22$ HU SNG: kind of weird hand
 

Well, I just don`t have the feeling that I played this hand in the best possible way.
Maybe you`ve got some suggestions how to play it differently.



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No Limit Holdem Tournament
Blinds: t10/t20
5 players
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Pre-flop: (5 players) hero is Button with 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]
2 folds, <font color="#cc0000">hero raises to t60</font>, SB folds, BB calls t40 <font color="aaaaaa">(pot was t90)</font>.

Flop: 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (t130, 2 players)
<font color="#cc0000">BB bets t40</font>, hero calls t40 <font color="aaaaaa">(pot was t170)</font>.

Turn: 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (t210, 2 players)
<font color="#cc0000">BB bets t40</font>, <font color="#cc0000">hero raises to t200</font>, BB calls t160 <font color="aaaaaa">(pot was t450)</font>.

River: Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (t610, 2 players)
<font color="#cc0000">BB bets t160</font>, hero calls t160 <font color="aaaaaa">(pot was t770)</font>.

Results:
Final pot: t930

Re: 22$ HU SNG: kind of weird hand
 

On the flop he is laying you 4.25:1 against him bluffing . If he called btf , then almost certainly his hand fairs better than yours since your hand is at the bottom of a buttons raising range .

On the other hand , even if he's bluffing , he's actually giving you decent odds to flop two pair but at the same time , you may fall into a trap if he has you out-kicked and another jack hits .

The only real difficult decision you face is on the river . I think you can only beat a bluff here and you're getting 4.8125:1 on the call . A call should be mandatory since he's laying you pretty good odds to call .

Re: 22$ HU SNG: kind of weird hand
 

This line is fine IMO. I would raise the flop sometimes depending on the villain.