50NL- Defending My Blind And Hit
 

Not really a decision post- more like "what's my plan?"

Villain is 17/7/1, and I haven't really seen him be very active. I know PF and flop are completely standard. I'd be betting this flop no matter what I had, but now that I have something it makes the hand a bit more difficult to plan. I had to admit after I bet that I really didn't have a plan for what to do if he re-raised me, and really I shouldn't be betting without knowing what I'll do if I get pushed back at.

My SPR sucks, but in a blind defense situation like this I cannot really focus on hitting a target SPR because most of the time we won't be seeing a flop anyway.

I can probably deal with a call here, but if he re-raises, what's my plan?

Poker Stars
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.25/$0.50
9 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
UTG: $35.55
UTG+1: $28.55
MP1: $50
MP2: $55.80
MP3: $10.25
CO: $74.70
Button: $68.65
SB: $49
Hero: $96.85

Pre-flop: (9 players) Hero is BB with A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]
6 folds, <font color="#cc0000">Button raises to $1.5</font>, SB folds, <font color="#cc0000">Hero raises to $5.5</font>, Button calls.

Flop: 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] ($11.25, 2 players)
<font color="#cc0000">Hero bets $7.5</font>

Re: 50NL- Defending My Blind And Hit
 

I would 3-bet preflop and hope to take it down. If I didn't do that I would check/raise on this flop.

As it is I'm calling a raise and planning on donking the turn.

Re: 50NL- Defending My Blind And Hit
 

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I would 3-bet preflop and hope to take it down.

[/ QUOTE ]Yes, this was my plan/hope. Didn't quite work out that way.

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If I didn't do that I would check/raise on this flop.

[/ QUOTE ]So my plan would be to c/r flops I hit and c-bet flops I don't? Because I'm certainly firing at this flop with AK.

I realize that this situation comes up infrequently enough that villain may not realize a pattern there, but that seems hugely exploitable, especially in big pots.

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As it is I'm calling a raise and planning on donking the turn.

[/ QUOTE ]Bet/fold the turn? What if he calls the turn? The pot will be enormous by this point.

Re: 50NL- Defending My Blind And Hit
 

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So my plan would be to c/r flops I hit and c-bet flops I don't?

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No - I usually fold the flops I miss.

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Bet/fold the turn?

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Maybe bet/fold, I don't much about the villian so it depends on what you think of him.

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What if he calls the turn?

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Calling is good for us, we are going to be ahead most of the time.

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The pot will be enormous by this point.

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Re: 50NL- Defending My Blind And Hit
 

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No - I usually fold the flops I miss.

[/ QUOTE ]3betting from the blinds and then c/f every flop you miss is giving up way too easy.

I had a guy with a VPIP of 45% today fold QQ to my c-bet on a 788 board after three betting PF (I didn't think he was that strong or I'd not have c-bet).