K5s as a poster

[Octopus]

1/2 crypto

I have just sat and post in late position. It is folded to the person on my right who raises. I have K5s and I make the call. Everyone else folds.

Flop is 986r with none of my suit. He leads and I raise.

[Absolution]

I don't mind it, but you're going to have to follow it up with another bet on the turn.

[jba]

it's cool but I dont mind a 3bet pf either

[BTR_Rounder]

Are you raise for a free river? or are you just trying to push him off his hand?

[freedom18]

i like a fold here, your drawing to a worst part of the straight, have a tainted overcard, have no clue about ur opponent, no need to push too early, get information then decide to make such marginal plays, the pot is small ur risking alot

[Octopus]

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i like a fold here, your drawing to a worst part of the straight, have a tainted overcard, have no clue about ur opponent, no need to push too early, get information then decide to make such marginal plays, the pot is small ur risking alot

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In order to make this play, we need some chance that he will fold a better hand and some chance that we have the best hand already. Without those possibilities, I agree that this would be a marginal call which possible domination would make me inclined to pass on. But I think those possibilities are sufficiently there.

If I knew this to be the type of opponent that would 3-bet here with just overs, then I would not like this play, but that sort of opponent is not common at 1/2. As it turns out, he had pocket jacks and even with that hand he did not 3-bet me. [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img] He check-called all the way when the 7 came on the turn. I probably would not have taken much notice of this hand except he typed "skilz" in the chat window after it was over. I went on to have a good run of cards and played 32/20 pre-flop at the table, no doubt confirming his read of me as a LAG. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

I wonder what others think, but it seems to me that if you are going to fold here, then calling pre-flop is probably a mistake. As a side note: I called pre-flop (as opposed to 3-betting) with the plan of raising a wide variety of flops if we ended up heads-up.

[hanning]

I fold pre-flop. (I assume in K5s the s stands for spades, and in 986r the r stands for red or rainbow).

K5s is a little to weak for me to call a reaise, even for one-bet, pre-flop. At these levels their are to many Ax players to make playing this hand profitale - my opinion. Also, what are you trying to hit with this hand. By calling pre-flop, I would be hoping for a flush or flush draw - I really can't see the king pairing being very strong because the kicker will likely be counterfeited, and pairing the 5 is pretty marginal.

If I did make the call pre-flop, then I would fold on the flop. The flop pretty much missed me. One over and a gutshot straight draw is a little weak. Unless I knew this player was capable of folding to a raise here - I say go away and wait for a better spot.

[Octopus]

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(I assume in K5s the s stands for spades, and in 986r the r stands for red or rainbow).

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s stands for suited; r stands for rainbow.

What range of hands would you raise with in his position?

[hanning]

My calling range here would basically be the hands that I would normally enter a pot with from middle to late position - essentailly 88+, suited connectors 8+, any xTs+(where x is J+), A9s, ATo+, KJo+, and QJo.

To raise here - I would stick with my standard re-raise range of TT+, AJs+, AQo+ and maybe KQs.

[Shillx]

3-bet preflop