Shumkoolie
Legend
Silver Level
This probably was one of the leaks in my game that I have plugged up pretty well that I see some people struggle with when playing in position. I'm sticking with 6-handed play here as that is mainly what I play online if I'm not in an MTT or a S&G.
The hand is KJ (suited or unsuited) and you're on the button. I'll still raise IP with that hand some of the time, but will fold almost 100% of the time to a 3bet by the blinds unless I have some history with that person and feel that they are just making a move, but against randoms, probably mucking.
My thoughts here are you're almost never ahead of villain's 3bet range and even the times that you are, you're still guessing, and given that it's a game of incomplete information (II), you're just adding another piece of II to the hand you're playing. Even though you're in position, but it's still a very vulnerable hand.
I'll even lump in KQ, KT, AJ, AT here into the equation. Yes, I won the hand below, it's not so much that, but I wanted to get your thoughts on this as well, am I 100% correct here? Or are there factors that I am not taking into consideration here?
poker stars $0.05/$0.10 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players
The DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter
BTN: $5.86
SB: $9.85
Hero (BB): $9.84
UTG: $10.57
MP: $11.68
CO: $11.46
Pre Flop: ($0.15) Hero is BB with Kc Ad
3 folds, BTN raises to $0.35, 1 fold, Hero raises to $1.14, BTN calls $0.79
Flop: ($2.33) 9s 2d Kh (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $1.11, Hero raises to $3.33, BTN raises to $4.72 all in, Hero calls $1.39
Turn: ($11.77) 2s (2 players - 1 is all in)
River: ($11.77) As (2 players - 1 is all in)
Final Pot: $11.77
BTN shows Jd Kd (two pair, Kings and Deuces)
Hero shows Kc Ad (two pair, Aces and Kings)
Hero wins $11.24
(Rake: $0.53)
The hand is KJ (suited or unsuited) and you're on the button. I'll still raise IP with that hand some of the time, but will fold almost 100% of the time to a 3bet by the blinds unless I have some history with that person and feel that they are just making a move, but against randoms, probably mucking.
My thoughts here are you're almost never ahead of villain's 3bet range and even the times that you are, you're still guessing, and given that it's a game of incomplete information (II), you're just adding another piece of II to the hand you're playing. Even though you're in position, but it's still a very vulnerable hand.
I'll even lump in KQ, KT, AJ, AT here into the equation. Yes, I won the hand below, it's not so much that, but I wanted to get your thoughts on this as well, am I 100% correct here? Or are there factors that I am not taking into consideration here?
poker stars $0.05/$0.10 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players
The DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter
BTN: $5.86
SB: $9.85
Hero (BB): $9.84
UTG: $10.57
MP: $11.68
CO: $11.46
Pre Flop: ($0.15) Hero is BB with Kc Ad
3 folds, BTN raises to $0.35, 1 fold, Hero raises to $1.14, BTN calls $0.79
Flop: ($2.33) 9s 2d Kh (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $1.11, Hero raises to $3.33, BTN raises to $4.72 all in, Hero calls $1.39
Turn: ($11.77) 2s (2 players - 1 is all in)
River: ($11.77) As (2 players - 1 is all in)
Final Pot: $11.77
BTN shows Jd Kd (two pair, Kings and Deuces)
Hero shows Kc Ad (two pair, Aces and Kings)
Hero wins $11.24
(Rake: $0.53)