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AQs UTG vs MP Calling a 3bet

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Alleen86
Joined: 27.05.2010

Hello!

Poker Stars, $0.05/$0.10 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite.

SB: $10 (100 bb)
BB: $10.67 (106.7 bb)
Hero (UTG): $27.24 (272.4 bb)
MP: $22.55 (225.5 bb)
CO: $10.47 (104.7 bb)
BTN: $12.33 (123.3 bb)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with A Q
Hero raises to $0.30, MP raises to $0.90, 4 folds, Hero calls $0.60

Flop: ($1.95) 2 3 5 (2 players)
Hero checks, MP bets $1.02, Hero calls $1.02

Turn: ($3.99) 8 (2 players)
Hero checks, MP bets $2.09, Hero calls $2.09

River: ($8.17) 3 (2 players)
Hero checks, MP bets $4.29, Hero folds

Preflop: Standard raise from the UTG. When the MP 3bet, I think I should defend with AQs (Generally, I am folding too much to 3bets).

Flop: Hit a gutshot, backdoor nut flushdraw and two overs. I doubt that would get folds from better hands with check/raising, except from AK, so i decided to check/call and check/call any diamond, A, Q or 4 on the Turn.

Turn: I hit a nut flushdaw, so decided to check/call again.

River: Missed, so don't see a point in any other move than check/folding.

MP: 23/23/13 (VPIP/PFR/H)


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KingKas
Joined: 30.06.2012

For me this looks like a good spot to check/raise the flop.

I don't think your hand is strong enough to call, so I would turn it into a bluff here. Just the board doesn't connect with him very well.

You're somewhat deep, so you might very well be set-mining. He might have some bluffs in the mp vs utg 3bet range, so I'd be raising to get rid of them.


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metza
Joined: 28.01.2012

I don't like checkraising flop I think it's bad, MP's 3bet range does very well on this flop, he has only Ax for gutshot+overs or gutshot+pairs and overpairs.

Our equity is quite poor in this spot vs usual MP vs UTG 3bet since it will mostly be QQ+,AK (possibly as narrow a value range as KK+) and then A2s-A5s all of which hit this flop quite well.

We will likely either chop or get a fold if we make the gutshot, have reverse implieds on the A or Q so I don't mind just x/f flop. Maybe its exploitable or whatever to check/fold but its just a terrible flop that is great for villains range so of course he is able to do well IP here on a flop where all his bluffs outflopped us.


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KingKas
Joined: 30.06.2012

Well, calling was the worst choice. So now it's either raising or folding.

Preflop hero might be calling AQs+, AK+, 22-QQ (since deeper) and maybe some suited connectors.

Now we would be check/raising 22,33,55, which is 9 combos. Now I think we should mix it with some bluffs, maybe 44, 66 and AQs, 15 combos. (3x AQs, because only betting with bdfd)

I understand, that villain connects quite well to that flop. But except AA,KK and A4s, he doesn't have a hand which likes to call a check/raise. Now it depends heavily on villain, how loose or tight he is postflop. But if he's somewhat tighter, I would be playing this aggressively. If he's a station, I would just check/fold.


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Alleen86
Joined: 27.05.2010
nitrol
Joined: 24.07.2010

And what about 4 bet bluff with this hand?


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