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This hand was from my morning session. There was an action player at the table. Playing a lot of hands aggressively, and playing fairly wide. This player definitely brought life into the game. I was also raising a couple hands and whiffing the flop, so I think I contributed in making the game good.
Shout out to Poker-Statistician, Youtube poker vlogger who invited me to play with him. I learned a great deal about what opponents action mean from his videos. He also signed my backpack too! You can find his content here: Poker-Statistician Vlog
He also said my style of play is aggressive, which I was happy about. Studying off the felt seems to be working.
Hero stack: 250
Hero hand: QKo
Hero position: MPVillain stack: 300
Villain hand: ???
Villain position: BBPreflop:
Hero opens 15, MP2 calls, villain callsFlop: 6 10 A r
Pot: 45
Villain checks, Hero 20, MP2 folds, villain callsTurn: Jx
Pot: 85
Villain checks, hero checksRiver: 4x
Pot: 85
Villain leads for 60, hero raises to 150, villain tank callsI’m not very comfortable with this hand in early positions, but limping was not an option. I was not going to play this hand OOP if I was reraised. However, I wanted to take the betting lead. No 3-bet as a result with the action player in the hand with me.
I thought the flop was great for me to cbet. Ace should be in my range and I have a gutter. I got MP to fold, who claimed he had 99.
When villain called, I was going to give up if a J did not come. Villain has a lot of 6X and 10X in his range. or a weak ace.
The turn came, and I think I got a little “fancy-play-syndrome.” I got excited about the J, but didn’t want him to fold to another bet. I still wanted him in with a weak-ace. I was hoping he improved to two-pair with J10. But he was action, and I was hoping he wouldn’t disappoint on the river. I check.
The board was rainbow, and there was no action killing river card. He leads out, after I have shown weakness. I raise for value. My straight is kind hard to see and its under-rep. I wanted to make it look like a bluff but I may have sized it too small.
Villain tanks for a minute and puts in the call.
I don’t want him to fold, but I wonder if an overbet would’ve been an optimal option. Would a shove get me more value from an action player?
I don’t mind the turn check. It gives villain a chance to take a stab at the pot.
You really have to think about how much value you can get from this player. If he has a weak hand, you’re probably not getting 3 streets of value, so the turn check allows him to bluff at the river. But if he’s bluffing, you’re never getting called when you raise.
In this case, since he called your river raise, you probably could have bet-bet-jam and gotten more value, since he clearly had a hand. But you can’t know how strong he is. It’s good to mix up your hands like this and disguise your hand sometimes. If you consistently bet every time you’re strong even weak players will catch on.
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