I'm gonna question some super standard preflop spots to get a feeling how you guys deal with them. They're definately related, but somewhat different in action, betsizing, actual hands and relative position.

It comes from both a feeling and HM analyses that I'm too often only bluffcatching with non-Ax broadways when calling out of the blinds and therefor leaking money with them.


hand 1
UTG raiser is playing 18/16/5, cbet of 63 over 200 hands.
Caller is a shortstack fish playing 60/25 or so.

Do you call and if so what your flop plan?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (5 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

MP ($18)
Button ($52.60)
Hero (SB) ($54)
BB ($52.25)
UTG ($50)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 10, K

UTG bets $1.50, MP calls $1.50, Hero?


hand 2
Limper is unknown. Raiser is playing 24/20/inf, cbet 100 over 80 hands.
Do you call? What's your flop plan?
Do you consider 3betting?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (6 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

BB ($10)
UTG ($102.90)
MP ($58.80)
CO ($50)
Button ($19.95)
Hero (SB) ($50)

Preflop: Hero is SB with Q, K
UTG calls $0.50, MP bets $2.50, Hero ?


hand 3
UTG raiser 36/20/3.5 over 30h, caller is a TAG. Both have folded 1 out of 1 to a 3bet.
Would you sqeeuze here? If not what's the worst hand you'd squeeze?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (6 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

UTG ($114.30)
MP ($50)
CO ($53.25)
Button ($50)
Hero (SB) ($50.75)
BB ($55.55)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 9, 8
UTG bets $1.75, 1 fold, CO calls $1.75, Hero ?