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Silver Level
Late night session and the table is playing very loose passive pre and drawing regardless of sizing. By online standards Hero is also playing loose but more aggressive pre than the rest of the table and much lower VPIP than most of the table.
V is younger loose passive with $240 effective. Has been caught out of line a few times. Raising draws and missing as well as calling down light against strong hands. Frequently calls rags pre but folds air to pressure while chasing draws for bad prices.
Hero covers and has been seeing far less flops than most of the table but has been coming in for a raise more often than most as well. Have been aggressive post flop heads up and more cautious / passive in multi way pots.
OTTH: V limps MP and action arrives to Hero OTB with Js7s. It's very rare to only have one limp in this line up and I have a ABC TAG to my left in the SB and a loose passive station in the BB who hasn't 3 bet all night. I'm not a fan of over limping here in position so it's raise or fold. I chose to raise this hand to $15 and expect to go 3 ways with BB and MP often. Blinds fold, MP hesitates then decides to call.
Flop (~$30): 8c 6s 2d
V x, Hero $20, V calls in rhythm. Perhaps a little large but for live I have found if we repeat our pre flop sizing it has much less fold equity against some Vs than increasing even slightly so in heads up pots I frequently use 2/3 sizing since it has more fold equity and the pot is already small since it's heads up so the exploit is cheap. I also only use it against guys who seem to call small sizings too wide. Expecting V to continue with straight draws and all pairs here along with some Ax and broadway over card combos.
Turn ($70): 8c 6s 2d Qs
V x, he has been frequently donk leading when he hits and this card hits our pre flop raising range as well as adding flush equity so Hero continues for $45, V thinks for about 10 seconds and calls. I did not think V was thinking about raising as he has shown some timing tells, he has yet to tank and then raise or tank with any very strong hand. He plays strong hands and drawing hands faster while playing marginal hands and bluff catchers slower. Along with the fact that he didn't donk lead I don't think V has much Qx. I think he's deciding if Hero has Qx. I think he's folding 6x and 2x here and perhaps thinking about folding some straight draws. I have V continuing on 8x (mostly 98 and 87 but maybe some K8 type hands too), 97, 75s, maybe some sticky KQ or over card spade draws that we dont block.
River ($160): 8c 6s 2d Qs 6c
V donk leads $50. This was very unexpected and Hero missed. What value can V realistically have here though? I don't think he gets to the river with any 6x and I don't have him on a Q. All the draws missed. I feel like he's capped at 8x or 77. He could have some slow played monster sets that boated up but our read was that turn was weak. Obviously we can't call down with J high. So we either jam or fold. We have bet every street so we are uncapped. V has chosen small sizing that may want calls or may be a blocker bet. V has $110 behind. We think four about 10 seconds and then elect to jam. Hero has not been caught bluffing and has only shown down top pair or better in large pots thus far. Thoughts?
V is younger loose passive with $240 effective. Has been caught out of line a few times. Raising draws and missing as well as calling down light against strong hands. Frequently calls rags pre but folds air to pressure while chasing draws for bad prices.
Hero covers and has been seeing far less flops than most of the table but has been coming in for a raise more often than most as well. Have been aggressive post flop heads up and more cautious / passive in multi way pots.
OTTH: V limps MP and action arrives to Hero OTB with Js7s. It's very rare to only have one limp in this line up and I have a ABC TAG to my left in the SB and a loose passive station in the BB who hasn't 3 bet all night. I'm not a fan of over limping here in position so it's raise or fold. I chose to raise this hand to $15 and expect to go 3 ways with BB and MP often. Blinds fold, MP hesitates then decides to call.
Flop (~$30): 8c 6s 2d
V x, Hero $20, V calls in rhythm. Perhaps a little large but for live I have found if we repeat our pre flop sizing it has much less fold equity against some Vs than increasing even slightly so in heads up pots I frequently use 2/3 sizing since it has more fold equity and the pot is already small since it's heads up so the exploit is cheap. I also only use it against guys who seem to call small sizings too wide. Expecting V to continue with straight draws and all pairs here along with some Ax and broadway over card combos.
Turn ($70): 8c 6s 2d Qs
V x, he has been frequently donk leading when he hits and this card hits our pre flop raising range as well as adding flush equity so Hero continues for $45, V thinks for about 10 seconds and calls. I did not think V was thinking about raising as he has shown some timing tells, he has yet to tank and then raise or tank with any very strong hand. He plays strong hands and drawing hands faster while playing marginal hands and bluff catchers slower. Along with the fact that he didn't donk lead I don't think V has much Qx. I think he's deciding if Hero has Qx. I think he's folding 6x and 2x here and perhaps thinking about folding some straight draws. I have V continuing on 8x (mostly 98 and 87 but maybe some K8 type hands too), 97, 75s, maybe some sticky KQ or over card spade draws that we dont block.
River ($160): 8c 6s 2d Qs 6c
V donk leads $50. This was very unexpected and Hero missed. What value can V realistically have here though? I don't think he gets to the river with any 6x and I don't have him on a Q. All the draws missed. I feel like he's capped at 8x or 77. He could have some slow played monster sets that boated up but our read was that turn was weak. Obviously we can't call down with J high. So we either jam or fold. We have bet every street so we are uncapped. V has chosen small sizing that may want calls or may be a blocker bet. V has $110 behind. We think four about 10 seconds and then elect to jam. Hero has not been caught bluffing and has only shown down top pair or better in large pots thus far. Thoughts?
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