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Being too frigid in folding? Part 2

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Some more folded hands from my $1 SNG session where my head and gut were in very different places. I think I made the correct choices...

HAND 4

Villain Stats - over 153 hands - VPIP 35% / PFR 23% / 3B 9% / CB 43% FCB 67%

Pacific Poker - 10/20 NL - Holdem - 8 players

CO: 1,530
Villain (BTN): 1,565
Hero (SB): 1,480
BB: 1,500
UTG: 1,950
UTG+1: 1,315
MP: 2,780
MP+1: 1,380

Hero posts SB 10, BB posts BB 20

Pre Flop: (pot: 30) Hero has 2♠ K♦

fold, fold, fold, MP+1 calls 20, CO calls 20, BTN calls 20, Hero calls 10, BB checks

Flop: (100, 5 players) J♠ T♠ K♥
Hero checks, BB checks, MP+1 checks, CO checks, BTN checks

Turn: (100, 5 players) 4♥
Hero bets 65, fold, fold, fold, BTN raises to 200, fold

HAND 5

This hand, I was considering check raising the flop - I have my Ace which may well be the best hand on this board. But I was too afraid to go over the top of him in case of a 3-Bet. Was folding really best? This guy is pretty tight and sure I could've got a fold.

Villain Stats - over 177 hands - VPIP 17% / PFR 11% / 3B 4% / CB 33% / FCB 0%

Pacific Poker - 20/40 Ante 5 NL - Holdem - 8 players

UTG+1: 1,597
MP: 1,405
MP+1: 1,598
CO: 1,690
BTN: 1,465
Hero (SB): 2,925
Villain (BB): 1,375
UTG: 1,445

8 players post ante of 5, Hero posts SB 20, BB posts BB 40

Pre Flop: (pot: 100) Hero has A♦ 4♠

fold, fold, fold, fold, CO calls 40, fold, Hero calls 20, BB checks

Flop: (160, 3 players) 3♦ 2♥ 2♣
Hero checks, BB bets 70, fold, fold


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VorpalF2F
Joined: 02.09.2010
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Hi Ch0pperReid,
I moved this to the SnG hand discussion board where it fits better.

I think that playing very weak Aces or Kings passively OOP is not a good ideal

I'm not a Sit & Go specialist, so let's see what the real experts think.

Cheers,
VS


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DaMaryJoanna
Joined: 02.07.2006
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Not claiming to be an expert, but I'll chime in nonetheless.

Hand 4:
I actually do fold K2o here PF. It seems tempting to call 10 to play for a pot of 100 - we only need 10% equity. Out of position with these kind of hands we will have a really hard time realizing our equity though. Especially as a beginner you might win small pots here and there but loose bigger pots as well. This is just a fold for me PF.
As played: I like it! Betting turn is fine (so is checking with 5 players). After getting raised I think we just have to let it go even though villain seems quite aggressive and could be bluffing some hands. Well played!

Hand 5:
Yes, this hand we can complete in the SB.
Think about which of the three player going to the flop is most likely to have a 2 or 3? It is BB because he did not put any money in the pot voluntarily. BB has all the wonky 72o kind of hands in his range, because he actually has like the botton 70-85% of all hands in his range - including all the deuces and threes. CO could have something like 22 or 33 sure, but there are many more hands in his range. I don't see many hands which would donk out this flop and then fold to a raise! 54, every 2 and most 3's he will call. what else does he bet and then fold? Basically just bluffs, which he probably doesn't do often given your reads/stats. I think calling once isn't horrible, but I would just fold here like you did! WP! :f_thumbsup:


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