[yamel]

very nice hand…just a few quick thoughts before others chime in with deep analysis….

Seems like the flop bet from V is kinda large…with both players having wide ranges, easy to miss this flop, so don’t need a full 1/2 pot to get folds….also, once your 1/2 pot gets called, you are prob facing a better draw or a K….

I do like the V polarizing on the turn with a big bet…could get a one pair hand to release and he did pick up equity…seems like he got unlucky to be facing a 2 pair hand that is always calling…and maybe sometimes raising.

Not sure the river is scary enough to bluff at when you miss and have showdown value on misses from your opponent….

one question @Jim ….did you consider raising the turn? to get more value from draws? Or you think missed draws always bluff the river?

[Unknown Member]

Interesting Hand

I like the SB flat and BB check.

I prefer a 1/3 bet on the flop by SB. It is a good flop for SB with the bottom pair and flush draw but a larger bet will get called by a king and likely a jack. I think you have the same fold equity with a smaller bet. I like the call by BB.

On the turn I don’t like the pot size bet by SB. SB did pick up a gut shot but not significant equity. If I’m SB I’m betting small 1/3 more as a blocker bet or check calling a bet from BB if I have the correct pot odds. Given the pot size bet if I’m BB I call or consider shoving ranging SB to a flush draw or still possibly a king with a better kicker though I would be confused regarding the bet sizing if SB was value betting. I just don’t see AK,KQ,KJ, JJ, or 77 choosing this bet sizing. Given the pot size bet I don’t mind the call with two pair.

On the river, as SB, I’m giving up and check folding. BB is not folding to this river card given the pot size call on the turn. Don’t get married to the pot which I’m guilty of all the time. I like BB call on the river as a raise would only get better hands from the SB to call.

[stringbender]

The flop bet is too big. 1/4 to 1/3 pot. SB has a pretty big equity advantage on this board against BBs very capped range. The turn should be checked 100%. SB picked up a little extra equity, which is precisely why SB wouldn’t want to bet and get blown off of that equity by a raise. SB should check/call on the turn and let BB bluff with all their missed draws/floats. Then play poker on the river and either check/fold or check/call depending on read of BB. Hand will often check down as many players will only stab once and give up on river realizing SB is trying to get to showdown with a marginal made hand and doesn’t plan to fold.

[fivebyfive]

I agree with everyone’s take on this flop. Smaller is better. We’re trying to fold out equity, but never a better hand. We can accomplish that with the smaller sizing.

On this turn as SB, after the BB calls our flop bet, I much prefer a check. We can have the intention to check raise bluff or see it check through. Either approach is more likely to benefit us. A check through to a river with our marginal value is great. There are lots of rivers that are going to get dirty for a BB opponent with a J or K, but it isn’t quite dirty enough to scare them off with a pot size bet on this turn.

We’re very likely behind our opponent except for BB diamonds, some AdX-floats. That said, even though we may be behind, it is also decently hard for our BB opponent to bet this turn with weaker portion of their range. They are incentivized to check back most of their one pair hands that will also likely call our turn bet.

This means we can get to rivers cheaply—ahead of the draws and able to lead out for value and bluffs on a number of beneficial rivers. It also means a large turn lead doesn’t accomplish all that much except charging some diamond draws but mostly making us put chips in behind. With our hand exactly, I’d be leading on rivers with any non-diamond Q, 10, 9, 8, 7. And I’d even be check calling some more polarized diamond rivers. If we check and have to fold on bad river runouts, we’ve lost a very small amount compared to the 1/2 pot, pot, and 1/2 pot line.