Hand analisis NL2 (MoneyViva is hero)
I'm starting to play a bit more agressive as I thought I've been playing too tight and nit. But I think I over played it no?
PokerStars Zoom Hand #256554600988: Hold'em No Limit (€0.01/€0.02) - 2025/06/13 23:11:56 CET [2025/06/13 17:11:56 ET]
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to MoneyViva [Kd Qd] SB
ErickTPM8830: raises €0.05 to €0.07 CO
ratomi: calls €0.07 BTN
MoneyViva: raises €0.17 to €0.24 SB
ErickTPM8830: calls €0.17
ratomi: calls €0.17
*** FLOP *** [9d 2d 5s]
MoneyViva: bets €0.53
ErickTPM8830: calls €0.53
ratomi: folds
*** TURN *** [9d 2d 5s] [4h]
MoneyViva: bets €0.56
ErickTPM8830: raises €0.56 to €1.12
MoneyViva: calls €0.56
*** RIVER *** [9d 2d 5s 4h] [Tc]
MoneyViva: checks
ErickTPM8830: bets €1.61 and is all-in
MoneyViva: folds
Uncalled bet (€1.61) returned to ErickTPM8830
ErickTPM8830 collected €3.84 from pot
ErickTPM8830: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot €4.04 | Rake €0.20
Board [9d 2d 5s 4h Tc]
Seat 1: ratomi (button) folded on the Flop
Seat 2: MoneyViva (small blind) folded on the River
Seat 3: Bertinho Gil (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: Bengball folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: cv666cv folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: ErickTPM8830 collected (€3.84)
6 Replies
I would squeeze larger, something like 4x plus 1 for the flat caller, so 5x. It's a little hard to read without pot size by street but it looks like a pot sized bet on flop, I would size down closer to half pot on the flop.
Sorry but how's is my hand blocking and what? I thought I understood how blockers work but I don't get what do I block here
I would squeeze larger, something like 4x plus 1 for the flat caller, so 5x. It's a little hard to read without pot size by street but it looks like a pot sized bet on flop, I would size down closer to half pot on the flop. When I have a flush draw that can't bluff river because it blocks some hands I'd like my opponent to have id bluff large on the turn and give up missed rive
Sorry but how's is my hand blocking and what? I thought I understood how blockers work but I don't get what do I block here
Mostly AQdd, sometimes AKdd (should be rare as it would mostly 4bet. I would also attempt to get KTdd and QTdd to fold, which they can't have, but that could be wrong idk. Generally I give up river with fd's. I guess this combo doesn't block all that much except AQdd
Don't worry that much about blocking/unblocking at this level...
With some sizing errors you played this hand pretty good.
I have no info about villains, but I assume that at NL2 generally they are calling too much.
Then it is question if double barelling (even with fd) is "needed" in NL2 level. It might be that you are trying to bluff calling station with flush draw.
Isnt it better approach to wait for better where we have overpair, set, straight flush etc and valuebet them hard instead of semi bluffing in 3b spot?
Not saying you played it wrongly, just thinking that there are better spots on NL2 to take value from.
I have no info about villains, but I assume that at NL2 generally they are calling too much.Then it is question if double barelling (even with fd) is "needed" in NL2 level. It might be that you are trying to bluff calling station with flush draw.Isnt it better approach to wait for better where we have overpair, set, straight flush etc and valuebet them hard instead of semi bluf
Double barrelling as a bluff/semi bluff can be very profitable in fishy games. If a player is playing too many hands, and not folding many on the flop, it means they land on the turn with way too much air. We want to attack dynamic turns and also be careful about trying to bluff them off top pair type hands.
In this case the 4 isn't a great barrel card, as all the ace high floats have a wheel draw, and overpairs/9x are never folding.
