nl200 strong hand vs weak size (but presumable strong range)

Posted by

Posted by posted in Mid Stakes

nl200 strong hand vs weak size (but presumable strong range)

Blinds: $0.50/$1.00 (6 Players) BN: $100.00
SB: $113.67 (Hero)
BB: $100.00
UTG: $202.84
MP: $225.15
CO: $66.61
Preflop ($1.50) Hero is SB with 9 K
4 folds, Hero raises to $3.00, BB calls $2.00
Flop ($6.00) 6 9 A
Hero bets $1.50, BB raises to $3.00, Hero calls $1.50
Turn ($12.00) 6 9 A 2
Hero checks, BB bets $6.00, Hero calls $6.00
River ($24.00) 6 9 A 2 9
Hero checks, BB bets $11.00, Hero

This hand puzzles me a bit. OTR we have situation- ahead of his bluff and thin value and losing to any value combo. I don't expect people to have 9x otr playing this way, mostly it is strongish Ace/Bluff/flush+.
Should I put mid-size raise ? or just call it off?
Villain is rec and no stats.

6 Comments

Loading 6 Comments...

Krzysztof Slaski 6 years, 4 months ago

Hey Jeff_ ,

I wouldn't really look at this flop raise from the bb (who I'm gonna assume is either a weaker player or misclicked), as much different in terms of range structure from just a call. There will certainly be players who will never use these funny raises unless they have some kind of strong hand, but since you haven't mentioned any reads I will proceed as if this is an unknown recreational player. I will expect to see all kinds of Ax, probably some 9x, flush draws, oesds, gutshots, as well as an occasional set or 2p; although I think these will be reduced.

His turn sizing is, again, pretty unconvincing. At this point I think we will see mostly Ax and some low frequency of all the rest of the hands I listed. I think raising the turn will work quite well with this hand.

So given all of this and another small sizing on the river I am definitely raising with this combo. We block his 2p and flushes which will further increase his frequency of Ax hands here. Anywhere from $35 to $45 looks good to me.

Cheers.

Jeff_ 6 years, 4 months ago

Thank you, all sounds good to me. Yes i was considering on the turn turning my hand into a bluff and follow though rivers with nut blockers, but this time it was a call

ERA7ER 6 years, 4 months ago

really close since fish in general use random sizes for whatever hands. so he could easily have a flush and think he doesnt want to scare you off with a big bet. but then it would also be Ax going for some thinner value. if hes more like a loose aggressive fish i would put in a raise, if hes more like a tighter fish id just call i guess.

Be the first to add a comment

Runitonce.com uses cookies to give you the best experience. Learn more about our Cookie Policy