Baluga who? KJs

marvin_1935 · #1 03-09-2007, 06:26 AM

getting near the end of my session and i'm just not focusing well. villain is too loose and a station but usually passive. usually i muck TP2K here, but i had just picked up the fd and . . . then i got to the river and realized i didnt have a plan for a non club/K/J river . . .

plan? c/f . . . c/c up to 1/2 psb 1/2 or 1/3 psb and fold to raise . . . open shove?

Edit: didnt raise pf as he would call, i would be oop and w/o any additional FE vs this particular villain.

No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.25./$0.50.
6 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
UTG: $42.75
UTG+1: $56.85
CO: $54.40
Button: $87.55
SB: $49.50
Hero: $190

Pre-flop: (6 players) Hero is BB with K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]
UTG calls, 4 folds, 4 folds, Hero checks.

Flop: 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] ($1.25, 2 players)
Hero bets $1.25, UTG calls.

Turn: 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] ($3.75, 2 players)
Hero bets $2.5, UTG raises to $5, Hero calls.

River: A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] ($13.75, 2 players)
 Hero? 

lesson: don't play tired/unfocused

dirtylobster · #2 03-09-2007, 06:31 AM

I raise KJs preflop in that situation. But as played and him being passive I'd just check/fold river, he probably has a hand that beats you.

guess who · #3 03-09-2007, 08:04 AM

Raise PF every time. Make him pay for his UTG limp.
As played I don't fold turn but check river and call a small bet.

BobAllinSki · #4 03-09-2007, 10:31 AM

This is played ok in my opinion, it all depends on what his calling range is like UTG but KJs isnt a hand I want to bloat the pot with out of position, the flop bets good, the right amount, because you didnt raise villain can really credit you with a hand as strong as you have so a float is a reasonable part of his range. The turn bet is good as well, somewhere between a blocking bet and a value bet, he min-raises which is a little worrying but even without the FD I'd call this, no one ever respects a BB who doesnt raise. On the river you miss and I'd check call a reasonable < 1/2 pot sized bet.

Phytopath · #5 03-09-2007, 01:07 PM

Well no kidding you wont fold to the turn mini-raise, you picked up a big draw to go along with your TPGK.

Check and call a small river bet.

ama0330 · #6 03-09-2007, 01:20 PM

I dont like the turn bet here. You cant really bet a hand this weak for value given that you are in an unraised pot and are out of position. Yes you have the club draw, but if you bet it you are essentially turning your hand into a bluff if you cant stand a raise, which is a shame given that you have some really nice showdown value with this hand. I would c/c the turn and look to either block the river or check call again (or check raise if the club hit).