Good afternoon.
A couple days ago I played a hand that has been sticking in my mind wondering if I played it well or poorly. As usual, when this happens, I'm reaching out to people who play the game better than I do to get thoughts on the line I chose, if I played it correctly or how I might have played it differently. Getting into it:
This is a 0.1/0.25 cash table with 8 players. I have no reads on any players (I'm in the first orbit). All stacks are between 100 and 300 BBs. Involved players:
Villian1 - UTG 90.05 BBs
Villan2 - LJ 100.00 BBs
Hero - SB 96.00 BBs
UTG Opens to 4 BBs
UTG+1 folds
LJ Flats
HJ, CO, BT all fold
SB wakes up to AhQc
Decision 1:
Hero 3-bets to 11 BBs.
My main concern is the open by UTG. I'm trying to use the 3-bet to determine if I'm ahead or not. If they were to 4-bet, I'm probably folding. If they call, I'm discounting holdings like AA, KK, QQ, and AK; all of which would pose serious problems for us. I will admit that I'm a little nervous with this move since I'm OOP.
Both Villains call.
Flop (34 BBs):
As 6s 9c
Decision 2:
Hero C-Bets 22.1 BBs (65% pot)
UTG calls
LJ Jams
LJ has both of us covered; I have 62.9 BBs and UTG has 56.95 BBs
The 3-bet appears to have paid off (at least in my mind) and I like this flop so I think a C-bet makes sense to extract value from worse aces, straight draws, and maybe a handful of King high flush draws.
I was not expecting the jam which is where the main question in the post comes into play. What now?
Decision 3:
I end up calling the jam.
Where my mind went is as follows:
I don't think I'm up against AA or AK because LJ declined to raise pre-flop twice. So the hands that are ahead are 99, 66, A9s, and A6s (more on this in a sec).
HJ is likely including non-Ace hands in my range that I would play the same way. So hands I beat are worse Aces, King high flush draws, and the OESDs.
Pot is currently at 103 BBs and I'm putting in 63 BBs to call (ignoring what UTG might do).
UTG ends up calling as well.
Holdings:
UTG turns over AcJc
LJ turns over 8s7s
Runout is 6h 4c and we take down the pot.
I did run the pot odds on the flop. The part that surprised me (and is a learning for me) is that LJ is WAY ahead of everyone else from an odds standpoint:
Hero is 30.34% to win
UTG is 9.75% to win
LJ is 57.03% to win
Hero/UTG is 2.88% to chop
So what do you all think? Was it a good line or did I make mistakes.
And thanks to everyone who shares their thoughts/knowledge. I started playing the game regularly about 2 years ago and love the insight!
A couple days ago I played a hand that has been sticking in my mind wondering if I played it well or poorly. As usual, when this happens, I'm reaching out to people who play the game better than I do to get thoughts on the line I chose, if I played it correctly or how I might have played it differently. Getting into it:
This is a 0.1/0.25 cash table with 8 players. I have no reads on any players (I'm in the first orbit). All stacks are between 100 and 300 BBs. Involved players:
Villian1 - UTG 90.05 BBs
Villan2 - LJ 100.00 BBs
Hero - SB 96.00 BBs
UTG Opens to 4 BBs
UTG+1 folds
LJ Flats
HJ, CO, BT all fold
SB wakes up to AhQc
Decision 1:
Hero 3-bets to 11 BBs.
My main concern is the open by UTG. I'm trying to use the 3-bet to determine if I'm ahead or not. If they were to 4-bet, I'm probably folding. If they call, I'm discounting holdings like AA, KK, QQ, and AK; all of which would pose serious problems for us. I will admit that I'm a little nervous with this move since I'm OOP.
Both Villains call.
Flop (34 BBs):
As 6s 9c
Decision 2:
Hero C-Bets 22.1 BBs (65% pot)
UTG calls
LJ Jams
LJ has both of us covered; I have 62.9 BBs and UTG has 56.95 BBs
The 3-bet appears to have paid off (at least in my mind) and I like this flop so I think a C-bet makes sense to extract value from worse aces, straight draws, and maybe a handful of King high flush draws.
I was not expecting the jam which is where the main question in the post comes into play. What now?
Decision 3:
I end up calling the jam.
Where my mind went is as follows:
I don't think I'm up against AA or AK because LJ declined to raise pre-flop twice. So the hands that are ahead are 99, 66, A9s, and A6s (more on this in a sec).
HJ is likely including non-Ace hands in my range that I would play the same way. So hands I beat are worse Aces, King high flush draws, and the OESDs.
Pot is currently at 103 BBs and I'm putting in 63 BBs to call (ignoring what UTG might do).
UTG ends up calling as well.
Holdings:
UTG turns over AcJc
LJ turns over 8s7s
Runout is 6h 4c and we take down the pot.
I did run the pot odds on the flop. The part that surprised me (and is a learning for me) is that LJ is WAY ahead of everyone else from an odds standpoint:
Hero is 30.34% to win
UTG is 9.75% to win
LJ is 57.03% to win
Hero/UTG is 2.88% to chop
So what do you all think? Was it a good line or did I make mistakes.
And thanks to everyone who shares their thoughts/knowledge. I started playing the game regularly about 2 years ago and love the insight!