400NL: top 2 against a bad LAG
 

Reads: Villain is 40/24/4.3 over 50 hands . Attempt to steal is 46% so positionally aware.

i've seen villain make a lot of these strange underbets. He underbet-CB in a 4 way AQx rainbow flop and C-F a blank turn to a very small bet. he also 1/3PSB donkbet in a 3way HU pot and fold to a minraise.

I'm posting the whole hand because i'm not too sure if/where i went wrong.

Party Poker, $2/$4 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 6 Players
LegoPoker Hand History Converter

Hero (BTN): $400
SB: $433
BB: $62.20
UTG: $475.80
MP: $491
CO: $461

Pre-Flop: K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] Qhttp://www.legopoker.com/hh/images/diamond.gif dealt to Hero (BTN)
<font color="red">UTG raises to $12</font>, 2 folds, Hero calls $12, 2 folds

Flop: ($30) 3http://www.legopoker.com/hh/images/club.gif Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] Thttp://www.legopoker.com/hh/images/club.gif (2 Players)
<font color="red">UTG bets $12</font>, Hero calls $12

Turn: ($54) 2http://www.legopoker.com/hh/images/club.gif (2 Players)
<font color="red">UTG bets $24</font>, Hero calls $24

River: ($102) Khttp://www.legopoker.com/hh/images/club.gif (2 Players)
<font color="red">UTG bets $24</font>, Hero calls $24

Re: 400NL: top 2 against a bad LAG
 

meh, it's fine. Alternatively, felt the flop or turn.

Re: 400NL: top 2 against a bad LAG
 

seriously? you don't mind felting this turn? I don't usually play 400NL (took a shot) but that seems a little crazy with 20BBs in the pot and 90 behind.

Re: 400NL: top 2 against a bad LAG
 

Raise for value somewhere before the river. I really do not like how you played this hand.

Re: 400NL: top 2 against a bad LAG
 

You could play it differently in a couple of places but there's nothing wrong with the line to me. When he turns over a small pair with a club then it's the kind of thing that makes you want to quit poker though.

Re: 400NL: top 2 against a bad LAG
 

I think either play it like you did or raise the flop and go from there

Re: 400NL: top 2 against a bad LAG
 

i agree you can get more value from this hand.
obv call river as played.

Re: 400NL: top 2 against a bad LAG
 

the consensus seems to be that hero should put in a value raise on the flop or the turn.

but which?

flop: PROS: -we might get some value from AK/KJ/QJ-type hands, and possibly a few flush draws too.
CONS: - we might be pushed off the best hand (not sure about this just speculating)
- if we're behind we raise ourselves off a draw.

turn: PROS: - i think more hands come along for the ride: JJc, AcK, AKc, etc.
- there's a (very) small chance we fold out a better hand: AQ/KK/AA without a club.

CONS: villain might decide to rebluff.


how's my thinking?

Also: how much do you raise to and on which street?

Re: 400NL: top 2 against a bad LAG
 

dont raise anywhere, its good as played.

Re: 400NL: top 2 against a bad LAG
 

id deff raise flop (small) and consider bluff raising the river...but i think i might 3bet this pre against this guy also