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Turbo Prog KO: Top-pair bad kicker OOP
MovieFX
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January 30, 2016 - 11:19 pm
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Hi,

Hand Conversion Powered by WeakTight Poker Hand History Converter
No Limit Holdem Tournament PokerStars
8 Players
$1.50+$1.50+$0.30

Blinds 1.3k/2.5k 8
UTG M.Frohlich 75k
UTG+1 wylbee 100k
MP1 Hero 60k
MP2 robsonmd 66k
CO leafsmets 36k
D elboogie10 71k
SB ViniUramesh 48k
BB hookster123 4.6k

Preflop
8 6.2k Hero is MP1 Q 9
2 folds, Hero raises to 5k, robsonmd calls 5k, 1 fold, elboogie10 calls 5k, 2 folds
Flop
3 21k Q 8 7
Hero bets 10k, robsonmd folds, elboogie10 calls 10k
Turn
2 41k 4
Hero bets 16k, elboogie10 calls 16k
River
2 74k Q
Hero checks, elboogie10 goes all-in 40k, Hero goes all-in 29k
Final Pot 142k

I entered this hand because the BB had about 1 BB left and a decent bounty. Unfortunately he folded (unexpected). His range should have been literally any 2 cards. My plan was to open-fold if needed. I figured opening from my position would get me some credit and anyone with a real hand would still re-raise to isolate the bounty or squeeze near the button (standard). I got 2 callers so either the first caller was slow playing hoping for a raise (I doubt it) or everyone was playing wider than the top 10% of hands and probably no pairs. 

I think my flop bet was standard? 

On the turn I was about to shove but I was still worried about my kicker (QJ and Q9 are possible). I figured I had blockers to both the flush and straight draws so my goal with the turn bet was to try and block larger Qs and not lose anyone else while still charging to draw.

I checked the river thinking I might get more value inducing a bluff as I couldn’t think of any made-hands for V since a larger Q is a lot less likely now. A backdoor flush is the only draw that made it.

What do you think?

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January 31, 2016 - 11:46 am
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Easy call on the river, but I don’t like your flop bet, and I think it’s telling that the only justification you have for it is “standard”. The fact that after betting what is clearly a strong hand on the flop, you can no longer feel good about playing it strongly, indicates that you probably shouldn’t have bet. If you believe (with good reason) that betting the flop will narrow your opponents’ ranges to that point, then don’t bet the flop. Roughly the same logic applies to the turn.

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January 31, 2016 - 4:13 pm
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Interesting point. What alternate line would you consider from the flop. Call it down?

I’m having trouble separating the results from my thinking. V had 8cTc so called with second pair and backdoor straight and flush draws on the flop. On the turn he improved slightly to second-pair with a flush draw. I’m not sure if he is calling a 60%-pot bet on the turn. It ends up in the same place either way I suppose, considering the river, but I think I can fold any other river card to a shove…wdyt?  

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