Flopped two pair vs huge shove on river.
Posted by BigBucksNoWhammies
Posted by BigBucksNoWhammies posted in Low Stakes
Flopped two pair vs huge shove on river.
In the hand posted above :
We open TJss in the CO to $.25. Folds around to BB who calls.
FLOP :
Flop : T J 2. BB checks. We b33%. BB now raises to $.63. I decided to 4b to $2.18. I leaned towards re-raising as opposed to flatting for a few different reasons : 1. I think BB is going to have a lot of draws in this spot. We block top two on the board so it is less likely BB will have value hands apart from 22. BB will have a lot of KQ, Q9, 98. He can also have haves like QJ, KJ, AJ at a certain frequency & want to play them as raises here. I am happy w my decision making on the flop. We have top two pair so we are okay w piling in money vs BB defending range. Also, there are a lot of turn cards we dont want to see so I like raising as it protects our hand as well vs all the draws villain can have in this spot.
TURN :
7s. Not the best card in the world but not the worst either. It is better than broadway cards as those would make life very tough given the flop action along w our specific holding. BB checks to us, we b75%. BB calls. This call should narrow down BB's range of hands he can have in this spot. I think hands like QJ, Q9, & maybe even KQ find folds on this turn. Not the most comfortable spot for us despite having a very strong hand.
RIVER :
Ad. Bleh. Not my favorite river. Hands like KQ, AJ are now ahead of us while 89 also beats us. BB checks to us. I actually went into my timebank in this spot trying to figure out whether we should value bet on river or just check behind & take our showdown value. In retrospect, checking behind is prob the play here. It is hard for us to bet for value & get called by worse at this point. Maybe, a big maybe, KJ finds a hero call. Even then, idk if villain would even find a call there. As played, we b50% ~. BB shoves for ~ $11 more. Obv, we cant call here. BB cannot have enough bluffs & is just always shoving for value in this spot imo. We fold & move on. Is this river bet a punt? It seems to me as tho it is. Welcome to any & all feedback & input. This hand seems like a massive blunder on our end.
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