PLO 100 Zoom - Blind Defense

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PLO 100 Zoom - Blind Defense

BN: $50
SB: $100
BB: $100 (Hero)
UTG: $39.45
HJ: $100
CO: $144.90
Over 100 hands villain open raises 45% and seems to be indifferent to position. He continuation bet 14/15 (=93%) on the flop and 4/4 (=100%) on the turn.
Preflop ($1.50) (6 Players)
Hero was dealt T J 2 Q
UTG folds, HJ folds, CO raises to $23, BN folds, SB folds, Hero calls $2
There seems to be a problem with the converter. Villain raises $2 to $3.

My hand certainly is no monster but against someone opening close to half his hands I think it has enough potential. I note that since villain seems indifferent to his position when he open raises he might be oblivious to the finer points of the game and there could be some spots where the high connected cards might gain me a lot of value from dominated straight draws.

Pot is $6.50
Flop ($26.50) 4 J 5 (2 Players)
Hero checks, CO bets $4, Hero calls $4
Villain's high turn continuation bet value makes me want to look into alternative lines to XC. While four hand is certainly no sample size, together with the rest we know about villain it certainly seems like he will second barrel very frequently. I think checkraising is not an option but leading the flop might be.

Pot is $14.50
Turn ($34.50) 4 J 5 K (2 Players)
Hero checks, CO bets $9, Hero raises to $2534, CO calls $25
I raise $25 to $34 of course. While my equity versus his range as a whole does not improve very much on the turn he has a really strong hand less often then most players since he opens and barrels so frequently and will fold better hands as well as weaker hands with equity.

Pot is $82.50
River ($2602.50) 4 J 5 K 2 (2 Players)
Hero bets $59, and is all in, CO folds
I think the river is really close. He would probably shove KJ+ on the turn but might just call K5/K4 and bluffcatch blank rivers and sometimes he has A3. On the other hand he might also call with AsAx and AsKx on the river. Thinking about it now I would probably prefer XF.
Final Pot
Hero wins $79.70

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Kerith 12 years, 3 months ago
Hey guys, some forum strategy please. Why is this the only thread that is older than two hours that does not have any replies? I would really love some input on the hand. What am I doing wrong with my post?
monk over 12 years, 3 months ago
First off, the turn cbet frequency doesn't mean anything in this case. 4 hands are very little, and even if you had 20, you wouldn't know anything about texture he barelled on etc. I'm always very careful with these numbers, especially when samples are small.

Defending pre is fine.

I think you can make a case for all your options. I like leading the flop against an aggressive opponent the least though, because your hand plays really poorly vs. a raise. I prefer c/cing, since it's a nice hand to have in you c/cing range. It gives you the advantage that villain can't barell you relentlessly since there are so many turns you can c/r. c/c >c/r>b/f

Turn b/c is good/standard. You have a mix of made hands/strong draws in your range here.

Shoving river is good. I disagree though that villain could have K5/K4. He should shove those ott, since you can have a lot of draws and HE normally has some backup draw to go along with his made hand. Just see the hand from villain's POV. By calling K5/K4 ott he has the worst of both worlds: 1) you can draw if you have a draw 2) if the river blanks and you shove he still has to guess if you had a made hand ott or a draw.

Wp
GodlikeRoy 12 years, 3 months ago
Pre is fine, your hand may not be a "monster" but is very strong. This is closer to a 3bet than a fold pre, and calling is fine.

I like a flop c/c.

Turn I would c/r the pot - you want to maximize fold equity and you pretty much never have an air c/r range here.

River is an easy shove imo. Not many people will bluff for such a small amount when checked to, and will always check back their marginal 1 pair hands as well as bet all hands that beat you. Essentially if you check he will play the river perfectly. Betting the river yourself allows your opponent to make a mistake by calling incorrect (it's unlikely he would ever fold incorrectly).

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