KK vs 2p2'er

ajmargarine · #1 03-21-2006, 05:01 PM

Love/Hate?

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (6 handed) internettexasholdem.com

UTG ($99.50)
MP ($112.06)
CO ($60.85)
Hero ($186.40)
SB ($7.37)
BB ($93.85)

Preflop: Hero is Button with K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]. SB posts a blind of $0.50.
UTG raises to $5, 2 folds, Hero calls $5, 2 folds.

Flop: ($11.50) 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
UTG bets $11, Hero calls $11.

Turn: ($33.50) 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
UTG bets $31, Hero raises to $162, UTG calls $52.50 (All-In).

River: ($279) 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: $279

EDIT: In fairness, I did not know he was 2p2 at the time of this hand. Afterwards he asked if I was ajmargarine. He said he's 2p2 but normally plays limit.

lairnair · #2 03-21-2006, 05:03 PM

why didn't you re-raise pf?

Go_Blue88 · #3 03-21-2006, 05:06 PM

I really like it.

Only thing that bothers me is if he's a 2+2er (I guess we're supposed to assume that means he's good), then I'm surprised he'd bet so aggro on the turn with a hand like QQ.

orange · #4 03-21-2006, 05:13 PM

Tricky player arentchya?

mike2129 · #5 03-21-2006, 05:14 PM

I like it, I assume you didn't re-raise here becasue you had position.

MiloDanglers · #6 03-21-2006, 05:24 PM

I like the call preflop as it disguises your hand to a thinking player.

After that I don't know what do to. If I was UTG, after you call the flop, I would definitely put you on a flush draw. He very well could have an over pair and might be willing to call your push to what he percieves to be as a bluff. But I dunno. Tricky spot indeed.

cbloom · #7 03-21-2006, 05:32 PM

I think it's alright, in the long run I'm not sure if this way of playing it is more +EV than just playing straight up, eg. reraising preflop, reraising on the flop, etc.. I'm guessing either you were beat or he had an overpair with a diamond. The only nice thing about the turn is if he has something like QQ or JJ with a diamond, the pot is already so big he'll feel like he has to call.

Dan Bitel · #8 03-21-2006, 07:10 PM

aj,

I like it a lot. I've played a few big pairs like this recently. The one problem I have with it, is that I'm always scared that the raiser will think I've flopped a set, and might shut down his QQ that I might've got more action from had I played it differently

Ness · #9 03-21-2006, 07:12 PM

AJ,

Good line, I would expect this line to get much more out of hands you crush than a more orthodox line.

rgrds,

ness

tannenj · #10 03-21-2006, 07:22 PM

if you feel like being tricky, i think this is a pretty cool line. gives him an ugly decision if he also has an overpair.