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QJo - calling sb raise in bb - Two-pair on the flop

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Spidey1978
Joined: 25.07.2007

Poker Stars, $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players

SB: $3.34 (167 bb)
Hero (BB): $2.36 (118 bb)
UTG: $1.91 (95.5 bb)
MP: $2.11 (105.5 bb)
CO: $3.31 (165.5 bb)
BTN: $2.70 (135 bb)

Preflop: Hero is BB with Q♣: J♠:
4 folds, SB raises to $0.05, Hero calls $0.03
I am happy to see a flop here. Anyone prefer a 3bet here? Think QJ plays pretty well heads up on the flop. Correct?

Flop: ($0.10) 2♠: J♦: Q♥: (2 players)
SB bets $0.05, Hero calls $0.05
Nice - flopped top two-pair - feel I possible should have raised here? But SB was like an 18/18 reg (only 3 hands SB steal at 67%) - presumably his range from SB is pretty wide here. KT easily in range, but lots more that miss too?

Turn: ($0.20) 9♥: (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $0.14, SB raises to $0.38, Hero calls $0.24
Not a nice card, but then after a check I am presumably not checking behind with top two-pair - SBs check/raise is pretty strong though. Think that this puts him on some made hand really - should I have folded to this aggression?

River: ($0.96) A♠: (2 players)
SB bets $0.47, Hero calls $0.47
If he had bet higher, I think I would have been inclined to fold here, but as it was half pot bet - I decided to call. Correct decision? lots of draws completed.

Results:

Spoiler

$1.90 pot ($0.07 rake)
Final Board: 2♠: J♦: Q♥: 9♥: A♠:
SB showed 4♣: K♠: and lost (-$0.95 net)
Hero showed Q♣: J♠: and won $1.83 ($0.88 net)


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Varune
Joined: 24.04.2009

Preflop: What is your plan with a 3bet, is it considered a bluff or for value? What if he 4bets you?
-> It's a great hand to flat and play in position.

Flop: Yea we could argue for a raise but as you say i don't think we get that much action if we raise. He has such a wide range.
Turn: Mandatory bet ofcourse, he can still call with alot of hands. When he checkraises i'd go alot more cautious. We can't shove, he'd only call with better hands and the only real valuehand he's repping is KT.

OTR: Eventough it's an overcard, it shouldn't change that much, KT already had a straight and i don't see him doing this with a hand like AJ/AQ that improved to 2p on these limits. Judging from his weak sizing i'd say his hand is weak aswell and we need to be good less often, so i call.

After seeing his hand you must take a note, because this x/r ott with this hand is very loose. I can see from what paradigm he's coming but random Kx without reads is just spew from his part.


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Padelbro
Joined: 21.01.2010

I think raising flop is fine.

Turn / river are good play by hero. Villain either has straight / set or nothing / missed draw (you dont block any draws) . It makes no sense to play that way a hand that now hits two pair with an ace, AJ AQ. Also he gives very good price to call.


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la55i
Joined: 27.01.2013

Pre I would call.
Flop could be raised but we are playing with wide ranges, Q and J are blocked and the board is monotone so I guess just calling is fine too. I would probably have played it this way too.
Turn is a bet ofc. When he raises we can't go crazy and shove but I don't think we can fold top 2 either.
River doesn't imo change much. He either had it OTT or not. I would still call against half pot bet. Although it might be close to folding?


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