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I'm playing HIGH STAKES! KK with a deep stack. Do I suck?

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  1. #1

    Default I'm playing HIGH STAKES! KK with a deep stack. Do I suck?

    I have no stats for villain (Brent).
    A few hands earlier a shorty limped in EP. Brent raised his ATo in LP. Flop is 225r. EP leads into him for about 2/5 pot. Brent pushes allin. Shorty calls for his 25bb stack with 99.
    This is all the info I had on Brent.


    Texas Hold'em $6-$6 NL (Real Money),


    Seat 2: Brent UNIT ($1,214.90 in chips)
    Seat 3: stunyenoH ($592.80 in chips)
    Seat 4: Hero ($1,063.85 in chips)



    ANTES/BLINDS
    Brent UNIT posts blind ($3), stunyenoH posts blind ($6).

    PRE-FLOP
    Hero bets $21, Brent UNIT bets $33, stunyenoH folds, Hero bets $102, Brent UNIT calls $87.

    FLOP [board cards 3C,QC,6S ]
    Brent UNIT checks, Hero bets $175, Brent UNIT bets $350, Hero calls $175.

    TURN [board cards 3C,QC,6S,8S ]
    Brent UNIT checks, Hero checks.

    RIVER [board cards 3C,QC,6S,8S,9H ]
    Brent UNIT bets $300, Hero?
    On flop, he mincrs me. This could be massive strength, but can I really fold here? He could be making a random bluff or playing a hand strangely.

    He checks the turn - this could be for deception or it could just be a sign of weakness. Maybe he has AK or AQ?

    On the river, he bets 1/3 pot. Can I fold now or do I need way more reads?
    I only need to be good 25% of the time here to win. It could be a bet begging to be called or it could also be a blocking type bet/cheap bluff.

    Is my pf reraise OK? I give lower pairs about 9 to 1 to stack me. Is a raise to about 120 better? This is minor anyway I think. I don't lose too much by raising slightly lesss here.

    The hands I'm worried about are AA and QQ. Both fit villain's line. And probably fit it best. Did I play the hand bad?

    I actually won the hand. My friend thought I played it super bad though. Don't be results orientated.
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    i would shove flop, or shove turn, river i would just call

    you played this weird
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    Im all in on flop. If I didnt do that Im all in on turn.
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    shove flop is standard right? Seems like villain is a donk.
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    you think i should shove flop?
    aren't you scared of AA or QQ?
    what do you think he could have? AQ? AK?
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    My read without any other info is AQ or a busted flush (AcKc likely unless you hold Kc already).

    Of course you have to be afraid of QQ or AA, but I think AA would get you all in preflop after your second raise, and QQ would raise at least half his remaining stack after the flop, if not a shove for fear of the flush draw. No way you could put him on two pair with the preflop action and that board.
  7. #7
    Quote Originally Posted by pokerroomace
    you think i should shove flop?
    aren't you scared of AA or QQ?
    what do you think he could have? AQ? AK?
    If you think he has AA/QQ then dont even call his minbet...
    I'd probably shove flop as well, or at least the turn

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  8. #8
    i've been getting confused with different posts.
    his line is really strong. surely KK isn't good on this flop and i don't think i get called by a worse hand if i push here. AQ and AK fold. but more often IMO i get called by AA or QQ or a set.

    1 mistake i did make was my pf 4bet. i gave him good implied odds for a low pp
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  9. #9
    i shove turn but play it the same otherwise
    I got more flava than fruitstripe gum
  10. #10
    Quote Originally Posted by sauce123
    i shove turn but play it the same otherwise
    is nobody else terrified of the flop mincr?

    if i shove he calls and beats me 90% of the time
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