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tommygecko
Joined: 11.08.2012

Poker Stars, $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite.

BTN: $36.64 (146.6 bb)
SB: $28.84 (115.4 bb)
BB: $43.02 (172.1 bb)
UTG: $36.73 (146.9 bb)
Hero (MP): $48.28 (193.1 bb)
CO: $28.69 (114.8 bb)

Preflop: Hero is MP with 5 5
UTG folds, Hero raises to $0.75, 2 folds, SB raises to $2.50, BB folds, Hero calls $1.75

Flop: ($5.25) T 2 A (2 players)
SB checks, Hero checks

Turn: ($5.25) 4 (2 players)
SB bets $2.60, Hero raises to $7, SB folds

Results:

Spoiler

$10.45 pot ($0.47 rake)
Final Board: T 2 A 4
SB mucked and lost (-$5.10 net)
Hero mucked 5 5 and won $9.98 ($4.88 net)

Villain is 19/13 over small hand sample.

Pre: Not sure if call is too loose. IP I like to set mine even in 3b pot.

Flop: When he checks as pfr in 3b pot on A high board I'm expecting him to have JJ-KK most of the time, maybe some air (KJ,QJ etc), some weak Ax like A3-A5s, maybe nuts AA. I think my 55 has very poor equity vs his range so I have to bluff to win the pot most of the time. If he had an sdv hand I'm expect to have no fold equity if I bluff the flop, so I check behind.

Turn: He bets, probably thinking his JJ-KK or weak Ax is good enough to bet for value after I check behind. His range is capped here (besides the occasional AA), I raise to rep TT,22 or 44 and force him to fold all the weak hands in his range.


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cutegoldfish
Joined: 19.11.2009

pre flop - how much does he like to take hands to the showdown? im not sure if the call here is profitable, unless we know that this guy has a really strong hand and willing to play to showdown even if his hand weakens.

flop and turn - trying to make someone fold a good hand is not a good idea, which is why we called in the first place, hoping he would continue with his hand that is weakened, ill just give up here.

cgf


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tommygecko
Joined: 11.08.2012

Yea, I know the purpose of calling his 3bet is to get paid when I hit a set, but I was mainly targeting very strong hands (AA, AJ-AK) that won't give up on A high/K high boards most of the time.

I bluffed because I perceive his range as super weak after he checks flop. I'm trying to make him fold a weak sdv hand which I perceive to be a major part of his range.

I am thinking that if I put myself in villain's shoes here I would probably fold JJ-KK to a raise on the turn when I have no reads.


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cutegoldfish
Joined: 19.11.2009

the common mistake here is assuming he thinks like you. ill bet hes calling his JJ-KK much more often than you think. and also he could have checked a hand like AJ to pot control or he could have AT AK and trying to slowplay.

even trying to fold out JJ-KK is a bad plan. firstly hes not folding so often, secondly thats a small part of his range. fold the turn


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