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100NL: 3b pot, "I feel like an idiot"-spot

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100NL: 3b pot, "I feel like an idiot"-spot

BN: $116.01 (Hero)
SB: $184.55
BB: $83.16
UTG: $117
HJ: $103
CO: $193.85
Villain is a reg 24/22 with 12% 3b, 21% in SB vs BU. Cbets in 3b OOP 68% and cbet/folds in those spots after 28 samples.
Preflop ($1.50) (6 Players)
Hero was dealt K T
UTG folds, HJ folds, CO folds, Hero raises to $2, SB raises to $5, BB folds, Hero calls $3
Flop ($11.50) 8 6 A (2 Players)
SB bets $5.50, Hero raises to $12, SB calls $6.50
Turn ($35.50) 8 6 A A (2 Players)
SB checks, Hero checks
River ($35.50) 8 6 A A 9 (2 Players)
SB bets $20.50, Hero calls $20.50

I have no clue why I have such a hard time folding anything ever. OTR I realize that I acutally have no calling range in this very spot. I think he is competent and he might be easily floating the raise to take it away OTR.

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Rapha Nogueira 10 years, 10 months ago

What is the bottom of your calling range there ? I rather 4b 2x, 2.2x a hand like this since he is 3betting too much and has some ok blocking value. 

I understand your raise OTF against the tiny bet but what you are representing a very narrowed range, basically 88s, 66s and A8 but none of this hands plays better raising than calling this flop, I think. A8 blocks the best part of his continuing range and Ax are huge equity dogs against the sets. With this stats he should barrel off AK/AQ and even AJ, since some of the top of these are in our 4betting range. 


th04 10 years, 10 months ago

I do realize that I represent nothing at all, but I figured he is not going to mess around all that often with all of his missed hands. They just simply bet and then they fold to action. FWIW, I do balance this by raising very occasionally AQ AJ.

Rapha Nogueira 10 years, 10 months ago

I am pretty sure that having a raising range is better than none, but I would construct it on some T9s, 75s, 86s, 54s with bdfd. I think it plays better on later streets and against a click back or some standard raise size, since it does not block the major part of his offsuit combos that will continue. 



Sauce123 10 years, 10 months ago

Haha this is terrible but I love how ballsy you played it! 
Raising flop doesn't make much sense here as a play unless you're flatting big Ax preflop which you aren't.  Sometimes when your range is behind you just need to play a little more straight up.  The standard way to play back at his 21% 3b range + high cb freq is to call with marginal hands that can win sometimes at showdown and sometimes by bluffing- good examples are KQ, KJ, various cards above an 8 with a bdfd and 77-TT.  To be honest though, he's actually playing quite well in this spot, and by overdoing your counteraggression you're hurting yourself too much to put him in tough spots.

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