Unsure on what line I should have taken with QQ vs A high board
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Unsure on what line I should have taken with QQ vs A high board
Sorry about this being a normal post, I cannot use the Hand History option as no matter what I copy from PT4, RIO says the hand is invalid...
Anyway, I played this hand today and I am a little unsure on how I should have approached it.
iPoker - €0.10 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4: http://www.pokertracker.com
CO: 110.6 BB (VPIP: 20.47, PFR: 15.15, 3Bet Preflop: 5.87, Hands: 1,001)
BTN: 109.8 BB (VPIP: 41.91, PFR: 13.24, 3Bet Preflop: 6.25, Hands: 138)
SB: 104.8 BB (VPIP: 24.67, PFR: 13.96, 3Bet Preflop: 6.03, Hands: 625)
Hero (BB): 116.2 BB
UTG: 125.4 BB (VPIP: 27.62, PFR: 18.18, 3Bet Preflop: 5.43, Hands: 294)
MP: 18.7 BB (VPIP: 47.06, PFR: 2.41, 3Bet Preflop: 2.70, Hands: 87)
SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has Qh Qd
UTG raises to 3 BB, fold, fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 10 BB, UTG raises to 22 BB, Hero calls 12 BB
I'm a little doubtful that a call here is the right play, regardless of us having 3rd top pair preflop. I've played 294 hands with Villain and he has never once 4bet. With his 3bet % being so low too, I think alarm bells should have been ringing and my instant thought should have been KK+.
Flop : (44.5 BB, 2 players) 7d 4h Ad
Hero checks, UTG checks
Unsure if there's anything else to be done here.
Turn : (44.5 BB, 2 players) Th
Hero bets 25.2 BB, UTG calls 25.2 BB
This is the part I'm most confused about. With Villain failing to check on the flop I assume he's missed it. Though, in hindsight, he could have been hoping for exactly what happens with me leading into him.
River : (94.9 BB, 2 players) Kh
Hero checks, UTG bets 47.4 BB, fold
Simple fold here? With the preflop raise and the call on the turn I assume this should be an insta fold? Just looking for clarification.
Thanks.
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I don't mind that call preflop getting 3:1. He might have AA and KK most of the time here and our call would still be marginally profitable.
The turn is more interesting. In general on ace high boards in 4-bet pots, QQ is a fold. I don't think his flop check changes our hand strength much. He has plenty of hands to call the turn bet like his bluffing range (A5s, A4s, AJo type hands) and his slowed played value range (AA, maybe AKo).
Most players won't fold KK to a bet on this board, so betting QQ here could very much be a 25bb mistake as he might never fold.
Thank you, Tyler.
If I understand correctly, you're suggesting calling pre and simply playing hit or miss/playing draws?
What if the flop came down, for example, as 7h 2c 8s? Are we calling a C-Bet knowing Villain's range is typically KK+ in this situation?
Sorry if these questions seem really basic.
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