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K9s in BB vs BU - call preflop? River sizing?

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LemOn36
Joined: 07.02.2009

Known Players:
MP2: $5.00 - 100 bb
MP3: $9.49 - 190 bb
CO: $4.93 - 99 bb
BU: $5.32 - 106 bb
SB: $8.18 - 164 bb
BB: $5.00 - 100 bb

0.02/0.05 No Limit Hold'em (6 Handed)
Hand recorder for this hand: PokerStrategy.com SideKick 2.1.20409.2

Preflop: Hero is BB with K♦, 9♦
SB posts small blind ($0.02), Hero posts big blind ($0.05), 3 folds, BU raises for $0.15, SB folds, Hero calls

Flop: ($0.32 - 6.40 bb) J♦, 5♦, 3♠ (2 Players)
Hero checks, BU bets $0.25, Hero calls

Turn: ($0.82 - 16.40 bb) 7♠ (2 Players)
Hero checks, BU checks

River: ($0.82 - 16.40 bb) K♥ (2 Players)
Hero bets $0.30, BU calls

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Hello,
Beginner Strategy
Tells me to fold preflop, check call flop
and bet 2/3 pot on the river as I now hit a made hand

My adjustment
PREFLOP
I believe people raise wide preflop, so I think K9s should be a profitable call for me when they 3x preflop
RIVER
I have a made hand now, but I am beat by weaker KT and better, and other hands will have trouble calling
so I have decided to bet over 1/3 pot to get called by weak hands such as 88, 7x, weak Jx

Was my adjustment correct, or should I stick to beginner strategy here?


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MJPerry
Joined: 03.10.2011

Looks OK to me.


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nitrol
Joined: 24.07.2010

Nothing wrong with your adjustment.


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Lathdari
Joined: 07.10.2014

Why are you posting hands here when your icon says "coach"? Surely you don't need our advice?

Any way, K9s seems a loose call to me without data on BU, because there are plenty of players at NL5 who underestimate the effects of position and we can't assume that he opens wide here. For me, this is going to be a tricky hand to play OOP and I would fold it against unknown. Unless we flop a K, 9 high, a flush or FD, our hand will be trash and we're forced to x/f many flops. If we do flop a K we often lose on kicker and 9 high is also going to be a doubtful position, and I don't think calling hoping to flop at least two diamonds can be profitable.

OTR, maybe we could x/c? You look like a busted flush, so I guess he bluffs often if we check.


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zoty79
Joined: 31.03.2010

Preflop the call is fine. On the flop i would checkraise to fold out Ax and better Kx hands. As played i would check the river, because the bluffingfrequency should inrease on the K river.


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Tinsley15
Joined: 18.07.2013

what is the main reason we like more x/c than x/r flop here ?


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LemOn36
Joined: 07.02.2009

Originally posted by Lathdari
Why are you posting hands here when your icon says "coach"? Surely you don't need our advice?
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A very good question!
This hand was featured in No Limit Starter Course, where I show the guys how they can come up with their own ideas on how to deviate from basic strategy and use the hand discussions to see if that was correct.
Video's here:
http://www.pokerstrategy.com/video/38986/

See all hands here: https://forums.pokerstrategy.com/forum/thread.php?postid=2169471#post2169471


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YohanN7
Joined: 15.06.2009

Good adjustment, especially the smallish river bet. Most pairs are calling due to pot odds.


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CPallo
Joined: 12.04.2012

Well played hand IMO. Flop ch/raise doesn't seem too good of an idea as he bets so big here - it could indicate that he has a hand, and if you raise him, you might get into trouble. Ch/calling with this equity is more than fine.

Like that small river bet, too.


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