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  1. #1

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    Hand from a 27 KO. How reasonable do you think it is to fold this were it not for a 5$ bounty just to crush the bubble? 2 decent tags and one guy whos been nitting it up on the bubble running 30/10 overall.
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    NL Holdem $200(BB) Replayer
    SB ($1,680)
    Hero ($8,986)
    CO ($928)
    BTN ($1,906)

    Dealt to Hero 3 3

    CO raises to $928 (AI), fold, fold, Hero calls $728

    FLOP ($1,956) A 8 5

    TURN ($1,956) A 8 5 J

    RIVER ($1,956) A 8 5 J T

    CO shows 7 A
    (Pre 49%, Flop 90.5%, Turn 95.5%)


    Hero shows 3 3
    (Pre 51%, Flop 9.5%, Turn 4.5%)

    CO wins $1,956

    Uh, this annoys me, how to react? I mean we could fold pre…. But that would suck. Fwiw I do have an attempt to steal of 30ish and was active here.

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    NL Holdem $150(BB) Replayer
    SB ($2,198)
    BB ($928)
    UTG ($2,784)
    UTG+1 ($2,325)
    CO ($1,240)
    Hero ($4,025)

    Dealt to Hero 7 K

    fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to $375, SB raises to $750, fold, Hero calls $375

    FLOP ($1,650) 3 J 3

    SB bets $750, Hero folds

    SB wins $1,650



    6.75 KO, unknowns but seem fishy. My standard line here is probably to open ship 88+ and just dump 6s and probably 7s. The fish will call worse hands to hunts for a knockout, same as they will to a raise but 88 obviously isn’t going to flop shit mostly. Headsup I might get it in on the flop but 3way it seemed meh. Feels like I made a mistake pre though. The Guy who leads is 30/2 and passive..
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    NL Holdem $100(BB) Replayer
    SB ($1,825)
    BB ($1,925)
    UTG ($2,255)
    UTG+1 ($845)
    Hero ($1,170)
    MP1 ($2,205)
    CO ($1,950)
    BTN ($1,325)

    Dealt to Hero 8 8

    fold, fold, Hero raises to $250, MP1 calls $250, fold, fold, fold, BB calls $150

    FLOP ($800) J 5 4

    BB bets $600, Hero folds, MP1 folds

    BB wins $800

    This is a 13,5 KO. Button is a reg who is 19/12 wíth ATS 28 and has folded to a resteal 2/4 times which is pretty irrelevant. He did just open the small blind to 600 when I had 2600 and I reshipped A3s and he folded. He could call a bit wider since he covers me by about 850 which could still get him into the money. I sort of want a 3 sided die here. Calling seems awful, it leaves us oop possibly dominated and playing very fit fold. Folding isn’t as fun as shoving but might be ok given we just 3bet him. I’ll look at this in sngwiz but in general what are you 3betting here for value/bluff.
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    NL Holdem $200(BB) Replayer
    Hero ($3,275)
    BB ($4,880)
    CO ($1,305)
    BTN ($4,040)

    Dealt to Hero T A

    fold, [color=red]BTN raises to $600, Hero …

    Uh, thin value

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    NL Holdem $30(BB) Replayer
    SB ($710)
    BB ($2,372)
    UTG ($1,470)
    UTG+1 ($1,350)
    UTG+2 ($1,445)
    Hero ($3,245)
    CO ($1,475)
    BTN ($1,433)

    Dealt to Hero Q A
    3bettor is 70/20 and has 3bet 1 in 6 opportunities but that sample obviously isn’t conclusive (like 20 hands total). My plan was to call and play fit fold which sucks pretty bad considering if I give him a reasonable range for a good player (who min3bets…. Oxymoron). Basically I got min3bet all over the place today by random ranges. . . His sizing + the fact that all his overs missed makes me want to ship the flop, basically repping 66+ which I don’t really play like this. Anyways I figured I could take it down, in for a surprise.

    fold, UTG+1 calls $30, fold, Hero raises to $120, fold, BTN raises to $210, fold, fold, fold, Hero calls $90

    FLOP ($495) 2 5 2

    Hero checks, BTN bets $180, Hero raises to $1,560, BTN calls $1,043 (AI)

    TURN ($2,941) 2 5 2 2

    RIVER ($2,941) 2 5 2 2 T

    Hero shows Q A
    (Pre 73%, Flop 75.5%, Turn 81.8%)

    BTN shows A 9
    (Pre 27%, Flop 24.5%, Turn 18.2%)

    Hero wins $2,941
  2. #2
    Hand 1:
    With a bounty, it's a clear call, in a normal tournament, idk, could maybe find a fold if I thought my immediate +EV wasn't too big considering his range.

    Hand 2:
    Raising is fine, open-folding could be fine too, depending on your image, and the blinds' tendencies. Definitely fold to 3-bet, you're way behind his range and you won't force him off enough better hands post-flop.

    Hand 3:
    Yeah, definitely shove pre. Shoving 77 is also standard, I think.
    If he's passive I don't mind folding on flop, we're usually either slightly ahead or way behind.

    Hand 3.5 (the one you said had occured just before Hand 4):
    Shoving A3s is a severe mistake because there's a short stack around.

    Hand 4:
    Now we need to be even tighter, because our own stack has grown. I'd shove {JJ+, AK+}, I think, and with AKo I wouldn't be so happy doing it.

    Hand 5:
    I'd play the same pre and check-fold flop. Check-calling this small c-bet is also acceptable, but with crAI you're normally creating a "worse will fold, better will call situation" for all your equity. (Note that this clown will probably call with any PP here.)
    Basically I got min3bet all over the place today by random ranges
    That would make a nice sig.

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