Day 2 Hand from Borgata Poker Open 10K vs. Isaac Haxton

Villain in the hand is Isaac Haxton, a very creative LAG who came in 2nd at the PCA and is also a 2+2er. He’s been playing pretty aggressively in position which I hear is his MO. Two hands that come to mind that reveal his image are the following:

Hand 1:

Haxton raises a limper in position. Limper check/calls two-club flop. Check/check on club turn. Limper checks a third time in a row on a river fourth club, Haxton makes a small value-bet, limper raises all-in for about a pot-sized bet. Haxton tanks and calls and mucks when the guy shows the second nuts with a single club.

Hand 2:

At 400/800/100, I raise in EP with A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] to 2400. Haxton makes it 7000 from the BB and has me covered (though we're both in the top 20 in chips). We both check flop of K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]. Turn J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]. Isaac bets 2/3 pot, I call. River K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]. Isaac shoves for a little more than the pot and shows 25o (no [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]) after I fold.

OK, now for the hand in question. My stack has gone from 120K to 48K in about two hours or so, but I don’t think Isaac thinks I’m tilting at all. Isaac has me covered by a long shot.

With blinds at 800/1600/200, I limp 33 UTG. Isaac makes it 6500 to go from the Button. Blinds fold and I just call planning to check/shove most flops for value.

Flop comes K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]. I check, he bets ~9000, I push as planned…

[THEOSU]

i have a feeling he's gonna call you down pretty light here. and pretty light means any pair, any spade draw and, hell, maybe even AQ with a spade.

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this looks pretty [censored]... were you getting bored?

[NYWalker]

What's his stack size? For him 33000 to call 68400 pot, if he has over 100K, he probably will call.

You don't represent a King on the flop. IMO, only monster hand (boat) slow plays on that board for c/r. He may put you on flush draw or a pair. Most of his raising ranges will call you.

I most certainly would play a K this way. Why would I lead out with a K on that board HU against a super aggro player?

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What K are you limpcalling UTG w/ OOP vs the chipleader w/ only 30bb's?

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i have a feeling he's gonna call you down pretty light here. and pretty light means any pair, any spade draw and, hell, maybe even AQ with a spade.

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Agree his calling range is super-wide, but I think his raising range is even wider... enough to the point where this play is profitable.

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What K are you limpcalling UTG w/ OOP vs the chipleader w/ only 30bb's?

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I have a feeling his PF raise size was a little smaller than I indicated, because I remember thinking during the hand that I would have called his PF raise with pretty much all of my UTG limping range.

But, to answer your question, KQs... maybe a poorly played KJs.

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I most certainly would play a K this way. Why would I lead out with a K on that board HU against a super aggro player?

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so he could try to bluff you off the hand with the last bet and you snapcall?

But that completely goes against how you said he'd play the flop. You said he's call my CR really light and I know he's c-betting nearly 100% of the time even when he misses.