KQ Top Pair

How else could i have played this hand?

100nl 6max

villain 55/7/1

Thanks

Button ($0)
SB ($94.50)
Hero ($125.21)
UTG ($54.25)
MP ($81.46)
CO ($105.45)

Preflop: Hero is BB with Q , K .
UTG calls $1, MP raises to $4, 2 folds, Hero calls $3, UTG calls $3.

Flop: ($12.50) 7 , Q , 7 (4 players)
Hero checks, UTG checks, MP bets $6, Hero raises to $17, UTG folds, MP calls $11.

Turn: ($46.50) 5 (3 players)
Hero bets $18, MP calls $18.

River: ($82.50) T (3 players)
Hero checks, MP calls $81.46 (All-In), Hero calls $42.46.

Final Pot: $206.42

A, 7 or A, Q is possible here. I probably would have folded to the all in raise on the river.

The fact that hes called a raise on the flop and flatted a bet on the turn would set alarm bells ringing in my head i think. Your hand isnt even that strong, TPGK on a paired and flushed board. Id probably just check-fold the river, theres pretty much nothing that would push that you can beat (QJ probably wouldnt push, and Q10 now has you beat).

I'd probably just call the flop. I don't think we wanna get our stack in here, and protecting our hand from 3 aces is kinda silly.

Keep in mind, while this guy is loose, he's only raising 7% of his hands. That's 88+, ATs+, AQos+, KJs+. KQs is actually a loser against that range (37%). If you folded preflop I wouldn't mind one bit.

This guy's range doesn't have A7 in it, or QT or QJ. The hands we're worried about are QQ, KK, AA, AQ, TT.

c9h13no3 said:

....he's only raising 7% of his hands. That's 88+, ATs+, AQos+, KJs+, KQs....

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Is there a chart somewhere on CC that breaks this down? That is, top 7%, 8%, 9%, etc.

I'd love to have something like that to refer to when I'm playing.

thanks

Thanks...I didn't realize PokerStove was so easy to use. I dl'd it a long time ago but never really looked at it. I didn't realize you could jsut put in the % and it would pop up the range for you. I thought you had to enter the range manually so I never got around to trying it.

I would have called the flop instead of Raiseing to $17, then checked the turn to see if I get bet into. If so I would decide my next move based on the bet amount to me and my previous reads on how that player acted in similar situations.

Why raise the flop?

ChuckTs said:

Why raise the flop?

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Yeah, raising this flop is pretty spew. I think you should be check/calling two streets, and evaluating the river if he fires 3 barrels.

check/calling river makes absolutely no sense and i really hope you can figure out why. you're straight lighting money on fire. it's either a bet or a check/fold depending on player

I also think raising the flop is a mistake. Your creating a large pot with a marginal holding. I wouldn't be looking to stack with that hand...just look for a cheap SD.

You start with a $12.50 flop and turn it into a monster. What is a good SPR with TPPK about 4 times the flop amount. In essence, i can see why u've raised, as your worried about the flush draw. But u've no guarantee your got the best hand and ur putting urself into a sick position on the river.

Not really spewy, but i think i'd play it differently. Who knows, if he turns over QJ you look like a genius.

Toad said:

Is there a chart somewhere on CC that breaks this down? That is, top 7%, 8%, 9%, etc.

I'd love to have something like that to refer to when I'm playing.

thanks

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Toad you can calculate it at the table really easily and write ur own chart it would take u 5mins.

PP = 0.5%
Unpaired 1.2%

I calculate it at the table.