99 UTG, capped PF 5 ways for huge pot.
 

This is the most interesting hand I played last night. I have no idea if any of my actions were correct.

Reads: Blinds both have VPIP's around 35% everyone to my left has VPIP's roughly 65-100%. Table was perfect.

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Preflop: Hero is UTG with 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
<font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, MP calls, CO calls, <font color="#CC3333">Button 3-bets</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">BB caps</font>, Hero calls, MP calls, CO calls, Button calls.

I raised trying to knock some people out. I have showed down strong hands when I raised this session and believed that by raising I could easily narrow the competition.

I really think that cold calling the raise back was a mistake but based on the huge pot and pf activity, I felt like my implied odds if I hit a set were good enough to continue.

Flop: (20.50 SB) T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
BB checks, Hero checks, MP checks, CO checks, Button checks.

I'm actually going for a check raise here to protect my hand. With the tighter opponants to my right I felt like I would almost certainly get a continuation bet.

Since it is checked through I am planning to bet any nonscary turn.

Turn: (10.25 BB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP calls, CO calls, Button calls, BB calls.

I bet as planned.

River: (15.25 BB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP raises</font>, CO folds, Button folds, BB folds, Hero calls.

So far I have not seen much to suggest that I am beaten so I bet out again for value. The raise sucks.

With all the folds on the river I feel like calling the raise at the end was manditory due to the huge pot. I only need to win 6-7% of the time. The raise does suck though.

Final Pot: 19.25 BB

How does this look? Should I have folded PF? Are the other streets ok? Should I have folded the river raise?

Greg

Re: 99 UTG, capped PF 4 ways for huge pot.
 

nh

Re: 99 UTG, capped PF 4 ways for huge pot.
 

I probably play it the same.

Re: 99 UTG, capped PF 4 ways for huge pot.
 

what a strange hand.

I might consider checking the river and calling if it's one coming back. But you may be right, and all the AKs that called your turn bet _could_ call the river bet too.

Re: 99 UTG, capped PF 5 ways for huge pot.
 

Played perfectly.

Re: 99 UTG, capped PF 5 ways for huge pot.
 

this looks like every hand i've played in the past month. followed by MP showing 76. i'd play it the same way.

Re: 99 UTG, capped PF 5 ways for huge pot.
 

nh, I dunno if the river bet is good or not but looks like you have the best hand.

Re: 99 UTG, capped PF 5 ways for huge pot.
 

Good hand. Preflop is good, 99 is very strong in 6 max. You have to call 2 pf getting 5:1 hoping to hit a set. You can't fold the river getting 18:1 you only have to be good 6%.

Re: 99 UTG, capped PF 5 ways for huge pot.
 

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this looks like every hand i've played in the past month. followed by MP showing 76. i'd play it the same way.

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I always get shown 55 here, but yeah i play it the samet too

Re: 99 UTG, capped PF 5 ways for huge pot.
 

Looks good, I play it the same way. Since everyone is guessing a hand, I'll guess A2.

Re: 99 UTG, capped PF 5 ways for huge pot.
 

I would play it the same of course I would get shown A2o. Any A is a good A.

Re: 99 UTG, capped PF 5 ways for huge pot.
 

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Looks good, I play it the same way. Since everyone is guessing a hand, I'll guess A2.

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A2 and 55 are good guesses. Those are about the only hands that make sense based on the pf action and river raise.

Edit: Villian also might have spiked two pair with the 5 but the preflop raising would be crazy right?

Edit 2: Villian also might have ATs and just have played it very passively until the end when he realized he might have the best hand.

I just think that in some cases at my level hand reading doesn't really mean much since the players are so erratic.

If anyone is interested Ill post the results tonight when I get home from work.

Greg

Re: 99 UTG, capped PF 5 ways for huge pot.
 

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I just think that in some cases at my level hand reading doesn't really mean much since the players are so erratic.

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I often think this way too, but I think it's a bad habit. You've got build in a factor for some level of unpredictablility, but this is frustration thinking and something that I try to suppress.

That's why I typed the 76 comment. It makes no sense, but this is one of those hands where you made good plays and everything you tried backfired. Try to raise preflop to limit the field? Reraise behind and a big field. Go for a flop check-raise? Checked around. Value bet river? Raise behind you. Now if he shows a hand that makes no sense, you say "F this, I'm not even trying to read hands anymore", and you stop playing your best.

Re: 99 UTG, capped PF 5 ways for huge pot.
 

I don't think there's any other way to play it.

Re: 99 UTG, capped PF 5 ways for huge pot.
 

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Reads: Blinds both have VPIP's around 35% everyone to my left has VPIP's roughly 65-100%. Table was perfect.

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Perfect table, worst possible table position.

Other than that, nh, played well.

-Jaxx