[Closed] $2 SnG - Top Pair - Call on River?

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Ramble

Joined: 17.11.2008

Posts: 1,713

24.07.2009, 01:25 0

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Play hand

$50/$100 No-Limit Hold'em (6 handed)

Known players:
[tg]BB(Hero)$2825.00:///////;MP2$4355.00:///////;MP3$1600.00:///////;CO$1560.00:///////;BU$2250.00:///////;SB$910.00:///////;[/tg]

Preflop: Hero is BB with J:s, K:d.
2 folds, CO calls $100.00, 2 folds, Hero checks.

I think this is a pretty standard check here.

Flop: ($250) K:c, 7:s, 2:d (2 players)
Hero bets $200.00, CO calls $200.00.

A great rainbow flop, no draws - so I bet nearly pot.

Turn: ($650) 9:s (2 players)
Hero bets $400.00, CO calls $400.00.

I'm not too worried about the 9 :spade:, but his call has me wondering if I'm dominated... I decide to make one more bet (2/3 pot) to try to win it right there.

River: ($1450) T:h (2 players)
Hero checks, CO raises to $860.00(All-In), Hero calls $860.00.

His call has me concerned so I try to check it down, but he moves all-in... Call or Fold???

Final Pot: $3170.

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chenny8888

Joined: 03.10.2007

Posts: 17,729

26.07.2009, 12:31 0

Hi all,

Preflop: yes.

Flop: It's a dry board = check to: 1. pot control, 2. get value from worse hands. Betting is not bad, but you shouldn't bet so much such that your opponent finds it tough to continue with worse hands (7x, 2x). So bet like 150 or 125.

Turn: I would start check/calling from here. Your opponent called your large bet. Is he trying to call flop to take it away from you on the turn? Check/call to get value from these bluffs. BTW I don't think a bet is too bad, IF......

River: We have less than 2/3 potsize bet left. Usually with a hand like AK here we should shove because worse hands will check behind (but may call a shove), very few hands will bluff (opponent needs to be very sick to call with nothing twice with the intention of bluffing), and better hands shove (which we're then potstuck to call). However we've in some way overplayed our hand, defining it as very strong. As such on the river I'd check and fold to the all-in. He should have you beat here if he's not a total monkey (tough assumption on this limit).

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