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Top pair fold because of bad kicker?

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LeMahdi
Joined: 10.02.2019

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

MP: 72.5 BB
CO: 105.5 BB
BTN: 75.5 BB
Hero (SB): 168.5 BB
BB: 44.5 BB
UTG: 100 BB

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has A♠ 5♥

fold, fold, fold, fold, Hero calls 0.5 BB, BB checks

Flop: (2 BB, 2 players) A♥ 7♦ Q♦
Hero bets 4 BB, BB raises to 14 BB, Hero calls 10 BB

Turn: (30 BB, 2 players) 2♣
Hero checks, BB bets 29.5 BB and is all-in, fold

BB wins 28 BB

Recently got itroduced to ranges and I try to practice them in action. Is this thought something based on range logic :

"BB just limps, so do I, which can mean he does not have a good hand, but just a hand which is worth to see a flop. Lets say A9o etc. So the way he played I was quite sure that he has an A in his hand, but we do not know his kicker. And since my kicker is not big enough, I would say that an Ace with a dumb kicker has not a change vs a better Ace."

Is this conclusion based on the logic of ranges?


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srichards
Joined: 26.11.2012

I totally agree that folding the Turn was correct. However, using your same logic dictates that you should have folded the Flop raise to 14 BB.


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