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NL2 zoom KK polarize flop

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vaulsc
Joined: 28.06.2012
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Poker Stars $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 2631900
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BTN: $0.77
SB: $1.63
Hero (BB): $2.22
UTG: $1.97
MP: $4.95
CO: $2.03

Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero is BB with K :diamond: K :spade:
1 fold, MP raises to $0.06, 3 folds, Hero raises to $0.18, MP calls $0.12

Flop: ($0.37) K :club: Q :spade: Q :club: (2 players)
Hero checks, MP bets $0.18, Hero calls $0.18

Turn: ($0.73) 8 :heart: (2 players)
Hero bets $0.36, MP calls $0.36

River: ($1.45) 3 :spade: (2 players)
Hero bets $0.88, MP folds

This is a zoom game, didn't have a lot of time on decisions, not many hands at all on villain.

Preflop: Should have made it a little bigger, I know I'm supposed to go 3.5 usually... of course this is top of my range though, so maybe 3x was okay?

Flop: My assumption is that I don't want to slowplay too much, but instead try to get value out of AA, AK, AQ, and maybe flush draws. Opted for check-call to try and do this, figuring that I can get a street of value out of some air hands also seeing my weak check. Looking back at the hand, would check-raise have been a waste of value? I would like to know thoughts from better players, I'm still learning what to do in these spots.

Turn: It's a brick, and here's where I'm really having trouble with the hand. No idea what to do. I bet low without much reason... I suppose I was hoping that he would put me on a club draw or similar.

River: bet for value... perhaps should have been lower - he called my lower turn bet - still, no idea what to do.

Hopefully I will understand this kind of spot better once advice received. I haven't played a large amount of volume with poker yet.


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w34z3l
Joined: 03.08.2009
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Hey Vaulsc,

Preflop 3b is fine, sizing is fine, no issues here really.

Flop check is actually fine when we have the board locked up like this.

Turn is good, sizing is fine, villain often not that strong.

Same applies to the river. We don't want to make it any larger given villain appears pretty weak and the river is a blank. Hand is played pretty well.


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vaulsc
Joined: 28.06.2012
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Thanks a lot Weazel! Hope your next microstakes series hits us sooner rather than later as I am keen!


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YohanN7
Joined: 15.06.2009
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I blatantly disagree:D
I'm going for his stack here, and I'm making a regular sized c-bet. Qx isn't going anywhere, not before the river anyway, it may even shove at some point. But you got the maximum this time because he fell into your trap...:) With deeper stacks slowplaying would be criminal.


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