Live $5/$5/$10: Hero opens and gets... 5 callers lol. What'd you do?
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Live $5/$5/$10: Hero opens and gets... 5 callers lol. What'd you do?
I played this hand badly and need some feedback as to how I could've played it better:
Live full ring $5/$5 with UTG $10 straddle.
Hero UTG1 ($850, TAG) Kc Qc opens $35.
- V1 MP (~$400, TPP) calls
- V2 CO (~$400, sticky loose reg) calls
- V3 BTN (~$800, competent TAG) calls
- V4 SB (~$400, loose passive) calls
- V5 UTG (~350, unknown) completes straddle
6 ways to the flop lol :)
Flop ($210): Ac Kd Js
- Action checks around
Question 1: With this many players, and me being the PFR (Qc in hand blocking some straights, BDFR/SD etc) do you like the check here or prefer a small (1/3pot) c-bet here to thin the field/get weaker aces to fold?
Turn ($210): 2c
- V4 in SB leads for $125. V5 UTG calls, I call. Remaining villains fold.
Question 2: with the turn bringing in a nut flush draw for me, do you like the call or prefer a raise to squeeze out either V's?
Question 3: does raising on the turn play my hand face up? Or does both raising and calling do that? Which is the better play?
River ($585): Kd
- V4 in SB checks, V5 snap jams for remaining stack of roughly 1/2pot, I call, V4 folds. V5 shows A3o and Hero scoops.
-- Side note: V4 says he had AT (don't know if suited or off suit)
I didn't like anything about how I played this hand b/c although I won the pot, I feel there were better ways to set up playing it on the flop and turn. I remember during the hand I was thinking about how I needed to tighten up playing this hand on that flop with so many players but also thinking about how being the PFR from essentially UTG, I could easily c-bet the flop small to build the pot/get V's who missed the flop to fold. Then with the turn, I remember thinking about how it would've been perfect to continue betting, building the pot, etcetc. Then jamming any safe river. Hate being results-oriented... like even though I won the pot, I lost value by not building it up.
Critique my play!
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I think you played it well.
The only thing I would do differently is raise bigger preflop(40-45), but even then thats dependent on table dynamic. If you get it heads up alot with a 3.5x raise, then thats fine. I think in my games I need to raise slightly bigger to accomplish this.
I think 6-way it doesnt make much sense to start barreling 2nd pair here, especially in a live setting with a low SPR. I just dont think you're going to print money by trying to bluff a bunch of players off top pair/two pair. You're equity just isnt that great. Wouldnt overthink it too much and just check the flop. Also wouldnt worry about turning your hand faceup when players are jamming A3o there and you have alot of Kx lol ;)
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