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tukioppilas62
Joined: 01.01.2011

Hi,

Villain is unknown, I think standard option is to flat pre flop. 3betting leads us probably to more tough spots when we have no reads from our opponent and QJ against 2.5x co is good enough to flat.

Postflop: With this hand we have like 1 street of value on the flop we don't need that much protection since we hold one :club: so I decided to go for a ch/c on the flop. Villain checks back and I put him on 88, 99, Tx occasionally air or some AQ, KQ or Jx may check back. Turn I think we should bet for value. Getting raised on turn is strange since I expect villain to be betting all his sets and AJ, KJ types of hands on the flop. As played calling turn and folding the river - I just feel most of the time we see here AJ or KJ.

I feel it's a mistake to call turn with the intention to fold into a brick river. On the other hand I feel villain might be just randomly raising some Ax on the turn and then give up the river which would make sense for us to call turn - fold the river. We still may have even TT in our range on the river which might go for a CR on the flop so folding QJ isn't even the top of our range OTR imo.

Poker Stars, $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite.

SB: $51.21 (102.4 bb)
Hero (BB): $105.79 (211.6 bb)
UTG: $56.75 (113.5 bb)
MP: $141.90 (283.8 bb)
CO: $59.01 (118 bb)
BTN: $49.50 (99 bb)

Preflop: Hero is BB with Q J
2 folds, CO raises to $1.25, 2 folds, Hero raises to $4.50, CO calls $3.25

Flop: ($9.25) T 7 J (2 players)
Hero checks, CO checks

Turn: ($9.25) J (2 players)
Hero bets $5, CO raises to $15, Hero calls $10

River: ($39.25) 5 (2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets $39.51 and is all-in, Hero folds

Results:

Spoiler

$39.25 pot ($1.77 rake)
Final Board: T 7 J J 5
Hero mucked Q J and lost (-$19.50 net)
CO mucked and won $37.48 ($17.98 net)


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mbml
Joined: 27.11.2008

PF: you're right, standard play is to flat, and you have no reason to deviate from standard play here. Even against most players I would never 3b this. It's almost certainly way too loose even in HU where the SB typically opens like 95%+ of the time, let alone 6max micros where people usually fold 60% vs 3bets and open 25% in the CO.

You basically isolate yourself vs all his stronger hands. Pot odds are also really great for calling.

I think postflop play is fine besides the river. You are at the top of your range and he might be spazzing. He doesn't rep much, he would sometimes have J9/J8s, you will often chop as well. AJ/KJ would typically bet the Flop.

This means that the river is a pretty clear call. Do you really foresee your opponent slowplaying the flop IP on this texture? Most players don't even slowplay IP in the first place, which mostly restricts his range to the occasional 89s (which he RARELY has), and some JX, which you block, and some of which you beat.


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