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bcfcmez
Joined: 04.09.2018

PokerStars - $0.02 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 133 BB (VPIP: 35.06, PFR: 33.77, 3Bet Preflop: 22.58, Hands: 78)
SB: 115 BB (VPIP: 27.59, PFR: 24.14, 3Bet Preflop: 10.00, Hands: 30)
BB: 100 BB
Hero (UTG): 187.5 BB
MP: 108 BB (VPIP: 26.32, PFR: 26.32, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 20)
CO: 71.5 BB (VPIP: 35.29, PFR: 27.94, 3Bet Preflop: 17.86, Hands: 69)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has J♥ K♠

Hero raises to 4 BB, fold, fold, BTN raises to 12 BB, fold, fold, Hero calls 8 BB

Flop: (25.5 BB, 2 players) 3♥ J♠ 7♥
Hero checks, BTN bets 17 BB, Hero raises to 34 BB, BTN calls 17 BB

Turn: (93.5 BB, 2 players) 3♠
Hero bets 60 BB, BTN raises to 87 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 27 BB

River: (267.5 BB, 2 players) A♦

Hero shows J♥ K♠ (Two Pair, Jacks and Threes)
(Pre 9%, Flop 9%, Turn 5%)
BTN shows K♣ K♥ (Two Pair, Kings and Threes)
(Pre 91%, Flop 91%, Turn 95%)
BTN wins 258 BB

Hello

How should I have played this hand? Looking back I feel like the check raise was a mistake, and betting first in the turn perhaps

Any advice is appreciated as I am relatively new to the game.


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TyCobb
Joined: 30.03.2006

1. You should think about which hands you want to play from which Position preflop. KJo is imo alittle too lose to play from utg.

Same for the hands you want to play after a 3-bet and how to play them. KJo oop against a bu 3-bet even from some1, who is active) shld be a fold, cause most likely you will be domintated. You can 4-bet as a bluff, cause u ve so blockers, though its is not necessary.

So think about which hands you want to play and why. Pre imo fold>4-bet>call

2. I dont really see a reason to c/r. There are some good draws in his range, that can b/broke oder b/c. So you only get folds from hands that are worse then yours (AK, KQ etc) which u even dominate and from which you can win more money when a K hits. So c/r doesnt accomplish much.

I c/c here. As played: the c/r is too small and the bet on the turn is too big.

3. On the turn after in c/c the flop i wld c/c the turn. As played: i think you can bet alot smaller (maybe 40-45 §) or you can check.


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Ihuarraquax
Joined: 13.12.2016

I open KJo from UTG too, but It should be folded to 3bet preflop for sure.


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SDK1987
Joined: 12.11.2008

Pre-flop you can also raise 3x from UTG with only regurlar type of players at the table.
On a 3bet I would fold as well and I would leave the table, because this table isn't to profitable with only decent players for a NL2 game.

Cheers,
SDK1987


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zetozinho
Joined: 18.06.2017

I'll fold it to the 3bet pre-flop. Nothing wrong with the open-raise from UTG with KJ'o, but it's just too weak to play against this NL2 players OOP.

I prefer to just call his cbet on that flop board and then lead the turn. You give away to much info about your hand by check-raising.
You're getting a very good price to call his shove OTT, which makes it an absolutely mandatory call.


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mbml
Joined: 27.11.2008

Fold Pre - Way Too loose esp given the super aggro players behind you. Also, this should be at the bottom of your opening range, so fold to the 3bet - you are not doing so hot vs bluffs and you are getting crushed by his value.

It might be tempting to think that he is super out of line, but your sample size is small, and he is probably not 3betting 20% range vs UTG but maybe 3-6% AT the very most (assuming he is positionally aware), and KJo is still too weak to defend vs this range.

In 3bet pots, it's generally advisable not to raise too many hands. I think even AJ would be considered an overplay already, just limit yourself to the occasionally slowplayed QQ+ and sets, and play JX passively. Should you call down? Probably call Turn and Fold River with KJ, while calling down with AJ.

You definitely have a middle-strength hand so no point raising it and isolating yourself vs QQ+ - What do you hope he has when he calls or jams?


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