NL10z - Couple hand checks
PokerStars - $0.10 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
Hero (BTN): 107.6 BB
SB: 106.5 BB (VPIP: 15.65, PFR: 8.70, 3Bet Preflop: 4.00, Hands: 117)
BB: 267.5 BB (VPIP: 22.22, PFR: 22.22, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 9)
UTG: 101.5 BB (VPIP: 35.14, PFR: 27.03, 3Bet Preflop: 7.14, Hands: 75)
MP: 159.9 BB (VPIP: 27.78, PFR: 25.00, 3Bet Preflop: 7.14, Hands: 37)
CO: 114.8 BB (VPIP: 25.00, PFR: 20.88, 3Bet Preflop: 5.00, Hands: 92)
SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has K♣ 8♥
fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 2.2 BB, fold, BB calls 1.2 BB
Flop: (4.9 BB, 2 players) 5♥ A♥ 8♠
BB checks, Hero checks
Turn: (4.9 BB, 2 players) 4♣
BB bets 2 BB, Hero calls 2 BB
River: (8.9 BB, 2 players) T♠
BB bets 6.5 BB
Checked flop cuz I have good SDV and to induce bluffs so then is this usually a call?
PokerStars - $0.10 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
Hero (BTN): 174.4 BB
SB: 75.4 BB (VPIP: 20.00, PFR: 20.00, 3Bet Preflop: 33.33, Hands: 5)
BB: 351.2 BB (VPIP: 22.50, PFR: 20.00, 3Bet Preflop: 12.50, Hands: 40)
UTG: 154.7 BB (VPIP: 23.64, PFR: 14.55, 3Bet Preflop: 3.33, Hands: 56)
MP: 50 BB (VPIP: 39.02, PFR: 19.51, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 43)
CO: 188.7 BB (VPIP: 50.00, PFR: 25.00, 3Bet Preflop: -, Hands: 5)
SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has Q♠ K♦
UTG raises to 2.3 BB, fold, fold, Hero calls 2.3 BB, SB calls 1.8 BB, fold
Flop: (7.9 BB, 3 players) A♠ 6♦ J♦
SB checks, UTG bets 5.6 BB, Hero calls 5.6 BB, fold
Turn: (19.1 BB, 2 players) 5♦
UTG bets 5.5 BB, Hero calls 5.5 BB
River: (30.1 BB, 2 players) A♥
UTG checks, Hero bets 30 BB
He doesn't seem very strong here, betting heavy to get alot of folds.. Good or no?
3 Replies
H1 I would think it is fine to check or cbet.. but what else would you check that doesn't have sdv? River seems like a call but probably close.
H2 I would probably give up. I'm wondering about raising turn perhaps that could work.
H1: It's roughly equal in theory to check or cbet here. But it's much better in practice to 1/4 pot it, check back turns unimproved. I'd recommend filtering your database for flop cbets vs checks to see how dramatic the difference is. We want an unbalanced c-bet strategy in these games.
In theory if K8 checked the flop, it's calling turn and river vs those sizings. BTN has enough worse pairs to fold OTR, and holding a king unblocks their bluffs.
H2: KQo is a 3-bet or fold (outside of defending the BB). Against a tight raiser we can actually just let this go preflop. As played I wouldn't bomb the river. It's not clear what they have, and there's a chance KQ is the best hand. It feels too spewy. The answer is don't be in this situation. Don't call pre. Probably don't even call the flop.
Thanks for the feedback, both of you
