. In the best case (you hit and your opponents don't hit), you won't get paid.


Faye6891
Joined: 09.11.2007

Yeah, true. You're right. I don't do it, but on this hand I decided to. I was probably tired.