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I like to keep a record of some of the hands I posted on the pokerisk forum, so here is another I recently replied to:
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Players post:
don't wanna blow up the pot so i checked.
is the flop a c/f, river c/f or flop c/c river c/c
Or should i bet the flop and fold when raised?
almost no stats
Grabbed by Holdem Manager
NL Holdem $50(BB) On Game
SB ($2,174)
BB ($2,210)
UTG ($4,885)
UTG+1 ($2,416)
Hero ($2,645)
MP1 ($2,735)
MP2 ($2,835)
MP3 ($1,315)
CO ($2,590)
BTN ($3,045)
Dealt to Hero
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:fold, fold, Hero raises to $125, fold, MP2 calls $125, fold, fold, fold, SB calls $100, BB calls $75
FLOP ($500)
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:SB checks, BB checks, Hero checks, MP2 bets $325, SB calls $325, BB folds, Hero calls $325
TURN ($1,475)
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:SB checks, Hero checks, MP2 checks
RIVER ($1,475)
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:SB checks, Hero checks, MP2 bets $425, SB folds, [color=red]Hero ?????
My Response:
This hand is played quite strange - why didn't you c bet the flop again? if you are scared of the pot blowing up when there is a good chance you have the best hand, then go play tiddlewinks or fold your marginal holding preflop and wait for premium until you are more comfortable with hands like TJ suited where you will flop marginal strength hands a large % of the time - or, if the pot does spiral out of control against your will then just fold before you put too much in....check-calling actually produces a bigger pot and harder decisions, than betting out.
The flop is very wet, I think you can get value from a lot of hands here like KJ KQ JQ 98 A9 K9, any stubborn mid pairs and any flush draw - and I think if you do C bet the flop and get called, you can barrel the turn for value, as the range of hands listed above you are still beating when the offsuit 9 hits (except the A9 and 98)
It is unlikely anyone has an overpair to the flop as there were no 3 bets preflop, so the hands you fear most are; a stronger Ten (9T, QT, KT, AT) or a set, but these are much less likely than the hands listed above (KJ etc.) as you have a T yourself and set's are pretty rare!
In the absence of any read on the players, and the action given, I feel you always have to call this river bet (because the river card changes nothing and you have played the hand in a way that disguises your hand strength...basically turning it into a bluff catcher - this a good thing to do when you are playing an aggresive player who you know is capable of 2 or 3 barrel bluffing), by not being the aggressor in this hand it has led you to a tricky spot on the river. If you are not going to call a river bet on such a brick river, then don't bother calling the turn imo!
The bet itself is 425 into 1425, which is relatively small and feels like a thin value bet for a hand like AT or 88, however it is hard to see what your opponent puts your range on as you have check-called the whole way - so I doubt he puts you on a Ten....more likely a flush draw (like A5 suited) or 2 overs like that had straight draws (like KQ), which means he could be trying to take the pot down with a cheap bet, hoping that you and the small blind also have missed draws (it was a very wet flop!) - or trying to invoke a bluff with a monster hand like 9999
In this spot I feel you should call (reluctantly) and pray he has a missed draw, but most likely AT, raising his raise is pointless as he will rarely call with a weaker hand and I do not think you can make any hands stronger than TJ fold (i.e. changing your hand into a bluff)
I would aim to play hands like this more aggresively in the future (not only because it makes your decisions easier, but also for plain old value!).
