PokerStars - 10/20 NL (3 max) - Holdem - 2 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
Hero (BB): 25.5 BB
SB: 49.5 BB (VPIP: 100.00, PFR: 25.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 4)
SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 5♥ A♣
SB calls 0.5 BB, Hero raises to 3 BB, SB calls 2 BB
Flop: (6 BB, 2 players) T♥ J♣ 4♦
Hero bets 3.35 BB, SB calls 3.35 BB
Turn: (12.7 BB, 2 players) Q♠
Hero checks, SB checks
River: (12.7 BB, 2 players) 3♠
Hero checks, SB bets 6 BB, fold
Spoiler
SB wins 12.7 BB
My doubts here are not so much about this particular hand but about how to interpret villain's hand in these spots.
I raise pre because I think our hand has some equity and I really would rather take the pot there and not play it OOP. It may be a loose raise without reads, but I don't really know.
Now what I have trouble with is figuring out how the villain's range looks when he calls the raise pre. I'd imagine something like low broadways, mid-low suited aces and some suited connectors. I don't think he has pocket pairs because he would have shoved pre (maybe 22-33?).
Looking back, that flop hits villain's range extremely well, and I maybe should have given up on the flop.
What are your thoughts on that?
