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Cool spot with a marginal hand - how to play it
AAroddersAA:
Hi guy"s
This is an interesting hand I played today. As this hand comes up I am thinking of coming off the table as the player to my right has been a pain and is making my life difficult constantly 3-betting my opens from the button and cut off.
PokerStars Hand #96817013101: Hold'em No Limit ($0.05/$0.10 USD) - 2013/04/07 20:22:35 WET [2013/04/07 15:22:35 ET]
Table "Cydonia II" 6-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: Semmylina ($28.28 in chips)
Seat 2: SerialKil|3r ($24.25 in chips)
Seat 3: eddila ($25 in chips)
Seat 4: xsnowstorm ($25.55 in chips)
Seat 5: 33teetwo33 ($25.59 in chips) - VP$IP: 25% | PFR: 21% | 3-Bet: 11% | Fold to 3-bet: 64%
Seat 6: ILOVESIMONE ($31.66 in chips) - VP$IP: 22% | PFR: 21% | 3-Bet: 18% | Fold to 3-Bet: 63%
ILOVESIMONE: posts small blind $0.05
Semmylina: posts big blind $0.10
Semmylina: posts the ante $0.02
SerialKil|3r: posts the ante $0.02
eddila: posts the ante $0.02
xsnowstorm: posts the ante $0.02
33teetwo33: posts the ante $0.02
ILOVESIMONE: posts the ante $0.02
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to 33teetwo33 [Kd 9s]
SerialKil|3r: folds
eddila: folds
xsnowstorm: folds
33teetwo33: raises $0.20 to $0.30
ILOVESIMONE: raises $0.70 to $1
Semmylina: folds
33teetwo33: ???
As you can see I am on the button and make a standard raise when it folds around to me, I do this very wide and the player in the SB has 3-bet me three times when I have raised the button. I have not yet seen how he reacts to a 4 bet but we are sitting fairly deep and he is not folding a huge amount to 3-bets so I would not be surprised to see him peel it off.
What is your play here?
Fatcatstu:
--- Quote from: AAroddersAA on April 07, 2013, 20:58:56 PM ---
. I have not yet seen how he reacts to a 4 bet but we are sitting fairly deep and he is not folding a huge amount to 3-bets so I would not be surprised to see him peel it off.
What is your play here?
--- End quote ---
Right, Are you leaving the table or not?
If yes, fold and GTFO, if no, 4 bet the bell end.
Bigfella42:
What has he been showing down with his previous 3 bets? I think it"s a fold most of the time K9 is not going to flop strong enough most of the time.
AAroddersAA:
Good point Glenn. I have seen the following hand play out at this point which I should have included in the OP. The opponent in my hand in the OP is the button here.
PokerStars - $0.10 Ante $0.02 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 3
SB: $26.94
BB: $38.10
UTG: $17.59
MP: $20.00
Hero (CO): $26.07
BTN: $20.46
SB posts SB $0.05, BB posts BB $0.10, SB posts ante $0.02, BB posts ante $0.02, UTG posts ante $0.02, MP posts ante $0.02, Hero posts ante $0.02, BTN posts ante $0.02
Pre Flop: ($0.27) Hero has 9:diamond: A:spade:
fold, MP raises to $0.30, fold, BTN raises to $1.00, fold, BB calls $0.90, fold
Flop: ($2.47, 2 players) J:club: 3:club: 4:club:
BB checks, BTN bets $1.80, BB raises to $3.60, BTN calls $1.80
Turn: ($9.67, 2 players) 6:heart:
BB bets $2.10, BTN calls $2.10
River: ($13.87, 2 players) A:club:
BB bets $7.60, BTN calls $7.60
BB shows J:diamond: K:diamond: (One Pair, Jacks) (Pre 48%, Flop 56%, Turn 68%)
BTN shows 7:diamond: 7:club: (Flush, Ace High) (Pre 52%, Flop 44%, Turn 32%)
BTN wins $27.76
I have also seen him 3-bet 86s which ended up getting checked down on a Ace high flop. I have also seen a few others which have not been shown down.
Given the frequency of his 3-bets, especially against me in this specific spot I reckon to be ahead of his range with K9 and I am in position. Don"t think I am ever folding here.
Stu - I was going to leave but was waiting for a waiting list to open up a seat for me.
Fatcatstu:
--- Quote from: AAroddersAA on April 07, 2013, 21:56:33 PM ---
Given the frequency of his 3-bets, especially against me in this specific spot I reckon to be ahead of his range with K9 and I am in position. Don"t think I am ever folding here.
Stu - I was going to leave but was waiting for a waiting list to open up a seat for me.
--- End quote ---
Ok, so i am definitely 4 betting now. He has been running you over to this point by the sounds of it, you figure to be ahead of his range, so why are we flatting?
As Glenn said, K9 is not going to flop massive most of the time, and i think that if we just flat we are just leaving ourself in a horrible spot, granted, in position, but I honestly think 4 betting now strengthens our hand, perhaps makes him fold pre and if he flats, we are in position, being the aggressor.
Dont see many benefits to flatting here at all.
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