NL5-Some help?

Hello Alex.

I have moved your hand to the No limit hand discussion board. This way you get fast feedback.

If I was you I would fold right away against an unknown that’s raising from UTG at a full ring table. I expect a regular will open like 77+ AJ+ or something like that. So against a range like this you are far behind. Off course you get nice odds in position, but you will be often dominated if you hit top pair in a multi way pot.

As played the flop call is close with top pair and the UTG is betting again against 2 players out of position. On turn you hit 2 pair, but still you beat only an over pair here and he could easily have TT-QQ in his range as well and if you raise you will play for stacks. So for me it’s still a spot you are slight favorite or far behind. So I would still call here.

The river is indeed ugly. Now you beat nothing any more. So fold is fine here.

So that’s my feedback as cash game fish, but it would be nice if you use a hand converter like weaktight and then we don’t need to click on links or something if the hand is posted the appropriate way. You can also check our https://forums.pokerstrategy.com/forum/thread.php?threadid=267242 for more information.

Best regards,
SDK1987

I would fold pre. If you want to play this I think squeezing would be better than calling. Flop call is ok but I would be careful because UTG can have many better hands here still. We hit 2 pair OTT but that is actually not good for us. Villain has TT,JJ,QQ,AK in his range. We are way ahead/way behind, most likely way behind. OTR I would fold. I don't think villain is going to bet 3 streets and pot the river with a weaker hand.

I agree with the two above. A constant fear with the QJs type of hands is domination. (Suited means less than one thinks when a showdown is likely.) This is what you should worry about both preflop and (as played) on the flop. Those particular worries go away on the turn and are replaced by very real fears of being nutted. Given the preflop call, I think you played it well. Logic has it that we can't call preflop, and then meekly fold when hitting. He will have some hands that will stop firing on the river that you beat, but it is close.

(Why is this thread endowed with a "dislike"? Nothing corny about it.)

Well, if we are just vs the UTG it is a fold when FR. But we have a caller, we are IP and can call and see a flop. Though, we should be VERY CAREFUL POSTFLOP, especially when we hit TP hand...
As played, river is a fold.