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The Woes of 2NL Zoom. (Weird plays that would confuse Fedor)

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MHillier91
Joined: 23.03.2017

So, my Masters is finished and I decided what better time to crush 100k hands on Zoom 2NL. I have never really played cash but I thought i would give it a go. So i browsed the forum found some good reading material but nothing could brace me for some of the plays I have seen. Coming from a tournament background post flop play is new to me. So re-learning the basics has been fun. I played 5k hands today running good, i got in some spots which really confused me. Please have a look and give me some advice, because I deffo need it.

No reads on either player, weird spot as they cannot have KK as they would 3 bet pre..

BTN: $2.97 (148.5 bb)
SB: $2.20 (110 bb)
BB: $4.09 (204.5 bb)
Hero (UTG): $6.91 (345.5 bb)
MP: $1.03 (51.5 bb)
CO: $1.78 (89 bb)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with J J
Hero raises to $0.06, MP folds, CO calls $0.06, BTN calls $0.06, SB folds, BB calls $0.04

Flop: ($0.25) 9 K J (4 players)
BB checks, Hero checks, CO bets $0.14, BTN raises to $0.48, BB folds, Hero calls $0.48, CO raises to $1.72 and is all-in, BTN calls $1.24, Hero ???????

Welcome to 2NL i guess? What does one even do

BTN: $2.15 (107.5 bb)
SB: $2 (100 bb)
BB: $2.10 (105 bb)
UTG: $2.54 (127 bb)
MP: $2.17 (108.5 bb)
Hero (CO): $5.52 (276 bb)

Preflop: Hero is CO with J♥ A♦
2 folds, Hero raises to $0.06, BTN folds, SB calls $0.05, BB folds

Flop: ($0.14) 2♣ J♠ 6♣ (2 players)
SB bets $0.14, Hero calls $0.14

Turn: ($0.42) 4♠ (2 players)
SB bets $1.80 and is all-in, Hero ???????

Any input would be great.


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hugo234
Joined: 10.07.2016

In my opinion, you can't be 100% sure that they would always 3bet KK preflop on Zoom NL2. But I think middle set is definitely good enough to get it in here. One of the villains might have QT for a straight, but given that it is a 3way pot and that you have a 35% chance to improve to a full house, I would still get it in.

In the second hand I would fold without reads. He could have anything, some weird two pair, or a set.


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nitrol
Joined: 24.07.2010

I do not see the colours in your first hand.
I think you should not skip the flop cbet, especially when mw. You give so much villains a chance to see free turn on a wet board.
Second hand is a fold as he rarely will do this with weaker.


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msnek
Joined: 01.10.2008

1st hand get it in. btw: if there was FD possible I am even more inclined to get it in. KK are less probable than 99 in opponents range. I wouldn't worry about that. Oh yeah, and you definitely have to cbet that flop.

2nd hand - easy fold. People are not bluffing this way.


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