2nd pair against shortstacker that played hand weird NL25

Jailblazers · #1 11-22-2007, 12:42 PM

Poker Stars, $0.10/$0.25 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 5 Players
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UTG: $23.45
CO: $24.90
Hero (BTN): $25.25
SB: $9.10
BB: $42.15

Pre-Flop: Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] dealt to Hero (BTN)
2 folds, Hero raises to $1, SB raises to $1.75, BB folds, Hero calls $0.75

Flop: ($3.75) K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 Players)
SB checks, Hero checks

Turn: ($3.75) 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 Players)
SB bets $1, Hero calls $1

River: ($5.75) 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 Players)
SB bets $3, Hero ?

No reads on villain.

Min3betting preflop narrows his range alot to mostly premium hands.

Flop: I check behind because I don't want to have put in any more money when it's likely that he is going to check-raise me all-in.

Turn: Donk bet is too small and I think it is too weak tight to fold there because I'm ahead of hands like TT, JJ. But he may also be doing this with AA or AK(slowplaying) or AQ.

River: So he is representing a decent hand on the river. I don't think he would be 2barreling with any hands we beat so our plan is what. Fold?

Shattered · #2 11-22-2007, 12:47 PM

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Min3betting preflop narrows his range alot to mostly premium hands.

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Readless, this is not necessarily true. Min 3-betting can mean a whole crapton of things and a premium hand is only one of those.

You have to bet that flop. Bet it for protection, bet it for value, bet it to find out if your hand is good. If you get CRAI'd you obviously just fold, but your hand is too strong to just check behind, especially in position. You can just check behind turn and river if you get called and are probably folding to more aggression, but you *have* to bet that flop. As played, eh, call/call seems meh but okay.