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KK Top set on a draw heavy board

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rotta33
Joined: 02.05.2008

This is more or less a standard cooler I guess. Opponent stats over 33 hands: VP 53 / PR 6.

I think the objective on the flop is to get all the money in. In retrospect, I think I should've shoved on turn instead of calling. My rationale in the heat of the moment was to let the opponent hang himself by keeping on betting, but the range where I can see him stacking are a straight, lower set, 2 pairs or flush draw with As (I have the Ks). If river blanks, flush draw will not pay. All other hands will go all-in anyway.

Seeing as how the opponent is very passive according to the stats (albeit a very miniscule sample size), I knew he had something. However, given that he appears to be a recreational player, I did not put a high probability on him having the nuts. Even if I knew, the correct play is here to stack off.

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

BTN: 105 BB
SB: 137.5 BB
BB: 100 BB
Hero (UTG): 234 BB
MP: 126.5 BB
CO: 283 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

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

Hero raises to 2.5 BB, fold, fold, fold, SB calls 2 BB, BB calls 1.5 BB

Flop: (7.5 BB, 3 players) Q♠ 9♠ K♦
SB bets 3.5 BB, fold, Hero raises to 12 BB, SB calls 8.5 BB

Turn: (31.5 BB, 2 players) 5♥
SB bets 15.5 BB, Hero calls 15.5 BB

River: (62.5 BB, 2 players) 6♥
SB bets 107.5 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 107.5 BB

Spoiler

SB wins 265.5 BB


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mkBISCUIT
Joined: 19.01.2018

guess SB had J10.. yes a little cooler.... At NL2 , my suggestion is to slowplay nothing, or worry about slowplaying any hand until you hit NL100.. at NL2 everyone makes wide calls.

The biggest thing IMO to concentrate on at micro stake limits to have the ability to range your villain and also start learn flop equity that your hands holds, like in equilab or flopzilla..

GL KEEP GRINDING


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rotta33
Joined: 02.05.2008

Yes, he had JsTs, which was too bad. However, I'm getting better not getting frustrated over hands like this and I don't think my heartrate changed at all during the hand. :) I know I'll be on the other end of the coolers 50% of the time. Just need to play enough hands to make that happen. I posted this hand because I was not sure about what I did on the turn. I guess not slow playing at all is the way to go. I should've either shoved or raised because the occasional flush draw will bail on the river.


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mkBISCUIT
Joined: 19.01.2018

That Han I wouldn’t of shoved turn I would have probably raised to about 35-40bb. Then shove river on brink…. To answer your question sorry I got off track.


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rotta33
Joined: 02.05.2008

I think you're right. A good-sized bet on turn makes sense.

I was thinking a shove would be good because after a 40BB raise we're both pot committed already (pot would be around 140BB, I would have 60BB behind me on river), and the opponent will get a decent price to draw out on me. Players on these levels will call any worse good hand (lower set, 2 pairs) in either case.


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rotta33
Joined: 02.05.2008

As for this:

The biggest thing IMO to concentrate on at micro stake limits to have the ability to range your villain and also start learn flop equity that your hands holds, like in equilab or flopzilla..

I was running Equilab when I first logged in to PokerStars and got a warning saying that if I do it again my account may be terminated. I had been playing around with odds and seeing what ranges I should use in each position. It's a useful application, but I should make sure not to have it open while running PokerStars.


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VorpalF2F
Joined: 02.09.2010

Originally posted by mkBISCUIT
guess SB had J10.. yes a little cooler.... At NL2 , my suggestion is to slowplay nothing, or worry about slowplaying any hand until you hit NL100.. at NL2 everyone makes wide calls.

Agreed!

At NL2 , my suggestion is to slowplay nothing
:diamond:  What worse will call? -- at NL2 pretty much anything
:diamond:  What better would fold? -- at NL2 pretty much nothing


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mkBISCUIT
Joined: 19.01.2018

Originally posted by rotta33
As for this:

The biggest thing IMO to concentrate on at micro stake limits to have the ability to range your villain and also start learn flop equity that your hands holds, like in equilab or flopzilla..

I was running Equilab when I first logged in to PokerStars and got a warning saying that if I do it again my account may be terminated. I had been playing around with odds and seeing what ranges I should use in each position. It's a useful application, but I should make sure not to have it open while running PokerStars.

IN equilab go to tools and into equity trainer trainer, add in 2 ranges and try it out..


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