$25 NLHE 6-max: K7s Pre IP vs a TAG and a Nit

Just wondering if pre is okay. if not, what hands do you wnat to squeeze here?

MP has a F3bet of 80% and other player is 75% F3bet.

As played, i think original opener has a ton of pairs and rarely any flushes, right? what do you think his range OTR is?



PokerStars - $0.25 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

SB: $25.00 (VPIP: 16.92, PFR: 13.85, 3Bet Preflop: 7.14, Hands: 65)
BB: $28.63 (VPIP: 35.00, PFR: 7.50, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 40)
UTG: $25.25 (VPIP: 17.19, PFR: 13.68, 3Bet Preflop: 5.50, Hands: 298)
MP: $28.31 (VPIP: 17.36, PFR: 16.53, 3Bet Preflop: 4.76, Hands: 123)
CO: $25.43 (VPIP: 23.68, PFR: 21.05, 3Bet Preflop: 7.14, Hands: 41)
Hero (BTN): $42.87

SB posts SB $0.10, BB posts BB $0.25

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.35) Hero has K:club: 7:club:

fold, MP raises to $0.75, CO calls $0.75, Hero raises to $3.00, fold, fold, MP calls $2.25, fold

Flop: ($7.10, 2 players) 7:diamond: 8:heart: 7:heart: MP checks, Hero bets $3.00, MP calls $3.00

Turn%s: ($13.10, 2 players) Q:heart: MP checks, Hero bets $9.00, MP calls $9.00

River%s: ($31.10, 2 players) J:spade: MP checks, Hero bets $27.87 and is all-in, MP calls $13.31 and is all-in

I'm ok with this as an exploitative squeeze bluff. So long as you keep in mind that you can never assume top pair to be any good (should be evident) it's cool. I think I play this exactly as you did.

Aleksei said:

I'm ok with this as an exploitative squeeze bluff. So long as you keep in mind that you can never assume top pair to be any good (should be evident) it's cool. I think I play this exactly as you did.

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Mmm... never is a big word. I wouldn't say never, but I think your point is you don't always want to be stacking off with top pair, but sometimes it might be ok.

This is one of the hands I tend to recommend to squeeze and 3-bet bluff with. I list those all out in polished poker.

Looks good, I might bet the turn a tiny bit smaller just so you make sure you don't lose him by the river.

John A said:

Mmm... never is a big word. I wouldn't say never, but I think your point is you don't always want to be stacking off with top pair, but sometimes it might be ok.

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vs huge fish, but then it wouldn't be a bluff, it'd be an iso or just a straight-up value squeeze.

I mean, we're squeezing here because we have very high fold equity to the point that we only need to TID postflop very infrequently and thus can afford to wait for strong concealed hands like K7 or trip 7s or a flush to go to value town with. I can't for the life of me figure what a tag and a nit can ever call down for value with that top pair, no kicker, beats.

looks good jake, fine w/me

thanks guys.

Curious though...villain who is a 17/16 nit snapped off with TT in this hand. did he just completely lose his mind here? What do you think of his line vs me who was running a 29/24/2 with a 6% 3bet?

Yea that is surprising to see a nit snap off there with 10s, do you guys have any history beside that. Like have you been 3 betting him more in particular because he could have felt like you were getting out of line with him

There was probably a table dynamic factoring into his decision. He obviously felt you had nuts/air here and with your stats you have more air than value hands. I think what it means is that you should definitely weigh your ranges towards value, no idea if you ever bluff here but be sure to take note of his play anyway.