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Bigger55 F2T - Trips in 3b Pot

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Bigger55 F2T - Trips in 3b Pot

Hey guys,
following Hand on the sunday version of the Big 55 on Stars. We're down to 12 players, first gets 40k.

Villain has been pretty nitty so far, but all the active players (me + esp. the maniac big stack) have been to his left all the time so this does not account for too much. The maniac went bust and I had the feeling villain was starting to open up a bit. We had one big hand together about 1 hour ago, where I bluff shoved the river on a 6KKQ7 board vs him only to get snapped by 77.

No Limit Hold'em Tournament T15.000/T30.000
Buy-in: $50+$5 USD Hold'em No Limit
PokerStars
6 players

Stacks:
UTG - UTG (T3.212.811)
MP - MP (T288.180)
CO - CO (T757.523)
BTN - BTN (T1.498.025)
SB - Hero (T1.190.833)
BB - BB (T844.499)

Preflop: (T67.500, 6 players) Hero is SB with K♣ 6♣
3 folds, BTN raises to T60.000, Hero raises to T137.895, 1 fold, BTN calls T77.895

Flop: 4♣ K♠ 2♠ (T328.290, 2 players - BTN: T1.356.380, Hero: T1.049.188)
Hero checks, BTN checks

Turn: K♦ (T328.290, 2 players - BTN: T1.356.380, Hero: T1.049.188)
Hero bets T123.465, BTN raises to T315.000, Hero calls T191.535

River: T♥ (T958.290, 2 players - BTN: T1.041.380, Hero: T734.188)
Hero checks, BTN bets T330.000

First of all I am really not sure about the 3bet. The sizing is too small, and as I said he was rather tight (17/13).
The flop is really nice, but I decide to check it, because I will not get more than two streets of value anyway & I can pot control versus better Kx. Turn is very nice for us and I want to get value from his pairs and possibly Ax. Then comes the raise and I am lost. He definitely could have sets and better Kx. The big question is, would he raise 55-TT in this spot? My hand is underrepped in this spot so I don't think I can fold. Following that logic I probably have to call the river, do I?

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meatyfubu 12 years, 4 months ago
I think given every aspect of the hand I think you definitely have to call, I think the villian having 1010 here is quite unlikely as I'm sure he 4 bets pre! As far as preflop I think a larger 3 bet is definitely more desirable 155-160k i think. I personally like the way u played the hand post flop I like the check on the flop lead on the turn. As far as checking the river I am unsure as we will quite often lose value by checking however players will often play quite honest at this stage of the tourney, that may sound naive but I think its true but as played its never a fold, you seem to have got max value or lost the min because of check on the flop! Although a King and pairs like 22 and 44 make up his 3 bet calling range I don't think a fold is profitable. Unless you have some sick post flop read or he overshoves the river you gotta call
Grayson Ramage 12 years, 4 months ago
I agree with you that your 3bet sizing is a little too small, I would prefer 150k or so. I think your flop check is fine, I think his flatting range here misses that flop the vast majority of the time, so most of the times you bet he will just have air and be folding. Like meatyfubu said I think it is very unlikely he flats 1010, so 22, 44, and Kx are likely the only hands you lose to. I would also call river.
Jason Koon 12 years, 4 months ago
p/f sizing too small. I think betting the flop is the play (can't expect to ever be raised on this board outside of occasional KQ that is probably just calling flop cb and flush draws which we can pretty happily get in against) and pot controlling takes air out of our range. I would bet around 30% with range on this flop. As played I'm certainly calling the river for reasons stated above.

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