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[Closed] NL100SH : KK with slowdown

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Known players:
[tg]Hero$120.50:///////;SB$128.21:///////;CO$50.16:///////;BB$102.55:///////;BU$69.56:///////;[/tg]
0.5/1 No-Limit Hold'em (5 handed)
Hand recorder used for this poker hand: PokerStrategy Elephant 0.53 by www.pokerstrategy.com.

Preflop: Hero is MP3 with K♥, K♠
Hero raises to $4.00, CO calls $4.00, 3 folds.

Flop: ($9.50) 6♣, T♦, 6♥ (2 players)
Hero bets $5.00, CO raises to $10.00, Hero calls $5.00.

Turn: ($29.50) 8♣ (2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets $10.00, Hero raises to $40.00, CO calls all-in or folds.

After his minraise I was destined to go all-in on any non-ace turn, but it's ok to give a freecard here and lure him to a float and possible subsequent allin than to scare him immediately with strong plays ... no ?

Villain is yet again unknown, no tracker at home.


5 replies

well yeah although I would also go allin on an ace turn, I don't think he minraises a lot with an A here (except AT)

what I do'nt get though is why you c/rai the turn if you think he is floating, he will fold worse hands and call with better ones. since his stack is shallow, you will have no problem being AI on the river by just calling the turn.


Because I really got the impression that a stop and go tactic (check-call turn - bet river) is often more scary than a check/raise in these situations as the opponent on the turn might still hope to improve on the river (if he has KT, AT, some pocket) and think they have good odds to call with one card to come (given his improvement options and the probability that he gives me for doing a bluff).
On the river, those improvement options disappear and he can only hope to defeat a bluff there. Furthermore, check/raise is used more often as a bluff tactic than a stop'n'go at this limit in my experience and therefore he might give me less credibility when I do this instantly...

I might be wrong with my impression though ...


chenny8888
Joined: 03.10.2007

i like the bet/call flop and check/raise turn for balancing. This hand really plays itself though, because villain is a midstacker.


Betting 2/3 pots of each street would put pülayer all-in on the river 100% if he doesn´t decide to fold at some point, that´s why I like that line more.


Thorsten77
Joined: 28.05.2006

Villain has 50BB stack, so I'd put him into the donkey category. Hence, I'd bet/call the flop, make a 1/2 PS turn bet and shove the river. I see such players calling with pockets very often as they are "getting good odds"...