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$5 - 2 pair on flop from BB

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  1. #1

    Default $5 - 2 pair on flop from BB

    I really have a tough time in this spot. What looks like a great hand, but is very vulnerable. Am I not betting enough on the flop...maybe I should just shove this with my stack?

    PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $5.00+$0.50 Tournament, t50/t100 Blinds (5 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

    Hero (BB) (t1220)
    UTG (t3415)
    MP (t2295)
    Button (t4835)
    SB (t1735)

    Preflop: Hero is BB with ,
    UTG calls t100, 3 folds, Hero checks

    Flop: (t250) , , (2 players)
    Hero bets t150, UTG calls t150

    Turn: (t550) (2 players)
    Hero bets t300, UTG raises to t1000, Hero calls t670 (All-In)

    River: (t2490) (2 players, 1 all-in)

    Total pot: t2490
  2. #2
    Bet full pot (or even a bit more than pot) on the flop. I want to play bottom two pair very fast, particularly on a somewhat drawy flop with a K on board. If you bet full pot on the flop you can then shove the turn providing that the K doesn't pair.
  3. #3
    I don't think you played it bad.. But you should plan your future bets in case you get called.. Here if you had bet the pot, you would be able to shove the turn without it being too much of an overbet..

    I'm not scared of a straight, he doesn't have to have a flush since he might have called with a K which is very well within his UTG limping range.. you're stacking off here I guess..
  4. #4
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    I agree with the other replies, 3/4 pot here denies odds but being OOP and with a vulnerable hand you might go pot or even 250. Either way, considering our standing in the SNG, I'm going to the end and hoping to double up against a one-pair K.

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