Hey forum,
this is my first hand I post here for discussion so I hope everything works fine with the exported hand details. Please let me know if not.
I am trying to improve on hand reading, so this is my focus in this hand. I play the $0.50 45-man SNGs on Stars.
So my thoughts on this hand are: Since I did not know UTG at all, I just called his raise to go to the Flop IP. If I had known him and especially if I would think I have an edge on him, I would have tried to isolate him by 3-betting. What do you think about this? Anyway, unluckily SB and BTN call.
So on the Flop SB and UTG check, which shows weakness. I do have decent equity with 2 overcards and the nut flush draw, so I like the board and decide to bet a c-bettish amount. Yeah - and then the guy shoves. And what matters now is: With what hand would he do that? First of all, he called the PF raise, and as he sits on the Button, that gives him a pretty wide range. I'd say, any PP up to TT, because he would probably 3-bet JJ+. I also give him 56+, T8+, but I would exclude AQ+. If you consider that this is micro stakes, he could actually have any kind of suited hand. The core of this hand is his shove: And I have seen many players do this thing, shoving around 50BB on the Flop, with flush draws. So thats what I hoped for. But was it, considering the pot odds of 35 %, a +EV call? I wouldn't think this guy has a pair and push with hands like JT or 67. Two pair is not in his range. He could have a set, but I'd stilly have equity against that.
PokerStars - 15/30 Ante 4 NL - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
BB: 43.9 BB (VPIP: 25.00, PFR: 8.33, 3Bet Preflop: 20.00, Hands: 12)
UTG: 58.47 BB (VPIP: 28.57, PFR: 14.29, 3Bet Preflop: 50.00, Hands: 7)
UTG+1: 48.23 BB (VPIP: 16.67, PFR: 6.25, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 18)
MP: 48.23 BB (VPIP: 24.62, PFR: 17.46, 3Bet Preflop: 14.29, Hands: 65)
MP+1: 48.23 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 18)
Hero (CO): 66.63 BB
BTN: 47.73 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 7)
SB: 88.57 BB (VPIP: 71.43, PFR: 28.57, 3Bet Preflop: 33.33, Hands: 7)
8 players post ante of 0.13 BB, SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 2.57 BB) Hero has J♥ A♥
UTG raises to 3 BB, fold, fold, fold, Hero calls 3 BB, BTN calls 3 BB, SB calls 2.5 BB, fold
Flop: (14.07 BB, 4 players) 4♣ T♥ 6♥
SB checks, UTG checks, Hero bets 10 BB, BTN raises to 44.6 BB and is all-in, fold, fold, Hero calls 34.6 BB
Turn: (103.27 BB, 2 players) 6♦
River: (103.27 BB, 2 players) Q♦
Spoiler
Hero shows J♥ A♥ (One Pair, Sixes)
(Pre 66%, Flop 73%, Turn 80%)
BTN shows 5♥ 8♥ (One Pair, Sixes)
(Pre 34%, Flop 27%, Turn 20%)
Hero wins 103.27 BB
Besides your evaluation of the hand, I would also appreciate feedback on how I presented it to you.
Thank you!
