50nl HU calling down with bottom pair?

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50nl HU calling down with bottom pair?

Blinds: $0.25/$0.50 (2 Players) BB: $53.51
SB: $115.70 (Hero)
Preflop ($0.75) Hero is SB with 9 4
BB raises to $1.00, Hero calls $0.50
Flop ($2.00) A 7 4
Hero checks, BB bets $1.90, Hero calls $1.90
Turn ($5.80) A 7 4 K
Hero checks, BB bets $5.51, Hero calls $5.51
River ($16.82) A 7 4 K K
Hero checks, BB bets $16.07, Hero calls $16.07
Final Pot BB wins and shows two pair, Aces and Kings.
BB wins $48.21
Rake is $0.75

Hi guys 1st post here. new to this format so just learning atm. Should i be calling here sometimes or is this just a clear fold? 1st time diving into the pool so have no hands on villain. thought he could have a bunch of straight draws like 23, 25, 35, 56, 58 and 68 that have no showdown value that might want to barrel. also could have picked up equity on turn with a bunch of flush draws and other straight draws like QJ, QT, and JT. but how many of these does he 3 barrel with? does villain have enough bluffs here for me to call? also i thought he probably didn't have much Kx in his range cause he probably mostly checks behind flop!?

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Tom Willetts 8 years, 6 months ago

Firstly, I don't think you need to defend 94o even vs a minraise, it is literally one of the worst possible hands.

I think I would probably fold on the turn. He can have straight draws but you don't have great equity against those, all your k highs on the flop are now way higher in your range than this, it will be hard to get value on a 9 or 4 even when you do hit and he can have every strong hand in his range.

As played river is definitely a fold, his turn and river sizing is pretty large so there's just no need to call with a hand this far down your range.

Kalupso 8 years, 6 months ago

Preflop is a clear fold readless and usually a clear fold with reads as well. I think even 95o and T5o is folds with the rake at 50NL.

You have one of the 25% worst hands on the turn making it a clear fold to pretty much all bet sizes.

Few 50NL HU players bluff too much on the river, and you need a read that you play against the 15% or so of players that is capable of bluffing too much here to call on the river. Even then you might need some specific board texture or game flow red to call.

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