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6$ freezout, cbet/bluff on AAx flop

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farbwenz
Joined: 01.01.2010

NL Texas Hold'em $6 USD Buy-in Level: 3 Blinds(30/60) -
Seat 6 is the button
Total number of players : 10/10
Seat 6: HERO ( 10,380 )
Seat 5: Mkies ( 4,410 )
Seat 1: Pi
on ( 3,960 )
Seat 8: clarty ( 7,521 )
Seat 9: ga
nos ( 2,098 )
Seat 7: midg**et ( 2,230 )
Seat 3: ninov ( 6,060 )
Seat 2: s
a ( 4,820 )
Seat 10: s6 ( 4,630 )
Seat 4: th
*o ( 2,656 )

Dealt to HERO [ K :diamond: J :spade: ]
[it is folded to HERO]
HERO raises [180]
midg**et folds
cl***arty calls [120]

** Dealing Flop ** [ A :heart:, A :diamond:, 9 :diamond: ]
clarty checks
HERO bets [220]
cl
arty raises [440]
HERO calls [220]
** Dealing Turn ** [ 3 :spade: ]
cla***rty checks
HEro checks
** Dealing River ** [ 2 :heart: ]
clarty bets [480]
HERO raises [2,000]
cl
arty is all-In [6,421]
HERO folds

Preflop: I decided that JKo is good enough for a steal, but I suppose that is a matter of taste.

Flop: I think that opponents on this level play rather straight-forward, and will likely fold on a AAx board. With a flush draw they might either fold(I liekly represent an Ax hand or pair, and still have about 35% equity when they hit), or call (I planned to fire a second barrel on the turn). I did not anticipate a check/minraise and interpreted it as weakness (lower pair, or flushdraw) and called. Is that a bad decision?

Turn: I did not want to inflate the pot, and rather barrel or give up on the river.

River: If he had a weak hand, his hand did most probably not improve on the river (not counting a possible AA-22, which isnt very strong, or 45, which is not very likely), and his raise could indicate a steal, so I decided to raise him. His push then indicates that he did not have pure air(Ax becomes quite likely), and I have to fold.

Is this line reasonable? Any harsh criticism is appreciated:) but please with an explanation and not a simple "fold on xy" :)


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farbwenz
Joined: 01.01.2010

I'm stupid. Please move to the real tournaments^^


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Asaban
Joined: 22.09.2006

Hi farbwenz :)

Preflop:
The steal is possible, but I don't like it in these blind levels. It doesn't make big sense to steal-raise if there aren't antes yet. It's not profitable in most cases and you could play hands straight for value at the beginning of a tournament.

Flop:
You analyze that your opponents play straight forward and won't do tricky things on a board like this. Therefore it makes sense to be very careful when your opponent starts acting. I would simply fold to his minraise - on the specific board it is absolutely possible that he has an Ace that he plays like this.
What do you want to achieve? You can't call him down on three streets with K high. With the call you turn your hand into a bluff (since it's obviously not for value) without trying to take down the pot.
I would prefer to fold. Second option would be a small 3bet/fold play. It's is way more risky and not really necessary since the pot is kinda small. The call leads to nothing good imo.

Regards,
Asaban


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